Recipes for Weight Loss Programs – Hot & Sweet Potato Fries

The following recipe for Sweet Potato Fries is perfect for this time of year—and it’s healthy and delicious. Medical weight loss clinics recommend incorporating sweet potatoes into your diet because they are an excellent source of beta-carotene, which has wide-ranging benefits. This recipe makes an ideal side dish for those on a diet or working with any weight loss programs, as it is hunger-satiating, nutrient-rich and decadent tasting.

Medical weight loss clinics recommend getting beta-carotene into our diets because it is a potent antioxidant that can boost our overall health and wellness. A member of the carotenoid family, beta-carotene helps combat the free radicals that cause disease and chronic illnesses. Much research shows that increasing the consumption of antioxidants such as beta-carotene can boost our immune systems and protect against cardiovascular disease and various forms of cancer.

Try out this delicious, healthy recipe and let us know how you like it!

Ingredients:
4 medium-sized Sweet Potatoes, peeled
2 sliced Jalapenos
1 Tbsp Cornstarch
½ Teaspoon Chili powder
½ Teaspoon Himalayan Sea Salt
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Spray

Pre-heat the oven to 425 degrees. Lightly spray a baking sheet with olive oil. Cut the sweet potatoes into wedges approximately a quarter inch thick. Combine the cornstarch, chili pepper and Himalayan Sea Salt in a bowl, and then toss in the sweet potato wedges. Coat them lightly and then arrange them onto the baking sheet.

Spray a little more olive oil onto the wedges and then sprinkle with a little more of the cornstarch mixture. 

Bake the wedges for approximately 10-12 minutes or until they brown very slightly. Take them out and flip them over, spritz a little more olive oil, and then sprinkle the jalapeno slices over them. Bake them for about eight more minutes or until golden brown and serve.

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