{"id":241453,"date":"2022-05-22T08:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T06:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/potatonation.co.za\/?p=241453"},"modified":"2022-05-22T08:35:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-22T06:35:00","slug":"can-potatoes-help-you-reach-your-summer-body-goals-yes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/potatonation.co.za\/staging\/can-potatoes-help-you-reach-your-summer-body-goals-yes\/","title":{"rendered":"Can potatoes help you reach your &#8220;summer body&#8221; goals? Yes!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Someone once said that &#8220;<em>summer bodies are made in winter.<\/em>&#8221; Whether or not that is true, what is undisputed is that potatoes and sports go together like tongue and spit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sensationalism aside, one medium sized potato (150g), cooked with skin, is high in carbohydrates, naturally free of fat and naturally very low in sodium. It is high in the mineral <a href=\"https:\/\/potatonation.co.za\/chromium\/\">chromium<\/a>. 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