{"id":9462,"date":"2013-10-05T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2013-10-05T08:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/?p=9462"},"modified":"2013-10-24T16:03:05","modified_gmt":"2013-10-24T16:03:05","slug":"the-versatile-sweet-potato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/c\/the-versatile-sweet-potato\/","title":{"rendered":"The Versatile Sweetpotato!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We received free samples of California sweetpotatoes mentioned in this post.\u00a0 By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by the California Sweetpotato Council and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest.\u00a0 I was not compensated for my time.<\/p>\n

Sweetpotatoes are not just for Thanksgiving!\u00a0 They can be used all year long.\u00a0 They come in many varieties and colors.\u00a0 The nutritional value is incredible. What\u2019s unique about California sweetpotatoes is that they are grown in soft sand and are hand sorted during harvest to minimize scarring and scratching. The result is a visually, higher quality (i.e., more attractive) sweetpotato. California sweetpotatoes are a \u201cnutrition bang for the calorie buck\u201d with 4 grams of fiber, 2 grams of protein, a good source of vitamin C and more than a day\u2019s worth of vitamin A, all for 105 calories per serving (1 medium size, cooked)<\/i>. Plus, they are available year-round.
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Consumers often mistakenly think that sweet potatoes are yams. The California Sweetpotato Council also wants to set the record straight to clear up this confusion and shift the vernacular. Sweetpotatoes are sweet and moist<\/strong>, while yams are dry and starchy and not readily available in the U.S. Part of the confusion comes from the fact that there are varieties of sweetpotatoes called yams. Sweetpotatoes with orange interiors have a higher beta-carotene content than true yams. Sweetpotatoes are grown in the United States, while yams are imported from the Caribbean. (The scientific name of sweetpotato is Ipomoea batatas and it’s a member of the morning glory family. A yam on the other hand belongs to the Yam plant family.)<\/p>\n

My family loves California sweetpotatoes, especially covered in butter, brown sugar and marshmallows.\u00a0 I like them baked, plain.\u00a0 One of my favorite ways to eat them is in bread.\u00a0 It can be used in any recipe that you would use pumpkin.\u00a0 I have one favorite recipe\u2014it\u2019s easy to prepare, tastes great warm or cold, and can be zipped up, or dressed down, depending upon what you have in your pantry.\u00a0 Give it a try, and see if it\u2019s not your favorite too!\u00a0 The burrito recipe is yummy too–and very easy!<\/p>\n

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Sweetpotato\u00a0Bread<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

This is a recipe that I adapted from EatingWell:\u00a0 November\/December 1991, <\/i><\/span><\/span>http:\/\/www.eatingwell.com\/recipes\/pumpkin_bread.html<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

2 loaves, 12 slices each <\/b>| Active Time:<\/b> 15 minutes | Total Time:<\/b> 3 hours (including cooling time) <\/span><\/span> \u00a0<\/span>Ingredients:<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n