Every five years, the USDA updates the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The evaluation process for 2025–2030 is still underway, and while some changes are possible, the potato's position as a ...

The USDA tossed a hot potato to DHHS Secretary Becerra Tuesday by qualifying the spud as a vegetable instead of a grain thanks to bipartisan efforts in the Senate.

USDA to continue classifying potato as a vegetable, not a grain The decision comes amid updates to U.S. dietary guidelines that generated pushback from Maine lawmakers.

The bipartisan group wrote a letter to the secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services strongly opposing peeling the potato off the vegetable list. But potato fans need not worry.

Every five years, the USDA updates the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The evaluation process for 2025–2030 is still underway, and while some changes are possible, the potato's position as a ...

Every five years, the USDA updates the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The evaluation process for 2025–2030 is still underway, and while some changes are possible, the potato's position as a ...