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Sweet Potato Fries

Posted on 04/20/2010 by Maura

It’s no secret that sweet potatoes are much better for you than regular potatoes.  What you may not know, though, is just how good.  The Center for Science in the Public Interest, which focuses on nutrition and health, as well as food safety,  rated the sweet potato number one for nutritional value among all vegetables.  The sweet potato outscored it’s other veggie counterparts by over 100 points!

Why is that?  Well, sweet potatoes are very rich in complex carbs and have a good amount of dietary fiber, protein and are LOADED with vitamin A (769% for 1 cup).  They also have an ample amount of iron, calcium and vitamin C, but not nearly as much as vitamin A.  One cup of sweet potato is about 180 calories and only 3 are from fat!

These potatoes are only tossed in olive oil and sprinkled with salt and pepper to let the sweetness really shine.  You could of course coat them with sesame seeds and serve with a soy-sauce dip, but I love these simple and mostly undisturbed.

Serve these in place of regular potatoes next time–you won’t regret it!

Sweet Potato Fries

Serves 4

Ingredients

3 small sweet potatoes or 2 medium

salt and pepper

1-2 tablespoons olive oil

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Wash the sweet potatoes and chop into french-fry sized slices.  Toss in olive oil in a zip-lock bag.  Line on a foil-covered baking sheet and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Cook for about 15-20 minutes, flip, and then cook for about 10-15 minutes more, or until the fries are crispy and golden-brown.

Edited June 5 because I realized I put the convection oven temp. and times!  Sorry!

About Maura

I have a secret: I cannot do anything in moderation. I always have to take things to the extreme, at the expense of my own and my family's sanity and often times my dad’s checkbook. When I started taking horseback riding lessons, I insisted on having a pony. When I ice skated for probably the second time, I made my mom buy me ice skates that were never again worn. When I thought I wanted to be a teacher, I made my parents turn one of the rooms in the basement into a school room, stocked with an overhead projector, pull-down maps and a real, classroom-sized chalkboard and white board. When I discovered cooking I bossed my older sister around in the kitchen for an entire day, forcing her to make dozens of recipes with me against her will and then had her do all the dishes (sorry Cait). And, when I discovered food blogs I bought the biggest binder I could find, printed out 250 recipes in one day and laminated and categorized each one. My dad was not happy about the ink situation. So, what does this tell you about me? For one, you can trust that every recipe I post is more than delicious and has been meticulously tried and tested for you. Also, that I’m an anal freak. Enjoy! View all posts by Maura → This entry was posted in Healthy Dishes, Side Dishes and tagged fries, healthy, potatoes, side, sweet potatoes. Bookmark the permalink. ← Chicken-Tequila-Lime Burgers Orange Chicken-Chinese at Home →