Sweet potato
It is a multi-year culture of vegetables that originated in South America, belongs to the botanical family of Morning glory has nothing to do with potatoes, although it partially resembles. In addition to the exceptional taste and modest breeding requirements, this is a great vegetable source of energy, minerals and vitamins, and supplies the body with important antioxidants. So far, this happened vegetables poorly known, due to its make it nutritional and medicinal properties should be included in the daily diet.
Its biggest value of the large amount of beta-carotene, 200 grams of sweet potato provides the same amount of beta-carotene as five pounds of broccoli and 140 grams of vegetables provides a complete need for vitamin E, which is extremely important because it protects against heart problems. Energy is a food with low glycemic index, which allows the weaker absorption of glucose, and no harmful effects on the body.
whoa, i never knew sweet potatoes were so healthy, very cool +follow!
ReplyDeleteFrom now on I'm eating all my potatoes. :D
ReplyDeleteSweet potato is not potato? :confused:
ReplyDeleteBy nutrient value it's similar to carrot :o
I believe Americans call these yams.
ReplyDeleteAnyhow, I really hate it when people prepare sweet potatoes like the regular potatoes. That doesn't taste good. 'Cause, you know, these are sweet and on regular potatoes you put salt.
So, in the end, you have something that should taste sweet with salt on it. :D
Yam is yumm
ReplyDeleteMmm those are so delicious, but I did not know that they were so good for me though! Thanks for the info, I am going to start cooking and eating them more often. :)
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I've never tried sweet potato ;[
ReplyDeletemmmm...one of my favorite foods!
ReplyDeletedidnt know this thanks for the info!! following!
ReplyDeleteIt's.. not a potato? Cool
ReplyDeleteMan, that is the alpha of beta vegetables.
ReplyDeleteWe call em Batatas in Argentina. I really really like those. If you haven't tried em, you should. Fried sweet potatoes are great.
ReplyDeletelove me some sweet potato!
ReplyDeleteI like sweet potato fries, though those aren't quite as healthy.
ReplyDeletethey taste really good too!
ReplyDeleteCool blog! I'd love to eat healthier and you got alot of great info here!
ReplyDeletei dont like its texture, its usally too mushy
ReplyDeleteHaha. I like your blog. It's a different subject, allright!
ReplyDeleteKinda weird to hear them being called "sweet potato". In my country we just call them "batatas".
yeah, they're good when prepared right
ReplyDeleteBTW...aslo made you blog of the day.
ReplyDeletegreat post
ReplyDeletei like your blog (:
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