Sweet Potato Fries Recipe

 
 
Not only are sweet potatoes high in vitamin A, vitamin B5, thiamin, niacin and riboflavin, they also have a low glycemic index which means they release sugar slowly into the bloodstream rather than giving you a short spike of energy. So basically, Sweet potato Fries are perfect because you need more sweet potato in your diet and who doesn't love fries? 

To flavour mine I use the classic combination of sea salt and garlic because to be honest I just put garlic seasoning on everything. If you want your fries to have a bit of a spicy kick to them you could add paprika or cumin but you can pretty much flavour them with whatever seasonings you have to hand.

All you have to do is cut up a sweet potato into thinish slices (I prefer to keep the skin on but you can peel it too), spray with some oil, turn them over and spray some more oil, then sprinkle whatever seasonings you're using over the strips and bake for about 30 minutes, turning them over about 15-20 mins into that time.

If you have a go at this recipe, let me know how it turns out, I'd love to hear what flavour combinations you come up with!

Infused Water

Fruit infused water is everywhere right now, all over tumblr, We Heart It and Youtube, so I thought I'd throw my two cents into the mix and show you some of my favorite combinations. First up is the obvious Strawberry and Mint which is always a winner, especially when I have a mint plant in the garden to use. Strawberry has anti ageing properties and mint aids digestion and adds sweetness to the water without the sugar.

Another option is Raspberry and orange, the raspberries and orange contain strong antioxidants such as vitamin C and oranges also help lower cholesterol as they are full of soluble water.

And finally not pictured is my personal favourite- Kiwi and Orange. Orange is good for the immune system so helps fight illnesses whilst kiwis are full of vitamin A which is great for your skin and eyes and vitamin E to help repair damaged cells.

Other great things to add to your water are...

• Lime which helps curb appetite
• Cinnamon to help stabilise blood sugar levels.
• Lemon helps detox the liver
• Cucumber is hydrating and flushes out toxins
• Pineapple is an anti-inflammatory
• Watermelon helps the body flush out toxins by helping the liver and kidneys filter out ammonia.

For those of you that will ask the detox bottle with the little basket for holding fruits in is from Ebay and you can buy it here for less than £5! Hope you found this post helpful...