Get Your Grill On with Elizabeth Karmel!
We teamed up with the lovely Elizabeth Karmel, a nationally respected authority on grilling, to develop some grill-friendly recipes with sweet potatoes. The results? Three mouthwatering recipes bursting with flavor and a little southern flair. Ever made grilled pizza? Elizabeth's…
What Is The Difference Between A Sweet Potato And A Yam?
The sweet, orange-colored root vegetable that is often thought of as a yam in the United States is actually a sweet potato. All so-called yams are sweet potatoes. Most people think that long, red-skinned sweet potatoes are yams, but they really are just one of…
Sweet Potato vs. Yam
What's in a name? When it comes to the yam, a bit of confusion. What is marketed in the United States as "yams" are really a variety of sweet potato, grown in the South. A true yam is a starchy edible root of the Dioscorea genus, and is generally imported to America from the Caribbean. It is rough and scaly and very low in beta carotene. Read More
Sweet Potato Nutrition
A medium sweet potato provides over 300% of the recommended daily intake of vitamin A, which plays a role in eye, bone and immune health. Vitamin A is a fat soluble vitamin, so be sure to eat your sweet potatoes with a little fat, like a pat of butter, for maximum vitamin absorption.
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