Sentences with phrase «higher than sweet potatoes»

They have four times as much beta carotene as broccoli, and their vitamin A count per 100 grams is even higher than sweet potatoes — 338 % of the RDA versus 283 %.

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There's nothing better than a beautiful plate piled high with roasted sweet potato wedges baked until they're so soft and tender with a perfect blend of paprika, salt, cinnamon and rosemary — absolute heaven!

For parsnip fries, I go with a 425 degree oven, which is lower than I use for sweet potato fries, but I find parsnips burn more easily at such a high temperature.

In one study, the antioxidant activity in purple sweet potatoes was 3.2 times higher than that of a type of blueberry!

love this recipe, the vegetables roasted are a great combo and this is a wonderful way to use your yams, or at least that's what the photos looks like... Mr. smartie - pants (that's me) says yams are sweeter than sweet potatoes believe it or not, the higher starch content converts during cooking making the sugars... I love both, grilled sweet potatoes are an all time favorite with steaks

-- 119 calories to your daily intake (you can eat a whole sweet potato for less calories than that); — you'll also consume a whopping 21 % of your recommended daily fat intake (which is already too high); — 0 % of your daily Carbohydrate; — 0 % of your daily Protein; — 0 % of your daily Vitamin A; — 0 % of your daily Vitamin B - 12; — 0 % of your daily Vitamin C; — 0 % of your daily Vitamin D; — 0 % of your daily Calcium; — 0 % of your daily Iron; and — 0 % of your daily Magnesium... I think you get the picture.

It's fun to watch your baby scrunch her little face at mashed sweet potato, perk up at the sight of strained chicken, apply yogurt to her face like it's moisturizer and smoosh a sliced banana into an impossible to clean crevice of her high chair, but you should also know that solids effect more than your baby's fickle taste buds.

The polyphenols and bioactive compounds found in plants are no higher than in fruits such as blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, purple grapes, pomegranates and currants, vegetables such as purple cabbage, kale, organic tomatoes and dark orange carrots, and starches such as sweet potatoes, yams and taro (7).

In conclusion, sweet potatoes have a lower glycemic index, are a better source of fiber, and provide similar or slightly higher levels of vitamins and minerals (especially vitamin A) than regular potatoes.

Now, I know that white potatoes get a bad rap for being high in starch and slightly lower in nutrients than sweet potatoes, but that shouldn't deter you from ever cooking with them.

As you can see, white potatoes do often score higher on glycemic index and glycemic load tests than sweet potatoes.

A meal higher in starch / sugar type (bread, pasta, root veggies like sweet potato, all grains and of course, sugar) carbohydrates will cause a bigger insulin surge than a meal higher in protein and fiber.

The fiber content of sweet potatoes is higher than that of common potatoes and they taste good too!

Then we mix the mashed sweet potato with some sauteed garlicky kale (we all know how awesome kale is), quinoa (high in protein and fiber) and a little tahini, spoon it back inside the skins and sprinkle it with a little goat cheese (much lower in fat and lactose than cow's milk cheese).

-- 119 calories to your daily intake (you can eat a whole sweet potato for less calories than that); — you'll also consume a whopping 21 % of your recommended daily fat intake (which is already too high); — 0 % of your daily Carbohydrate; — 0 % of your daily Protein; — 0 % of your daily Vitamin A; — 0 % of your daily Vitamin B - 12; — 0 % of your daily Vitamin C; — 0 % of your daily Vitamin D; — 0 % of your daily Calcium; — 0 % of your daily Iron; and — 0 % of your daily Magnesium... I think you get the picture.

In one study, the antioxidant activity in purple sweet potatoes was 3.2 times higher than that of a type of blueberry!

For example, sugar feeds candida more than sweet potatoes due to the higher glycemic load.

Other than tasting delicious, sweet potatoes are high in Vitamin C, D as well as iron.

Carrots and green beans are the go - to staples of healthy treat giving, but broccoli, peas, sweet potato (but not white potatoes due to their high glycemic index), and the occasional slice of apple or banana are all much healthier than store - bought treats.

In fact, by removing the grains, carbs have to come from other sources, such as sweet potatoes, which have a higher carb level than corn.

I've recently seen a really nice food with some organic fruits and vegetables, «human grade» meats, a nice oil blend (olive, salmon and evening primrose) and many other appealing ingredients, but when I looked at the ingredient list closely, I saw that salt ranked higher on the list than eggs, yeast supplement and any of the fruits and veggies (listed: fresh whole garlic, fresh whole sweet peas, fresh whole sweet potatoes, fresh whole carrots, fresh whole green apples)- that is pretty scary.

It does have a slightly higher carbohydrate content (37 %) than some of the foods on this list, but it's grain free, and those carbs come from great sources, like sweet potatoes and vegetables.