Are You My Little Sweet Potato?
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“How often when they find a sage, As sweet as Socrates or Plato; They hand him hemlock for his wage, Or bake him like a sweet potato!” Don Marquis
When was the last time you ate a sweet potato?
Please test your servants for ten days, and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink. (Daniel 1:12; NKJ)
What is Thanksgiving dinner without the lovely sweet potato? Sweet potatoes are one of the best foods we can eat. And NO, they are not “fattening.” There’s probably no vegetable with a higher beta-carotene content than the sweet potato. The carotene content actually increases as the vegetable is stored throughout the winter.
The sweet potato is also a good source of iron, potassium, niacin, and vitamin C. It is also very rich in vitamin B6 and magnesium, another very important mineral. Sweet potatoes are high in fiber content, contrary to regular white potatoes. White potatoes are mostly starch. Look at all the wonderful strands of fiber in the sweet potato.
The fiber content in the sweet potato makes it a low-glycemic food, meaning it doesn’t elevate the blood sugar unnecessarily like the white potato does. Sweet potatoes are a friend to those who want to maintain a healthy weight. White potatoes will cause the blood sugar to elevate, thus causing a release of insulin to lower the blood sugar, eventually causing the body to store fat. Not something you want to happen.
If you’ve never eaten a baked sweet potato warm from the oven with real butter on it, you’re in for a real treat! Now at Thanksgiving time, somehow the sweet potato gets adulterated with tons of brown sugar and heaven forbid, marshmallows! Have you ever wondered what’s in a marshmallow? Anyway, years ago I worked on creating a healthy, but tasty, sweet potato casserole for the holidays. I think you’ll enjoy it. Let me know what you think.
Prayer Power
Lord thank you for creating such wonderful tasting foods. We give you honor and praise as we continue to reflect on this bountiful time of year.
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Sweet Potato Casserole
Blessings on you as you enjoy a sweet potato.
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Jerry Graham, aka "DocJerry," is a professional lifestyle and leadership coach and a social marketing authority who coaches ministry leaders, small business owners, and network marketers, on how to properly capitalize on the current Internet trends. He is also a blogger, a charter member and guide at Renegade University, and one of the Super Guides at Marketing Merge. 
Sharon Graham, R.N., is a professional lifestyle coach and a wellness authority who coaches a broad range of clients from corporate executives, small-business owners, and other professionals, to stay-at-home moms and dads in how to achieve and maintain wellness. Sharon is also a blogger, a sought-after public speaker, and a great cook who is currently compiling a cookbook. 
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