An Ideal Sweet Snack or Side Dish

Tip #31
An Ideal Sweet Snack or Side Dish

As simple as this sounds, you have to try it to taste how good simple food can be.

WOULD YOU BELIEVE: The total fat content of 7 whole sweet potatoes combined is less than 1 gram of fat (0.91). And it takes 5.3 pounds of it to provide one day worth of calories.

SOME FACTS: Another excellent potato that you can use for the purpose of snacking or a side dish is the sweet potato. If you eat 3 slices of sweet potato instead of 3 average cookies (7.8 grams of fat for 3 medium cookies), you'll save over 7 grams of fat.

WHAT YOU CAN DO: When you have some time, try steaming up a bunch of sweet potatoes and keep some in the refrigerator for snacking on later. When you have a sweet tooth or crave something like a cookie, instead use sweet potato slices to satisfy your desire for something sweet to snack on. You will find that they are very filling and quite satisfying. The best part about it is that sweet potatoes are not only moderate to high in EMI, they contain only about 1% fat by calories.

Steamed Sweet Potatoes or Yams
6 med. Sweet potatoes or yams
Water
Place whole sweet potatoes in steamer with 1" of water and steam for approximately 15 minutes or until fork tender. Slice and serve. Or create glazed sweet potatoes by covering with the following sauce and baking for 5 more minutes. Makes 6 portions. (1 sweet potato portion = 117.0 calories, 0.125 grams fat, 7% protein, 93% carbohydrates, 1% fat) (1 yam portion = 127.8 calories, 0.1 grams fat, 5% protein, 94% carbohydrates, 1% fat)
Sweet potatoes and yams are simple and simply delicious by themselves. They don't have to be eaten only at Thanksgiving. They are great at any meal or as snacks.