Nine Reasons to Add Sweet Potatoes to Your Diet!

It's sweet potato season, and here are nine reasons to add sweet potatoes to your diet! (plus an amazing recipe)

They are high in vitamin B6.
They are a good source of vitamin C.
They contain Vitamin D.
Sweet potatoes contain iron.
Sweet potatoes are a good source of mag­nesium, which is the relaxation and anti-stress mineral.
They are a source of potassium.
Their rich orange colour indicates that they are high in carotenoids like beta carotene and other carotenoids.
There are versatile.

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Here's our best sweet potato recipe:

Cinnamon-Pear Balsamic Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients:
4 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and each cut
lengthwise into 8 wedges
1/3 cup Delizia Cinnamon-Pear Balsamic
2 tablespoons Delizia All Natural Organic Butter Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3/4 teaspoon Galena Garlic Pink Himalayan sea salt

Preparation:
Heat oven to 400F. Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit the bottom of a half sheet jelly-roll pan.

Thoroughly shake or whisk together the Cinnamon-Pear Balsamic and Butter Extra Virgin Olive Oil. In a large bowl toss to liberally coat the sweet potato wedges with the balsamic-olive oil mixture.

Arrange the potato wedges on the parchment paper lined pan in a single layer, without over-crowding. Sprinkle with sea salt and roast for 45 minutes until tender and the balsamic glaze has caramelized.

9 Health Benefits of Sweet Potatoes

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Here are 9 reasons to add more sweet potatoes to your diet by best-selling author of The Life Force Diet, Dr. Michelle Schoffro Cook, MSc, PhD, RNCP, ROHP.