5 Ways to Cook a Sweet Potato

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Healthy and delicious come together when you cook with sweet potatoes.

Sweet potatoes are typically associated with Thanksgiving Dinner in the United States, though these days you can buy them year-round in grocery stores. They're not only tasty, but they're one of the healthiest foods you can add to your regular diet. Eating them is believed to help in the fights against heart disease and cancer. They're fairly low in calories, with a medium-sized selection containing about 105 [source: Calories, etc]. These root veggies are also fat-free, so you can indulge with no fear, as long as you prepare them using a similar low-cal method. We'll cover five delicious ways you can prepare sweet potatoes, some a little lighter than others. Just remember, adding brown sugar and marshmallows doesn't detract from the vitamins and minerals they provide, it simply makes it a little higher in calories.