womenshealthmag:

10 Healthy Sweet Potato Recipes!

For a humble root vegetable, the sweet potato sure does have a lot going for it. The orange tuber packs 438% of your daily value of infection-fighting vitamin A and, like carrots, sweet potatoes are a major source of skin-protecting beta-carotene. While bananas are often touted as the go-to source of potassium, a medium sweet potato has 28% more potassium than a banana. (The mineral helps your body absorb fluids to replace sweat losses.)

Whether sweet potatoes only enter your kitchen on Thanksgiving or they have a regular spot in your cooking rotation, you could probably use more delicious ways to prepare them. Here are 10 recipes for dishes from fries to soup—each with about 300 calories or less.

Spicy Sweet Potato Fries

Roasted Sweet Potato Salad

Gingered Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup

Spiced Sweet Potato Chips

Baked Sweet Potato Latkes

Rosemary Sweet Potato Wedges

Chili-Spiced Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Apple and Sweet Potato Hash Browns

Ginger Sweet Potato Cheesecake

Marshmallow Whipped Sweet Potatoes

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Follow these tips to avoid binge eating!

1. Keep unhealthy foods out of your environment. Out of sight, out of mind! Keep your fridge or pantry stocked with healthy foods, so if you feel a binge coming on, you’re not surrounded by junk.
   
   
2. Be ready with a substitute for those situations, such as an activity, a healthy snack, or a distraction. Paint your nails, take a shower, go on a run, do something other than eat! If you distract yourself, you’re likely to forget your craving because it isn’t real hunger.
   
   
3. Tackle the feelings beneath those cravings. Make it a priority to relieve stress or deal with anger or anxiety. Try yoga, meditating, or exercise. These all release endorphins that will help relieve stress!
   
   
4. Eat a balanced diet so you’re not hungry, eat at consistent intervals, and exercise regularly. If you keep your body nourished and full, you’re less likely to crave unhealthy foods!
   
   
5. Ask yourself if it’s a need or a habit, then wait for meal or snack time. If you really want it, you can wait for it. Chances are the craving will pass :)
   
   
6. Allow yourself little treats often! If you don’t completely deprive yourself of things you like, you’ll be less likely to binge because you won’t feel as though you’re missing out.