The humble spud has a long list of healthy, nutritious properties

Fiann Ó Nualláin is on a campaign to reassert the high nutritional value of one of the world’s top five super foods — the humble potato.

HERE is a debate ongoing in growing and cookery circles at the moment as to whether or not potatoes are worth the effort. They’re almost out of fashion.

Long gone are the days when the tuber featured daily on the Irish table. The humble spud has a twang of twee off it of late, and certainly the Italian style (pasta, pizza, etc) is the convenience carbohydrate of choice for most families.