Veggie IDs: Adirondack Blue Potato

Dark purple skin with purple flesh that stays bold and beautiful all the way through the cooking process. The creamy, waxy texture of this antioxidant-rich variety lends itself beautifully to roasting, boiling, and mashing. These blue/purple potatoes are high in anthocyanins, the purple, blue, and red pigments that are high in anti-oxidants. That means that eating these potatoes (and any purple, red, or blue vegetable) helps destroy unstable molecules in your body that damage your cells. This means that these potatoes can help: lower your blood pressure, reduce your risk of heart disease, prevent neurological disease, and can slow cancer growth. All good things!