Sweet Potato Fries: Are They Healthy?


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Sweet Potato Fries: Are They Healthy?

We are repeatedly reminded to avoid french fries for a wide variety of reasons, and one of those reasons is they make us wider! But what about their more healthy-seeming cousin: sweet potato fries? Most restaurants use hydrogenated vegetable oil to cook up fries, and that oil is known to clog your arteries, promote heart disease, interrupt metabolic processes, cause belly fat that crowds the Read more

4 Massively Underrated Toppings For French Fries


Updated 08/07/11 1:44 AM · Posted by · 25 comments

Best French Fry Toppings

Happy halfway-through-the-workweek-day, and Happy National French Fries Day! In all fairness, I don't really believe that a pastime as precious as fries deserve just one day, but who would turn down a reason to celebrate? From ketchup to chili and cheese, you can't go wrong with any of America's favorite toppings, but if there's anytime to experiment with new, mind-blowing toppings, today's the Read more

Researchers Identify the Top Foods That Are Making Us Fat


Updated 06/24/11 5:10 AM · Posted by · 4 comments

Top Foods That Make You Fat, According to a New Study

A new report from Harvard researchers has found the top foods that are making us fat, and the findings are not at all surprising. The extensive study used data for over 120,000 healthy men and women from previous studies to track their diet every four years from 1986 to 2006 to see how their lifestyle and what they ate affected their weight. The researchers found that within each period the Read more

Baked Fries With Sea Salt and Truffle Oil


Updated 04/22/11 9:34 AM · Posted by Yum Community · 3 comments

Baked Fries Recipe

Want to turn up the volume on baked fries? Be like girlA and drizzle them with truffle oil! Here I go again with the truffle oil . . . guarantee you’ll love these! Truffle oil on French fries just go together like PB&J. I brought these to a get together and they were gone in minutes! You can peel the potatoes if you’d like, but I’m not fond of the peeling process. If they don’t have Read more

Would You Rather Eat McDonald's or Wendy's Fries?


Updated 04/22/11 5:29 PM · Posted by · 10 comments

Wendy's Claims to Have Better Fries Than McDonald's in National Taste Test

Burger King isn't the only fast food chain hoping to run away with a chunk of McDonald's sales; so is Wendy's. After overhauling its fry recipe for the first time in 41 years, Wendy's is claiming its newly reformulated natural-cut fries with sea salt have beat out McDonald's in a nationwide taste test. According to a statement from Wendy's, 56 percent of consumers taking the test chose Wendy's, Read more

Pumpkin: Skip the Pies For Fries


Updated 10/12/11 10:26 AM · Posted by · 6 comments

Fast and Easy Pumpkin Fries Recipe

Everyone's tried a pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving — but pumpkins are useful for so much more than just pie. This year, my family will free up the oven by deep-frying the bird — and since the oil will be hot, why not try something new and cook up some pumpkin fries? I served my first few batches of pumpkin fries with a spicy aioli, but a cranberry dipping sauce would be a great alternative as Read more

A Simple, Seasonal, and Scrumptious Sweet Potato Side Dish


Updated 10/19/10 2:41 PM · Posted by · 7 comments

Sweet Potato Oven Fries With Avocado Dip Recipe

When I had some friends over to try Bobby Flay's award-winning burger, there was only one thing I thought to pair the burgers with: fries. Not just any fries, but seasonal sweet potato fries. The burger is called the Santa Fe, so I was hoping for Tex-Mex inspired fries. Luckily, I found this recipe for baked sweet potato fries with a creamy and cooling avocado dip. The pairing of slightly spicy Read more

Do You Pair Fried Foods With Mayonnaise?


Updated 09/30/10 2:26 PM · Posted by partysugar · 10 comments

Do You Pair Fried Foods With Mayonnaise?

I just got back from Spain, where I enjoyed a lot of fried fish and French fries. I'm not ashamed to admit that I always paired them with mayonnaise. There's something about European mayonnaise that's absolutely divine. How about you? Do You Pair Fried Foods With Mayonnaise? Yes No Read more

5 French Fry Alternatives


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Recipes For 5 French Fry Alternatives

If you're addicted to the hot, crunchy, saltiness of French fries, you may be having a difficult time kicking the guilty pleasure. But there are some healthier ways to satisfy the fry craving, including swapping potatoes for other veggies, baking instead of deep-frying, or rethinking the salty snack altogether. Since the first step to controlling what's in your sides and snacks is to make them Read more

Savory Sight: Manchego French Fries


Updated 06/29/10 2:18 PM · Posted by Yum Community · 5 comments

Photo of French Fries With Manchego Cheese From Dish in Mill Valley

Reader Angelica uploaded this insane pile of manchego cheese-topped fries to the Savory Sights group in the YumSugar Community. Do you have an image of something delicious that you recently made or enjoyed? Upload it and it may be featured here! From Dish in Mill Valley! Read more