Steamed or Baked I am delicious check if my toes are dipped in sugar to make me taste so sweet I can enhance memory with Anthocyanins bring down stress levels with magnesium control blood pressure with potassium and magnesium
Choline reduces inflammation my aroma relieves nose, bronchi, and lung congestion for asthma patients slow down aging processwith vitamin E maintain good hair healthwith vitamins A & C I can prevent prostate and colon cancer control sugar for diabetics by the slow release of glucose into the bloodstream keep you hydrated to retain water balance help guard against ulcers
So eat me as often as you can to help with weight management contain soluble and fermented fiber that increases satiety and offers the body a natural self-sustaining mechanism for body weight regulation as well as reduce the overall weight of an individual by snacking less
(S-W-E-E-T P-O-T-A-T-O) Scientific Name "Ipomea Batatas"
History
How the sweet potato crossed the Pacific ocean before Columbus Sweet potatoes originated in Central and S. America. Archeologists have found prehistoric remnants in Polynesia around 1100 AD and have hypothesized that the samples came from S. America. One of the Polynesian words "Knumala" resembles "kumara or cumal " word for the vegetable in Quechua, a language spoken by Andean natives. Capt. James cook's crew picked up the sweet potatoes in 1769 before inter-breeding took off. Examining the genetic blueprint of Cook's sweet potatoes allowed Rouiller and her colleague to trace the root's evolution all the way back to Ecuador and Peru.
So How did the sweet potato make the ocean voyage? Its seeds could have possibly hitched a ride on seaweed or gotten lodged on the wing of a sea bird. Reference: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/01/22/16
