I love sweet potatoes! I didn't use to, but now I eat them a lot! They are good for you too; loaded with Vitamins A, C and E! Plus fiber, potassium, iron, magnesium and beta carotene… to name a few! What does that mean for you? Healthy for you and tastes good too!
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I use to eat sweet potatoes, mainly at holidays, the way everyone does… marshmallows/brown sugar, you get the idea. However, since I've learned they help lower my blood sugar, I've regularly been eating them. The way I traditionally cook them is this:
1) Clean the sweet potatoes.
2) Drizzle olive oil, pepper and salt on the outside. (Please not much salt, not good for you!!)
3) Wrap in foil and cook for two hours on 275 degrees. You should be able to poke your fork in easily, and they are done!
I love them this way; however, I have learned that the skins have the nutrients in them! (Thanks Sara!!) I couldn't eat the skin this way so I changed my method a little and made the skins a little easier to eat.
1) Clean the sweet potatoes.
2. Cut into thick chip like portions. I cut the ends off!
3.Drizzle olive oil, salt and pepper.
4) Wrap in foil.
5) Cook at 275 for about two hours (you may not need to cook as long, but my oven is hard to cook with since it is so old).
I cooked extra since they last a little bit as leftovers! Not sure exactly how long, but I've eaten them up to several days, and they are still great!
Sweet potatoes lower blood sugar (you've got to cook them the right way!)
http://www.livestrong.com/
The health benefits of pepper-
http://www.sharecare.com/
Olive Oil is good for you!
http://www.sharecare.com/
They are on Dr. Oz's Longevity list!
http://www.doctoroz.com/
They sure are good, tell me if you try them this way!
-Kerrie
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