Eating green peel potatoes?

[Kitty 34]

Occasionally I know I've peeled a couple (probably many) of green peel potatoes. This past Wednesday one of my IV nurses told me you can actually get sick from these kind of potatoes. So then I googled and wow. I don't like to Google (and read ALL the results) so now....I'm asking my pros....my DISers.

What are your thoughts and/or experiences from eating potatoes that are greenish?

 

[Southernmiss]

I've always heard that they should be thrown out and have always done so.

 

[citruscurtis]

....they cause delusional concepts about anything Disney.... being a nightshade plant it would take a lot of peelings.... green taste bitter so always throw away... regardless how high the royal built his fence

 

[mjkacmom]

I just read you shouldn’t eat them.

 

[LoveDaisy]

I always throw them away. It’s not worth the risk of getting sick.

 

[Kitty 34]

Wow. I never knew eating greenish potatoes would make you sick. Thanks for the replies. I have three giant baked potato size greenish potatoes which are now part of my trash.

 

[citruscurtis]

Wow. I never knew eating greenish potatoes would make you sick. Thanks for the replies. I have three giant baked potato size greenish potatoes which are now part of my trash.

That is interesting.. giant spuds are expensive... I wonder how they passed packing inspection... green is an indicator that the tuber was on the surface of the field and occasionally in expensive brands of chips you will see green... I spent a few hours in post truck dumping sorting room for a major international chip company... and told to look for green... not that it was possible... anyhow I find the 10 pounds bag will have tiny green spuds

 

[Kitty 34]

That is interesting.. giant spuds are expensive... I wonder how they passed packing inspection... green is an indicator that the tuber was on the surface of the field and occasionally in expensive brands of chips you will see green... I spent a few hours in post truck dumping sorting room for a major international chip company... and told to look for green... not that it was possible... anyhow I find the 10 pounds bag will have tiny green spuds

I know. I might take the package back to the store and ask about them. It's not our first time getting greenish potatoes from this little grocery mart.

 

[Dan Murphy]

It's like green eggs and ham, Kitty.

 

[bobbiwoz]

I know. I might take the package back to the store and ask about them. It's not our first time getting greenish potatoes from this little grocery mart.

Good idea!

 

[Kitty 34]

It's like green eggs and ham, Kitty.

OK, Dan, my stomach hurts just thinking of that!!!

 

[Dan Murphy]

OK, Dan, my stomach hurts just thinking of that!!!

 

[focusondisney]

Wow. I never knew eating greenish potatoes would make you sick. Thanks for the replies. I have three giant baked potato size greenish potatoes which are now part of my trash.

I have heard that you’re not supposed to eat them over the years. But I have cut the green off a lot of potatoes over the years, we’ve never gotten sick. I have thrown a few away that were mostly green.

One of my sisters has some memory issues form a brain injury years ago. She texted a few weeks couldn’t remember if green potatoes were safe to eat or not. She got mixed answers from the group. She called the Wegmans she bought them at, the customer service rep told her absolutely don’t eat them, bring the bag back for a refund.

 

[happily single]

Wait..what? Are we talking about potatoes that have a greenish tinge to their skin? I always assumed they weren’t fully ripe.

 

[princesscinderella]

Definitely do not eat potatoes that have green hues or have started to sprout. Potatoes are part of the nightshade family (poisonous plants) and when they turn green that means they are starting to grow into plants again and the nightshade poison is starting to concentrate. It’s called Solanine. The green is just chlorophyll but it goes hand in hand with the potato becoming poisonous.