There’s nothing that quite compares to the crispy golden taste of sweet potato fries. And no, we’re not talking about the store-bought sweet potato fries although, those are delicious we’re talking about homemade baked sweet potato fries. Sweet potato fries are the perfect addition to your dinner or weekly meal prep to keep your clean eating interesting and delicious.

What Is A Sweet Potato 

Sweet potatoes are a sweet, starchy, and fibrous root vegetable. They come in a variety of oblong shapes and sizes, including orange, purple, and white. Sweet potatoes are rich in nutrients, antioxidants, minerals, and are particularly packed with soluble and insoluble fiber. Sweet potatoes provide your body with long lasting sustained energy and are the perfect complex carb for your weekly meal prep, to help build more muscle mass and shred body fat.

Sweet Potato Benefits

Sweet potatoes are rich in antioxidants, particularly beta-carotene which helps relegate free radical damage and oxidative stress. Free radicals have been linked to chronic disease states such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. Including antioxidant rich foods in your diet, can help negate these harmful effects, and provide influential health benefits [R].

Beta-carotene is very effective at raising blood plasma levels of Vitamin A. Vitamin A supports healthy vision and is used by the body to form light-detecting receptors in the eye [R].

Sweet potatoes are also rich in soluble and insoluble fiber with nearly 7g per cup. Your body does not digest fiber as it passes straight through your digestive tract, therefore fiber does not spike blood sugar levels, like simple carbohydrates helping balance glucose. More fiber in your diet can help reduce your chances for heart disease, improve digestive health, fight obesity, and prevent colon cancer [R, R]

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If you want some more variety for your sweet potato fries throw in some purple sweet potatoes. Purple sweet potatoes contain powerful antioxidants called Anthocyanins. Preliminary studies have shown that Anthocyanins may improve neurological function, specifically memory and learning aptitude [R].

Sweet Potato Nutrition 

Sweet potatoes are an ideal complex carbohydrate for your weekly meal prep. Loaded with antioxidants, fiber, and slow digesting complex carbs, they give you the long lasting energy and satiation you need for performance in the gym, and a lean physique. 

How To Make Sweet Potato Fries 

To start, sweet potatoes are very dense, and tough to cut into. When you’re prepping them, make sure your knife is sharpened, and take extra care not to cut yourself. Besides a sharp knife, you will need a few key herbs and spices, to give your sweet potato fries the perfect sweet and savory taste.

Sweet Potato Fries: Ingredients 

1. Sweet Potatoes
2. Minced Garlic
3. Salt
4. Pepper
5. Oregano
6. Paprika
7. Olive Oil

Sweet Potato Fries: Instructions 

1. Grab one large, sweet potato.
2. You can peel the potato (optional) if you’d like it’s really your preference
3. Cut your sweet potato in half, then cut long ways.
4. After your sweet potato is sliced, line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper
5. Add your sweet potatoes to a mixing bowl and toss with other ingredients, minced garlic, salt, pepper, oregano, paprika, and olive oil
6. Evenly distribute your fries across the baking sheet and place in the oven on the middle rack.
7. Place your sweet potato fries in the oven at 400 degrees for 35 minutes or until golden brown
8. With a spatula, you can move them around after 15 minutes, to get each side crispy and golden brown

Sweet Potato Fries: Takeaway

Sweet potatoes are a rich source of complex carbohydrates. Including more complex carbohydrates in your diet, will help improve satiation, build more muscle mass, and improve body composition. Sweet potatoes are a great source of vitamin A, fiber, as well as antioxidants These sweet potato fries are not only delicious but easy to make and a great addition to your diet. 

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