Yams-fiber?
#16565 - 08/07/03 09:28 AM
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rlan
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At the grocery store they list nutrition content and it said that yams have 0gr of fiber but that baking potatoes have 2gr. Is there a difference bet. yams and sweet potatoes? I don't ever see sweet potatoes? I'm confused! I like to eat yams as my source of soluble fiber!
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Hi - True yams are rarely available in the US. What's labeled yams is just a variety of sweet potatoes. You can consider the two interchangeable for recipes, and they all have a good amount of soluble fiber. All root veggies do.
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What are the other root veggies out there? Are they parsnips and rutabaga...or are there more?
Thanks Heather!
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Ruchie
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Hi - Yep, parsnips and rutabagas, potatoes and sweet potatoes, beets, celery root, turnips, carrots. They're especially good roasted - makes 'em a little sweet.
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