White Monkey wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> "Everybody knows" that sprouting potatoes are poisonous. But what
> degree is "sprouting"? I have one here, a large blue truffle potato,
> from each eye of which was growing a 1/2 cm long cluster of sprouts.
> I scraped them off and dug out the first few mm of flesh under them,
> and the potato under there looks fine. Is this safe to cook with,
> specifically boiling and cubing it for use in a leftover-lamb-roast
> pie? Is it only safe for adult-type humans? I'm breastfeeding a
> six-month-old; does that make any difference, or are we talking a
> strictly safe potato here?
>
> Thanks,
> Katrina

A sprouting potato makes more potatoes. As a child I stuck a potato in a
saucer with water and let it sprout; then I put it in the ground and it made
more potatoes. I was thrilled. I did the same thing with lima beans; then
I dissected one to show how beans make little sprouts for a school science
project.

Only you or your doctor can determine what is healthy for you to eat when
breast-feeding an infant.

Jill