Recently dug through my pantry, mostly searching for pasta but also avoiding actual work. That\u2019s when I found a bag of potatoes\u2026 and they had sprouted. Not little nubs\u2014full-on, reaching-for-the-light, alien-tentacle sprouts. My first thought? \u201cUgh.\u201d My second? \u201cCan I still eat these, or will this kill me?\u201d<\/p>\n
It turns out, sprouted potatoes are more complicated than I realized. Here\u2019s what I learned.<\/p>\n
Sprouts Aren\u2019t Just Ugly
\nI used to think sprouts were purely cosmetic. They looked weird but weren\u2019t dangerous. Wrong.<\/p>\n
When a potato sprouts, it starts producing glycoalkaloids\u2014specifically solanine and chaconine. These are natural toxins. They won\u2019t kill you instantly, but eating too much can trigger nausea, cramps, and headaches. So yes, they\u2019re real, and yes, you should pay attention. READ MORE BELOW<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Recently dug through my pantry, mostly searching for pasta but also avoiding actual work. That\u2019s when I found a bag of potatoes\u2026 and they had sprouted. Not… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n