Baked Sweet Potatoes

Fluffy Baked Sweet Potato filled with tuna served in a dijon sauce, on a bed of fresh leaf salad.

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   Now we have all heard of jacket potatoes but have you ever tried the same process with a sweet potato.
   
   I find they compliment a light salad delightfully.
   
   RECIPE: Fluffy Baked Sweet Potato filled with tuna served in a dijon sauce, on a bed of fresh leaf salad.
   
   Simple take one sweet potato and wash it thoroughly
   
   Prick the skin a few times with a sharp utensil
   
   Put it in the microwave and cook for 7-10 minutes...
   
   Prepare a fresh bowl of green salad.
   
   Add to it some pickled onions and green olives for flavour
   
   Then place some thin carrot sticks around the outside of the dish
   
   Place the sweet potato onto the salad, I serve mine with some low fat cream cheese instead of shavings of cheese, however you could fill it with the usual toppings of tuna, baked beans, chilli, prawns anything that doesn't spoil the health benefits of the sweet potato.
   
   Sweet potatoes are one of the unsung heroes of our balanced diets. You get so many nutrients from this fabulous vegetable.
   
   Sweet potatoes contain carotenoidss these help stabilize blood sugar levels and lower insulin resistance, making cellss more responsive to insulin. This can ultimately help with your metabolism.
   
   This starchy vegetablee will keep your tummy full for hours without making you feel bloated. All the calories in a sweet potato are fatt-free. Its fiber content is really good for you.
   
   If a beta-carotene contest were held, sweet potatoes would tie carrotss for first place. That may make them top-notch for fighting chronic diseasess like cancer and heart diseasee, as well as disease related to inflammation, such as asthma and rheumatoid arthritis.
   
   Sweet potatoes are also rich in potassiumm and vitamin C; a small potato provides almost half the daily allowance.
   
   So try adding some to your diet!