Sweet Potatoes are the Champion of Vegetables!

Sweet potatoes are high in Beta-Carotene and Vitamins E and C. They are also a good source of fiber when eaten with the skin on. In addition to fiber and these vitamins, sweet potatoes offer other essential nutrients such as, potassium, iron, and Vitamin B-6.

Beta-Carotene is a special kind of Vitamin A that helps your body wage war against free radicals. Free radicals try to damage your cells, but Beta-Carotene coats your cells and helps your immune system fight back. Vitamin A that can reduce the risk of cancer. One sweet potato contains four times the United States Recommended Daily Allowance (USRDA) for Beta-Carotene when eaten with the skin on. In fact, it would take 23 cups of broccoli to give you the same amount of Beta-Carotene as in one medium sweet potato. Help your body fight back by eating more sweet potatoes!

Just 2/3 of a cup of sweet potatoes also gives you 100% of the USRDA for Vitamin A. Sweet potatoes are a very healthy source of Vitamin A because many other foods high in Vitamin A are high in fat. Sweet potatoes are virtually fat-free!