Not Just for Thanksgiving Anymore

Most people only serve sweet potatoes on Thanksgiving.  Actually, that's when I remember them most around when I was growing up.  But, I believe those were covered in butter and sugar and probably not so great for you.

Now, I'm a fan of the sweet potato.  I mean, not a huge fan growing up. I didn't dislike them but I wasn't crazy in love with them.  But, that was before we really got to know each other.  We got reacquainted with each other this year and I have fallen in love.  ESPECIALLY with the sweet potato fry.  Not the ones that are really fried, of course... coz that wouldn't be in the box.  But, oven baked sweet potato fries are delicious.  And, at times, are my saving grace.  

Every visit to the local produce stand, I pick up a bag (or two) of frozen sweet potato fries.   That means I eat them a lot.  And here is why.

Sweet potato fries allow me to feel self-indulgent and out of the box.  Plus, they are filling and delicious.  And, even more important, they are incredibly good for you - fat free, high in vitamins, high in fiber.  So I eat them all the time now.  In fact, I've got a bowl of them next to me right now as I write this.

And as I see it, sweet potatoes are just for Thanksgiving anymore.