Five Low-Fat Ways To Cook Potatoes

1. Make your own oven chips. Heat oven to 200ºC. Cook potatoes in boiling water for 5 minutes. Drain, dry and cut into thick chips. Brush a non-stick baking tray with a little oil. Toss chips in beaten white of 1 egg. Shake off the excess and spread chips out on tray. Bake for 35 minutes turning half way through.

2. Mash potatoes with skimmed milk and low-fat spread instead of butter.

3. Serve jacket potatoes with low-fat natural yogurt or add lemon juice and black pepper.


4. Low-fat roast potatoes. Parboil the potatoes. Heat oven to 200ºC. Mix ½ teaspoon salt with 1 tablespoon olive oil in a bowl. Coat the potatoes in the oil, then place on a baking tray and roast for 50-55 minutes, until crispy.

5. Make boulangére potatoes with stock instead of cream and cheese. Thinly slice potatoes and an onion. Soak the slices in cold water for 15 minutes. Heat oven to 180ºC. Drain and dry the potatoes and onions. Layer with salt, pepper and grated nutmeg in a shallow ovenproof dish. Pour over 600 ml vegetables stock mixed with a crushed clove of garlic. Dot with a low-fat spread and bake in oven for 1 hour 30 minutes.