Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Wednesday’s Helping: Sweet Potato Sticks

Fiber helps these fries help you

Sweet potato fries are a hot change-up. We’ve enjoyed them at local fairs and at a few local restaurants. Yams and sweet potatoes can be easily confused with each other. The plants are not related and yams are starchier. Sweet potatoes have fewer carbs per serving over yams and regular potatoes. They also have several health benefits: regulating blood-sugar levels, maintaining fiber regularity, and beta-carotene source. Additionally, baking these fries in the oven means less fat when compared to deep-fried fries. Prepare a batch to enjoy with burgers.

2 comments:

  1. There's a restaurant at Malesso Pier that was well-known for their sweet potato fries several years ago. I don't know if the restaurant is still there, but my memories of the fries are still with me.

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  2. MMMMMmmm. Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon and snack away.

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