Eating healthy doesn’t mean eating bland

September 23rd, 2008

Hi, Everyone –

There is a common misconception that eating healthy is synonymous with eating bland food. Well, if you do it right, that doesn’t necessarily have to be the case. Today,  Shari Rudavsky from the Indianapolis Star shared a recipe from a book that is was actually written for cancer patients who are trying to eat healthy, tasty food. Check out the recipe for mashed ginger sweet potatoes:   

Ingredients:

Potatoes or yams

Sea salt

Organic unsalted butter

Grated fresh ginger

Maple syrup

Ground cinnamon

Ground nutmeg

Bring a large pot of water to boil over high heat. Add 4 cups peeled and cubed potatoes or yams and 1 teaspoon sea salt. Cook until tender, about 25 minutes. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup of cooking liquid, and return potatoes to the pot.

Add 2 tablespoons organic unsalted butter, 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger, 1/4 teaspoon maple syrup, pinch each of ground cinnamon and nutmeg and 2 to 3 tablespoons of the reserved cooking liquid.

Use a potato masher or electric hand mixer to mash the potatoes. You may want to add a pinch of salt.

Dr. Snyder

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