If you bake a potato with its skin on and eat it like that then it will be a very healthy, low calorie, and high fiber meal for you that will help your body with these benefits:
- protects from cardiovascular disease
- protects from high blood pressure
- protects from stress
- protects from depression
- protects from sleepless nights
- protects from messed up brain function
- protects from some cancers

Also, just so you know potatoes can be bad for you and your heart if you eat them as greasy deep fried French fries or as a baked potato loaded with bad fats like bacon pieces and bad butters. Here is a “small” list of the good and healthy stuff that is in the potatoes:
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B3
- Vitamin B6
- Vitamin K
- Folate
- Calcium
- Iron
- Copper
- Potassium
- Manganese
- Magnesium
- Phosphorus
- Sodium
- Tryptophan
- Carbohydrates
- Water
- Sugar
- Niacin
- Organic Acids
- Malic Acid
- Citric Acid

Wow, now that’s an awesome healthy list, but only if you eat the potato baked with the skin on then you’ll get all of that fun stuff for your body. If you are FAT and you eat fried French fries, mashed or baked potatoes full of added fats, then don’t be blaming the potato, it’s you who is the problem, because you are the one choosing to eat it in an unhealthy way. Eat it right so your body can enjoy it. Also, if you are on some kind of a diet, then we really recommend to stay away from potatoes period.