# Batter-dipped, frozen french fries are offically "fresh vegetable" says FDA

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 15, 2004, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batter-dipped-frozen-french-fries-are-offically-fresh-vegetable-says-fda/250561 "2004-06-15T23:04:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batter-dipped-frozen-french-fries-are-offically-fresh-vegetable-says-fda/250561/1 "2004-06-15T23:04:44Z")

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Yup, hard to imagine, but [who are we to argue with our government food experts?](http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2027&e=1&u=/chitribts/20040615/ts_chicagotrib/callingfriesfreshveggieshalfbakedcriticsargue)

The complaining lawyer notes, sensibly to my mind:

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> Fresh vegetables are not typically associated with `aqueous starch enrobing slurries’.

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**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batter-dipped-frozen-french-fries-are-offically-fresh-vegetable-says-fda/250561/2 "2004-06-15T23:10:29Z")

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What a pity that ketchup isn’t still considered a vegetable, or we could consider those fries, drenched in ketchup, two servings akin to a salad.

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batter-dipped-frozen-french-fries-are-offically-fresh-vegetable-says-fda/250561/3 "2004-06-15T23:24:21Z")

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What a pity that Reagan… \<smack!\>

Ow.

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**Author:** ![Abbie\_Carmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Abbie\_Carmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abbie_Carmichael)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batter-dipped-frozen-french-fries-are-offically-fresh-vegetable-says-fda/250561/4 "2004-06-16T03:53:47Z")

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Yeah well IIRC these are the same people that tell us to eat 300 grams of carbs a day …