Sweet potatoes are an excellent way to eat healthy! They are fat-free and cholesterol-free.
Sweet potatoes are high in Beta Carotene. They are an excellent source of copper, manganese, potassium, iron and vitamin B-6.
Sweet potatoes are a superfood and they taste great! They are excellent accompaniments to poultry, pork, beef, lamb or seafood. They can also be substituted in virtually any recipe that calls for apples, squash or white potatoes.
Sweet potatoes are a good source of fiber when eaten with the skin on.
Sweet potatoes can be:
- Baked
- Steamed
- Boiled
- Microwaved
- Fried
- Juiced
- Pureed
- Eaten Raw
Sweet potatoes are roots, compared to regular potatoes which are tubers (underground stems).
Sweet potatoes were grown by our first president, George Washington, on his farmland in Mount Vernon, Virginia.
Sweet potatoes were used by George Washington Carver, a famous scientist, to develop 118 products, including glue for postage stamps and starch for sizing cotton fabrics.
Sweet potatoes have unique health benefits! They are loaded with vitamins A, C and E – antioxidants that can help prevent heart disease and cancer, bolster the immune system and even slow aging by promoting good vision and healthy skin. They have been recently reclassified as an “antidiabetic” food. They are anti-inflammatory and can protect against emphysema.