This healthy sweet potato mash recipe was one born out of pure frustration. After looking around online almost every ?healthy? mashed sweet potato dish was most definitely not; they?re all covered in cream, slathered in butter or drowned in milk. Or if they avoid dairy then they?re stocked in sugar or coated in syrup. Tasty, sure, but I mean seriously, wtf"
Taste doesn?t have to rely on sugar, nor should health be about dairy products. Sweet potatoes are a nutrient bomb all on their own ? they just need a little of the ?good fat? to unlock their true potential.
The superfood close to home
Sweet potatoes are incredibly nutrient dense ? a single sweet potato will provide the body with about 400% of its vitamin A needs (by absorbing the beta-carotene in the potato and then converting it). It also includes plenty of vitamin C, B6 and potassium, as well as smaller amounts of calcium, iron, magnesium and vitamin E, to name a few. I don?t want to talk about the nutritional benefits of this healthy sweet potato mash tooooooo much (these guys do a very thorough job right here) but some of the pros of a sweet potato really should be mentioned. Not only does the fiber in them help out in many ways, even though they?re considered a starchy vegetable, it seems they actually do more for the blood-sugar level than against it. That, combined with stabilising blood pressure and anti-inflammatory effects means that sweet potatoes really deserves a place on any table.
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