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The health benefits of the sweet potato make sweet potatoes one of the healthiest vegetables we eat. One of the key health benefits of the sweet potato is that it is loaded in antioxidants. The sweet potato has four times the recommended daily allowance for beta-carotene, which your body can convert to vitamin A and 42% of the recommended daily allowance for vitamin C. The beta-carotene and vitamin C in the sweet potato can help prevent cancer. Vitamins A and C are also anti-inflammatory, making sweet potatoes an excellent food for those suffering from either form of arthritis or asthma.

How to Make D's Delicious Sweet Potato Pie 2 years 22 weeks ago

Not only is sweet potato a tasty comfort food, it also has great nutritional value. In additional to the two main vitamins A and C, sweet potatoes have iron, copper, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin E, potassium, dietary fiber, and beta-carotene. Even though, sweet potatoes seem to be more popular around the Thanksgiving holidays, you can purchase them any season. So with the holidays rapidly approaching and if you are looking to try a new dessert recipe, try making this delicious comfort food, my delectable sweet potato pie. Hey, you really can have your pie and eat it too

What To Eat When Pregnant 1 year 18 weeks ago

During pregnancy, mothers tend to indulge on foods they considered forbidden when they weren’t pregnant. As they give into their cravings, they may feast on fatty foods, salty and sweet treats and other delectable food items. But, not all foods are safe to eat when a woman is pregnant. In fact, certain foods can put an unborn child at great risk. Read on to find out what foods are dangerous to eat during pregnancy.

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Whether or not you are trying to get pregnant you may wonder if you have symptoms of pregnancy and wonder if you have read them right. If you are trying to get pregnant then you may be much more likely to notice certain symptoms because you are actually looking for them, and even if you have those symptoms a lot of the time they may not be related to pregnancy so it is really difficult to tell if you are pregnant or not. Having said that, symptom spotting maybe be the best way to have an idea if you are pregnant or not if it is too early to do a pregnancy test.