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All potatoes provide healthy carbohydrates, fiber and even protein. But the healthiest potatoes contain unique nutrients, like antioxidants, dietitians say.
If you want to keep your potato eating as healthy as possible, Amidor says to bake, broil or air fry them instead of deep frying them. “Frying adds a lot of unnecessary fat,” she explains ...
Healthy potato recipes. Besides the good old baked potato, there are plenty of preparations for the spud. Whether you like your potatoes mashed, stuffed, fried, with cheese or in a tasty salad, we ...
Yucca is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. [2] Its 40–50 species are notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and large terminal panicles of white or whitish flowers.
Because glycoalkaloids heavily affects human health it is necessary to test for the amount present in potatoes, an expense that would be saved if a glycoalkaloid free potato were available, in addition to being a more healthy food. Part of the research involves trying to determine what advantage potatoes achieve from producing glycoalkaloids.
Other plant-based foods used include: amaranth, avocado, [5] cassava, cherimoya, chia, chocolate, [6] guava, [7] nanche, pineapple, sapodilla, [8] sweet potatoes, yucca and zapote. [ 9 ] Historically, various methods and techniques were employed to store, prepare and preserve the foods, most of which remain in use today. [ 10 ]
Their texture is a cross between potatoes and yucca. So think velvety, smooth, and slightly chewy. Sunchokes are delicious when thinly sliced and baked or as a base in salads.
Sweet potato cultivars with dark orange flesh have more beta-carotene (converted to a higher vitamin A content once digested) than those with light-colored flesh, and their increased cultivation is being encouraged in Africa where vitamin A deficiency is a serious health problem. [84] Sweet potato leaves are edible and can be prepared like ...