Superpower Sweet Potatoes

Why We Love Sweet Potatoes

  • Just one sweet potato gives you 400% of the vitamin A you need each day. This helps keep your eyes healthy as well as your immune system, your body's defense against germs. 

  • Diabetes: Compounds in sweet potatoes could help control blood sugar(low glycemic index) 

  • Heart disease: Research shows that sweet potatoes can lower your LDL"bad" cholesterol, which may lower your odds of heart problems. 

  • Macular degeneration is the most common cause of vision loss. Sweet potatoes, can lower your chances of getting this eye disease. 

  • Cancer: Carotenoids in sweet potatoes might lower your risk for cancer.

Split red lentils soften quickly, excellent for soup and stews 

Green and brown lentils hold their shape so better for side dishes and added to salads. 

Can be used to replace/reduce use of meat in chili and meatloaf etc

Tips

Batch Cooking Sweet Potatoes

End Result

  • 2 dinners

  • 2 lunches

  • 1 side

  • 1 frozen dinner

4 cups of lentils make 3 recipes plus leftovers for the freezer

The Main

Recipe Name

Split red lentils soften quickly, excellent for soup and stews 

Green and brown lentils hold their shape so better for side dishes and added to salads. 

Can be used to replace/reduce use of meat in chili and meatloaf etc

The Soup

Lentil soup with Lemon 

Eat tonight, leave one serving in refrigerator for later in week and freeze 1 portion

The Salad

French Lentil Salad 

Eat for lunch, use as side dish later in week

The Frozen Portion

Extra lentils 

  • Store one cup in the refrigerator and add to salad for lunch

  • Freeze extra in 1 cup portions (cupcake tin)