The Best Way to Cook Sweet Potatoes
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2014-07-07

How does sweet potato baking compare to boiling and steaming and should we eat the skin?

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Sweet potatoes are cheap, healthy, nutrient powerhouses—check out my last video: Anti-Cancer Potential of Sweet Potato Proteins (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/anti-cancer-potential-of-sweet-potato-proteins/).

What about cooking methods for other vegetables? See my video Best Cooking Method (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/best-cooking-method/).

Want more information about acrylamide, the potential crispy carb carcinogen? See my video Cancer Risk from French Fries (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/cancer-risk-from-french-fries). And for why deep frying in general might not be good, Deep Frying Toxins (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/deep-frying-toxins/) and Carcinogens in the Smell of Frying Bacon (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/carcinogens-in-the-smell-of-frying-bacon/).

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