Monday Challenge:
Sweet Potatoes
What’s your favorite food? This is mine :)
I think sweet potatoes are the best. You can eat them for breakfast, for lunch, for dinner, for dessert, or even as a snack. They’re great hot or cold.
Sweet potatoes are not just for holiday meals (where they’re often served loaded with sugar and fat). They need no added sugar.
They not only taste good but they’re good for you:
Sweet potatoes are high in fiber and antioxidants, which protect your body from free radical damage and promote a healthy gut and brain.
Sweet potatoes are one of the best sources of beta-carotene, which is converted to vitamin A to support good vision and your immune system.
Sweet potatoes have low glycemic index (lower than regular potatoes) so they won’t spike your blood sugar.
Sweet potatoes are a great source of potassium, which naturally helps to lower blood pressure by reducing the effects of sodium and tension in the blood vessels. Sprinkle a bit of cinnamon to pump up that BP lowering power.
Sweet potatoes are great to batch cook so you have them available all week long. And they’re budget friendly.
I like to wash them, cut them in half and bake (cut side down) for 20 to 30 minutes. You can eat them cold when you’re on the go. Try reheating them in your air fryer – amazing!
You can also use sweet potatoes to both flavor and thicken your soup or stew.
Your challenge this week is to add sweet potatoes to your menu.
Sweet potatoes are so versatile and can be easily added to your diet. Try them for breakfast, for lunch, for dinner, for dessert, or even as a snack. Need recipe ideas? Let me know.
How will you enjoy them this week?
Let me know in the comments below.
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