Can Potatoes Improve Your Diet Quality? by Hannah Joy on August 4, 2021 at 2:18 PM Adolescents who eat potatoes have higher quality diets than those who do not consume potatoes Potatoes play a crucial role in helping adolescents better meet the recommendations set forth in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans Potatoes also help in improving nutrient intake and adequacy among US adolescents Yes, potatoes help better your diet quality. Adolescents and children eating potatoes can be an effective strategy to modestly improve intake of key shortfall nutrients. American youth between two and 19 years-old have the lowest measures of diet quality compared to other age groups; and nutrition thought leaders have called for effective strategies to reverse this trend and improve adherence to dietary recommendations.