British Obsession with Potatoes

Have I mentioned before that British people eat a lot of potatoes. Well, they certainly do. In fact I think it counts as a vegetable in a meal with just meat and potato. They eat them with every meal: breakfast potatoes, baked potatoes for lunch, boiled potatoes, French fried potatoes with fried fish. The problem with that is that although it is a vegetable, it is a really a starch and does not contain the nutrition that many other vegetables do such as greens and other healthy essentials. So, needless to say I am a bit sick of potatoes and I also feel that someone needs to let these Brits know that they need to eat "real" vegetables and more importantly raw ones! If you go into a restaurant and order a meal it may come with a salad garnish even if it says it comes with salad, but it will be a leaf of lettuce with a slice of cucumber and tomato with no dressing. In terms of hot veggies, they are usually just boiled with little to no seasoning on them. No wonder no one wants to eat salad and vegetables! So, here's my advice to solve the potato issue: Get into fresh vegetables and learn how to make a nice salad dressing with the basics- olive oil and vinegar and herbs. Also learn how to bake, steam or saute veggies with olive oil or other healthy oil and season them with fresh or dried herbs and spices. Don't be afraid of a little flavor! It might actually make things taste better!