February Fitness: Sweet potatoes – Color yourself healthy

The Sweet Potato is King; a nearly perfect food that's low in calories and sky-high in just about everything else. If you don't eat sweet potatoes very often you're missing out on one of nature's truly perfect foods. They're high in fiber, packed with vitamins and minerals, and are great for diabetics and people who are carbohydrate sensitive. So good for you is the humble sweet potato that Nutrition Action Healthletter once rated it the number one healthiest vegetable.

The deep orange-yellow color of sweet potatoes tells you that they're high in the antioxidant beta carotene too. Sweet potatoes are also good sources of vitamins B-6, C, E, folate and potassium. They're fat-free and low in calorie density, meaning you can have a larger portion size without racking up the calories.

Source: prevention.com