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Article: Sweet potatoes go with summer
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- June 21, 1998
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Have some sweet potatoes this summer, all through the hot weather
to come, because the orange vegetable is a powerhouse of anti-
oxidant
vitamins and fiber.
It's important to maintain a healthy diet during warm weather,
even though our appetites may decrease as the humidity rises.
So don't have Thanksgiving sweet potatoes. Those gooey sweet
casseroles evoke images of hot, steamy kitchens in November.
Instead, match the potatoes to lighter appetites and summer menus.
Margarita Salsa makes a sweet potato topper. Microwave or roast
whole sweet potatoes in a covered gas grill. Split the tops of the
colorful potatoes and spoon on a tropical fruit salsa, using chopped
peaches, lime juice and ...