One thing that is unusual in this dish is that the amount of potatoes and the amount of greens are equal; each one pound.
In this case, genetic engineering could reduce the amount of potatoes that are tossed away by farmers and consumers because of their blemishes.
Earlier versions of the proposal met with political opposition because they would have cut the amount of potatoes served, a move not popular with lawmakers from potato-growing states.
Members of Congress stepped in to block the administration from limiting the amount of potatoes children could be served and to allow schools to continue to count tomato paste on a pizza as a serving of vegetables.
The administration has proposed limiting the amount of potatoes and other starchy vegetables that can be served in school lunches to one cup per student per week, and banning them from school breakfasts.
It remains something of a staple food in the UK, but the introduction of competitors into our diets – pasta and rice, and more recently the influx of interesting grains such as couscous, quinoa, spelt and their many cousins – means that the amount of potatoes we're consuming has fallen.
The rules, proposed last January, would have cut the amount of potatoes served and would have changed the way schools received credit for serving vegetables by continuing to count tomato paste on a slice of pizza only if more than a quarter-cup of it was used.
Endless amount of potatoes.
"If somebody felt like they haven't been issued the same amount of potatoes on their plate, it's their problem.
You would need fields of grain to feed the family, but you can grow a meaningful amount of potatoes in a pretty small space.
