“How was your, SWEET POTATO DAY”

Feb 23rd “How was your, SWEET POTATO DAY”

“Sweet Potatoes” are so good – packed with Vitamins and with just a couple of your other favorite good foods – what a feast for a KING – that the Queen of the kitchen decided would just make your day, complete!

NATIONAL COOK A SWEET POTATO DAY

National Cook A Sweet Potato Day is celebrated across the United States each year on February 22nd. The sweet potato is eaten and loved, each day, by millions of people across the nation.

Either Central America or South America is thought to be the center of origin and domestication of sweet potatoes. It is known that in Central America, sweet potatoes were domesticated at least 5,000 years ago. Peruvian sweet potato remnants dating as far back as 8,000 BC have been found in South America.

The sweet potato is an excellent source of vitamin A, which supports good vision, the immune system, and bone growth. Sweet potatoes are a good source of vitamin B-6, magnesium, and vitamin C. It’s also great for the complexion.

High in fiber and low in fat and calories, this root vegetable is a healthful alternative to snack foods when prepared without added butter, sugar or salt.

Unlike other potatoes, sweet potatoes like long, hot growing seasons. This might explain why it is the state vegetable of North Carolina.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Give these sweet potato recipes a try:

Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Louisiana Sweet Potato Pancakes
Sweet Potato Pecan Pie
Sweet Potato Casserole with Crunchy Pecan Topping
Sweet Potato Pineapple Casserole
Sweet Potato Cake

The “Sweet Potato Pecan Pie” is the one, that I have to make first – this is for sure, the best way to get my Vitamins – and really enjoy – the “yummy” good taste, too!