Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes have a creamy texture and a sweet-spicy flavour depending on the colour of the flesh. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are a root vegetable. Besides simple starches, sweet potatoes are rich in complex carbohydrates, dietary fiber, beta-carotene (a provitamin A carotenoid), vitamin C, vitamin B₆,  manganese  and  potassium. Purée cooked sweet potatoes with bananas, maple syrup and cinnamon. Top with chopped walnuts. Steam cubed sweet potatoes, tofu, and broccoli. Mix in raisins and serve hot or cold with a curried vinaigrette dressing.  Desserts made with sweet potatoes are an autumn favorite but can be enjoyed year round. Baked sweet potatoes are delicious even when served cold and therefore make a great food to pack in to-go lunches.  Sweet potatoes can be baked, boiled, fried, broiled, canned or frozen. They can also be cooked in the microwave oven.