12-6 IAT Story on Storey

12-6 IAT Story on Storey

David Sparks Ph.D.
David Sparks Ph.D.
Dr. Maureen Storey is the President and CEO of the Alliance for Potato Research and Education. I happened upon her while doing another story, so I called her up and we chatted: "Is your PhD in potato science? No it is in nutrition from the University of Minnesota. Do you have any Idaho envy over the fact that you live in Washington DC and here we are in the heartland of potato production? I recently came to Boise and it was beautiful. Michelle Obama has been no great fan of the potato. This is to my dismay and to her discredit. She came up with some diet for kids and it is not pro-potato. Any words of advice? I'm surprised by that because she planted several varieties of potatoes in her garden. I am not sure of the particulars of her diet so I am presuming that she considers potatoes to be a vegetable and I would hope that she would urge people to eat potatoes because they are a great source of potassium and dietary fiber.
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