Farm Fresh Direct, LLC. Express Bake PotatOH! Review

Of no small consideration when it comes to daily nutrition and health is the ease of preparation involved in fixing meals.  For someone coming home tired at the end of a day, the prospect of scrubbing and trimming an Idaho potato to pop in the microwave may make the idea of bringing home fries from McDonald's more attractive than it should be.  Somebody who understands all this has come up with an answer: a baked potato that you don't have to fuss with.  ENTER:  the Express Bake PotatOH! which has been scrubbed, prepped, and wrapped in plastic.  All you have to do is stick it still wrapped in plastic into the microwave and cook for 7 to 8 minutes.  Even the skin of this potato will be tender and easy to eat.

Wait a minute or two for the Express Bake PotatOH! to cool before removing plastic wrap and enjoying with a clear conscience because a 4 oz. Idaho baked potato with skin and salt contains only about 100 calories, a couple grams total fat, zero grams saturated fat and cholesterol, 26 grams totals carbs, 1.4 grams sugars, less than 300 mg. sodium, and provides 3 grams protein, 18 mg. calcium, and more than 600 mg. potassium.

Of course, nobody ever eats a baked potato with just a little salt and therein lies the rub; you're going to want to slather something else over it.  You won't want to think about how many fat something-or-others are in that butter, sour cream, or chili which would undoubtedly be so delicious on this beautiful baked potato but damage control can be achieved even here by the use of margarine instead of butter and low-fat Breakstone's sour cream instead of the regular stuff.  Other options may occur to you ...

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How do I love this PotatOH?  Let me count the ways ...

Topped with chopped steamed fresh asparagus and a dollop of Newman's Own Creamy Ceasar Dressing;

Topped with chopped fresh tomatoes, shredded cheese, and returned to microwave long enough for cheese to melt;

Topped with marinara sauce and a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese;

Topped with a thin spread of margarine and a discreet sprinkling of blue cheese and returned to microwave long enough for cheese to melt.