Sorry it took me awhile to get back here. It is my understanding that potatos are grown in soil known as "muck" which is actually not a bad thing. Potatos are very susceptible to diseases and funguses so in addition to them being highly engineered to fight them off, they are also heavily treated with pesticides. I am not the potato queen so I may not be 100% on this, but I stay away from them - they are too high glycemic for me.

I used to love them! Now I just can't eat them.