Good For The Body, This Is A Healthy Snack Recipe From Ubi Jalar

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JAKARTA - Sweet potatoes are one of the food ingredients that is easy to find, affordable prices, and can be processed into various healthy foods. The nutritional content in sweet potatoes can be beneficial for the health of the body.

Sweet potatoes are rich in fiber, vitamins (mainly vitamins A), and antioxidants that support the health of digestion, eyes, skin, and immune systems. Consumption of sweet potatoes can help reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes.

In addition, sweet potatoes are also good for skin health and maintain blood sugar balance and maintain heart health. This food also functions as an alternative energy source that is healthier than rice and good for overcoming stomach acid problems.

"Like many other fruits and vegetables, sweet potatoes have high fiber," said diet nutritionist Samantha Snashall, RDN, LD, quoted from Martha Stewart's page, on Thursday, September 4, 2025.

"Sore in sweet potatoes helps support heart health by lowering your LDL cholesterol," he added.

In processing sweet potatoes, it is very easy, by being able to make it a healthy snack or additional food. Sweet potatoes are a good addition to grilled foods.

"You can roast and beat sweet potatoes and use them in bread or use them in pies," he explained.

One of the sweet potato snacks that is easy to make, delicious, and healthy is grilled sweet potatoes. To make grilled sweet potatoes, you can try the recipe below, quoted from Simply Recipes.

The materials needed:

2 sweet potatoes with 3-4 tablespoons of salt oil

Spice ingredients:

1/4 cup of citumbar leaf circumvented with fine 1 sdt orange skin or lemon skin with lime juice or lemon 1/4 cup of olive oil Semputut salt

How to make it:

1. Heat it first. 2. Peel sweet potatoes and cut them long or diagonal, into 1/4-inch thick pieces. Lapisi sweet potatoes with olive oil and sprinkle salt.3. Beteng sweet potatoes between 3 and 6 minutes, depending on how hot your switch is. 4. To make spices, mix all seasoning ingredients into small bowls. 5. After the sweet potatoes are cooked, put the sweet potatoes in the spices, then the roast sweet potatoes are ready to be enjoyed.