You’re Probably Not Eating Enough: Sweet Potato

Well, if you’re anything like me, you ARE eating enough sweet potato (as in, at least once or twice a week).

Why is this root vegetable so praise-worthy? To name just a few reasons, one baked sweet potato with skin:

• contains 262% of your recommended daily amount of vitamin A.
• contains almost 30% of your recommended daily amount of vitamin C.
• …15% fiber and vitamin B6.
• …about 10% potassium and iron.
• has about 100 calories.
• is so versatile and delicious!

Really, you can pretty much make a sweet potato into anything, savory or sweet. A few ideas (v = vegetarian, vv = vegan)

• Black Bean Chili-Topped Baked Sweet Potatoes (vv)
• Sweet Potato Risotto (v)
• Fall Harvest Baked Sweet Potato (v)
• Sweet Potato and Quinoa Salad (vv)
• Sweet Potato Chips (vv)
• Root Vegetable Frittata (v)
• Sweet Potato Fries (obviously had to include this one) (vv)
• Spicy Sweet Potato and Coconut Soup (um, swoon!) (can be vv)
• Maple-Roasted Chicken with Sweet Potatoes
• Quinoa with Mushrooms, Kale, and Sweet Potatoes (vv)

You get the idea. Ugh, now I wish sweet potatoes were on the menu today! Unfortunately, they’re not. So you’ll just have to make one of these recipes and send me a pic.