Tell me - how green are your potatoes before you bin them?

If a potato has the slighest green tinge I chuck it in the bin.

Green spots - yep - chucked straight-away, but the potatoes I am talking about have this very slight green tinge just under the skin. I you peel them thickly - then you can't see any green - but are they really safe?

With young kiddies, I don't want to take any risks.

Unfortunately, this has meant that lately when I have bought a bag of potatoes I am throwing out half of them - or more.

Our family budget can't cope this with much waste - especially when everything else is getting so expensive .

I have been buying my potatoes from the local green grocer shop. I prefer to support the smaller shop owner rather than the large supermarket chains. It is getting frustrating - I am going to have to complain.

FYI - The potatoes are kept at the bottom of the pantry in a potato bin and taken straight out of the bag when I get them home from the shop.