| Got a craving for french fries but don't want to eat | | | | cayenne together. |
| junk food? Here's a quick and easy substitute that's | | | | 3. Add sweet potatoes to bowl with mixture. Toss |
| much healthier. Sweet potatoes are good for you | | | | them until the oil and spices are evenly distributed. |
| because they have high levels of beta carotene (you | | | | 4. Place a sheet of aluminum foil over a cookie sheet. |
| know, the same vitamin found in carrots). This sweet | | | | 5. Arrange sweet potatoes in a single layer on |
| potato fries recipe is a very tasty way to add this | | | | aluminum foil. |
| wonderfully healthy vegetable to your diet. | | | | 6. Bake for 25 minutes. Flip over the sweet potatoes |
| Ingredients for the Healthy Oven Baked Sweet Potato | | | | and bake for another 25 minutes. |
| Fries Recipe: | | | | 7. Remove from oven and let stand for ten minutes |
| 3 large Sweet Potatoes | | | | before serving. |
| 2 tablespoons of Olive Oil | | | | When done, the sweet potato fries should be golden |
| 1 teaspoon of Salt | | | | brown and slightly crispy. If not, toss them back in the |
| 1 teaspoon of Pepper | | | | oven for another 15 minutes. For dipping sauces, I |
| 1/2 teaspoon of Cayenne | | | | recommend using ranch dressing or ketchup. |
| Directions: | | | | Its a shame that most people rarely eat sweet |
| 1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees. | | | | potatoes. The health benefits they posses warrant |
| 1. Thoroughly scrub and rinse sweet potatoes. Cut | | | | them a stable placement on everyone's diet. Using this |
| lengthwise into fries. | | | | sweet potato fries recipe will get even the most |
| 2. In a large bowl, mix the olive oil, salt, pepper and | | | | finicky of eaters to try out this underrated vegetable. |