Similar to pumpkins, eating fiber and potassium-rich sweet potatoes has been found to lower blood pressure by counteracting the effects of sodium. Dr. Paul Lachance, a nutrition professor at Rutgers University, said the sweet potato gives you half of your daily value of vitamin C and 20 percent of your daily value of vitamin E in only a 4-oz serving.
“That’s a very difficult nutrient to get from natural sources,” he said. For a healthy lunch or side dish, serve them baked or mashed and sprinkled with cinnamon or a light drizzle of honey.
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