SWEET POTATOES
🤓Fun Fact: did you know that sweet potatoes aren’t actually potatoes at all?
They are actually part of the root of the sweet potato plant … in the morning glory family.
Potatoes, meanwhile, are tubers that are in the “nightshade” family of plants.
🏆1 small, sweet potato contains almost 400% of your daily vitamin A requirement.
They also contain vitamins B, C, and D as well as a wide range of minerals.
This means they’re linked with a giant range of health benefits … including protecting your vision, boosting your immune system, lowering your risk of certain cancers, and protecting your reproductive health.
🧡But that’s not all. They may help improve blood sugar control and cholesterol levels and might even help keep fat cells from growing.
Eat them as a side dish, add them to soups, stews, and chilis, or use them any way you would eat other potatoes.
What’s your fav way to eat sweet potatoes (that doesn’t involve marshmallows or brown sugar, ha-ha)? ⬇️⬇️⬇️
REFERENCES:
www.webmd.com/food-recipes/benefits-sweet-potatoes www.healthline.com/nutrition/sweet-potato-benefits
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