The executive director of the Washington Potato Commission says he is halfway through the fourth week of his potato-only diet with five weeks left to go.

Chris Voigt said he vowed to eat nothing but potatoes for 60 days to bolster the reputation of the starchy staple, which he said often gets unfairly labelled as unhealthy. Voigt said he has eaten his potatoes in all imaginable forms, including boiled, baked, fried, grilled and even a potato ice cream made by his wife.

The Moses Lake man's quest has received multiple endorsements, including one from Gov. Christine Gregoire. "You'll prove you can eat potatoes without looking like one," the governor joked to Voigt.

I didn't think that potatoes were particularly unhealthy... it's when you deep fry them or smother them with cream and butter they start to go down hill!

It didn't change my figure in the slightest!

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