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Hashing it out: Bipartisan group of senators say potatoes are vegetables, not grains

By Peyton Sorosinski
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Potatoes are not a grain, according to a bipartisan group of 14 senators who want the Agriculture and Health and Human Services departments to continue classifying the starchy spud as a vegetable.

Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) penned a letter to the government agencies on Tuesday demanding that potatoes remain a vegetable as the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee prepares to implement new diet guidelines in 2025. 

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