International Sweet Potato Week starts today, so to celebrate we throught we would take a look at what makes the sweet potato so beneficial to a vegan diet.
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- This super simple superfood is packed with vitamin A which is essential for good health, and promotes growth, the immune system, and vision.
- Sweet potatoes are an amazing source vitamin C which is needed for the growth and repair of tissues in all parts of your body, healing wounds, and for repairing and maintaining bones and teeth.
- They are also a source of manganese which is essential for normal brain and nerve function.
- What’s more, they are packed with copper which helps your body make red blood cells and keeps nerve cells and your immune system healthy.
- They also contain potassium which works alongside sodium to maintain a normal blood pressure.
- Sweet potatoes are a great source of fibre which is needed for digestive health.
- This not-so-humble root vegetable is incredibly versatile, perfect eaten from breakfast right through to dinner – smoothies, soups, brownies… the possibilities are endless!
- Sweet potatoes are part of the veggie revolution, reimagining all the ways vegetables can be used – from sweet potato toast, to spoodles (sweet potato noodles), to swaffles (sweet potato waffles) you can replace almost any refined carbohydrate with a healthier alternative.
- Freezer friendly, chop up your sweet potatoes and store in the freezer – perfect for adding to soups and smoothies in a hurry!
- Perfect for a post workout energy boost, sweet potatoes keep you fuller for longer – and of course they taste DELICIOUS too!