Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Easy and Healthy Meal

I made a spaghetti meal the other night that my children loved and was very healthy for them -- I want to share it with you.
Add mashed or pureed sweet potatoes (microwave on high for 10-12 minutes) to ground beef with some crushed garlic. Make whole wheat spaghetti and serve with the cooked sweet potato ground beef mixture.
The sweet potato made the ground beef sweet -- one child ate it with tomato sauce and my other child ate it alone without the sauce. Try it -- it is a great way to add nutrition to a kid's favorite meal. By the way, the sweet potato has been ranked as a highly nutritious food. See the stats for yourself below --
Sweet Potato Nutrition Facts
(for one medium size sweet potato)
Calories 130
Fat 0 g
Protein 2.15 g
Net Carbs 31.56 g
Dietary Fiber 3.9 g
Calcium 28.6 mg
Sodium 16.9 mg
Potassium 265.2 mg
Folate 18.2 mcg
Vitamin C 29.51 mg
Vitamin A 26081.9 IU
Source: US Department of Agriculture

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