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    Eat This Instead! 6 Healthier Food Choices

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    Instead of White Potatoes Try Sweet Potatoes
    Baked, roasted, or mashed, sweet potatoes offer all the comfort-food satisfaction of white potatoes -- but with much more ... more 
    Photo by: Martha Stewart Living
    Instead of White Potatoes Try Sweet Potatoes
    Baked, roasted, or mashed, sweet potatoes offer all the comfort-food satisfaction of white potatoes -- but with much more nutrition. One medium sweet potato delivers more than a day's worth of vitamin A (in the form of beta-carotene), plus 57 percent more fiber and 55 percent more vitamin C than white potatoes. Rich and moist, they taste great without loads of butter or sour cream.
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    These healthy substitutes are a great way to lighten up at the start of the new year.



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