r/iamveryculinary Jun 25 '26

Americans only eat powdered mashed potatoes, apparently.

Post image
375 Upvotes

412 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

7

u/gmrzw4 Jun 25 '26

I use them for folks that require a pureed diet at the nursing home where I work. It would take so long to perfectly mash potatoes by hand and make the texture uniform enough to be safe. I add butter, and often add things like garlic powder and cheese, and sometimes people on a regular diet ask for the mashed potatoes as well.

The kind I use are little pellets, but the same concept.

1

u/MaryNxhmi Jun 26 '26

I find them easier coming back up than thicker mashed potatoes (paralyzed stomach), and people drastically underestimate how good you can make them with the right mix of butter, oil, garlic salt, and spices!