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Skip deep-fried potatoes and make these spicy oven-baked sweet potato fries instead! FitSugar reader livewell360 posted this recipe in our Healthy Recipe group. Spicy oven-baked sweet potato fries are a delicious, satisfying, and a healthier alternative to the standard deep-fried French fry. See the recipe after the break! Read more
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
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
I've got some big burger fans in my house, so I'm always looking for ways to make them kid-friendly and fun. But I'm not thrilled about serving up plain old fries and hamburgers, so I'm always looking for ways to change things up. Last night, I found just the thing to please my picky crew — a healthy twist on burgers and fries. Instead of red meat, I used ground turkey and added in some Read more
The tenth challenge for the Get Fit For 2010 giveaway is to share a healthy snack. FitSugar reader SnackGirl likes to munch on sweet potato fries. The most eaten vegetable in the United States is the potato. Found in fast food venues from coast to coast the delicious French Fries are hard to avoid. BUT, it is possible to bake something that will satisfy the craving. Baked sweet potato fries have Read more
Memorial Day is the unofficial start of Summer, so to celebrate, round up a group of friends and host a casual but cozy barbecue. Begin the fun with fingerlicking good grilled clams and garlic butter. Next move on to an easy dinner menu of the American favorite — steak and potatoes — made sophisticated by the smoky flavor of the grill. Mexican spice-rubbed steak with lime butter is an eye Read more
Source, Source Would You Rather Eat Regular or Sweet Potato Fries? Regular French fries Sweet potato fries Please don't make me choose. They are both so good! Neither I prefer _____ (fill in the blank below). Other - see my comment below. Read more
To properly welcome the arrival of fall, I'm hosting a harvest themed dinner party. Everything about this dinner will be warm, cozy, and inviting. In terms of food, the evening will begin with goat cheese balls, marinated olives, crisp flatbreads, and toasted pumpkin seeds. These easy appetizers — all store bought except for the cheese balls — will be awaiting the guests arrival. A simple, Read more
Get your Healthy Dose of the web. Here's some great stories I came across while surfing the web. Check them out. Health Bolt lets us know where the trans fat comes from in your diet. Complete Running shares some free expert fitness advice. Vitabeat explains the connection between anti-depressants and brittle bones. GrindTV has a great video of Girlie Snow Board Camp. About.exercise answers Read more
If you like sweet potato fries, you'll love sweet potato hash browns. Olympian Natalie Coughlin tells us why she loves food just as much as we do. Watch Mario Batali show off his kitchen, his "second favorite room" in the house. Chefs Club: the next frontier in dining. A few kitchenwares we wish we'd registered for — and a few more we wish we hadn't! Our top five Spring fruits and what to Read more
