Bake Sweet Potato Slices With Cinnamon And Coconut Oil To Get 12 Mind-Blowing Benefits

Yams, or commonly known as sweet potatoes are starchy roots with orange, white or purple flesh and a thin brown skin. You should prepare a meal using baked sweet potatoes along with cinnamon and coconut oil in order to get the following 12 mind-blowing benefits.

Natural vitamins, minerals, and nutrients found in Yams:

Yams contain a lot of nutrients, vitamin and minerals which are essential for our overall health, so here are some of them:

• Carbohydrates
• Phosphorus
• Manganese
• Potassium
• Copper
• Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)
• Vitamin B6
• Vitamin B9 (Folate, Folic Acid)
• Vitamin C






• Dietary Fiber

Health Benefits:

This combination of ingredients provides numerous health benefits which will boost our immunity and improve our overall health as well. Here are some of them:

• DNA Repair and Protection
• Alleviation of Cardiovascular Disease
• Alleviation of Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
• Increased Immune Function
• Protection Against Heart Disease
• Slowing Aging
• Antioxidant Protection
• Prevention of Epileptic Seizures
• Prevention of Alopecia (Spot Baldness)
• Alzheimer’s Protection
• Osteoporosis Protection
• Stroke Prevention

Yams are an excellent product for lowering high blood pressure since they are abundant in potassium and they can also relieve coughing since they act as a diuretic.

Note:  All of the abovementioned health benefits are a result of the nutrients which are highly concentrated in Yams.

How to choose Yams:

Make sure to purchase firm yams with little smell and avoid soft spots or discolorations.

Miscellaneous information:

There are certain toxins present in Yams which are eliminated with cooking. This is why you shouldn’t eat yams raw. However, discorea esculenta is the only type of yams which is not toxic and it is found in Japan.

Sweet Potato Fries With Coconut & Cinnamon – Recipe

Serves: 4
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 45 minutes

You will need:

• 4 medium sweet potatoes, scrubbed
• 2 Tbsp. coconut oil, melted
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. salt

Preparation:

First of all, preheat the oven to 400° Fahrenheit. (200° Celcius). After that, cut the ends of the potatoes and peel them if they are not organic. Next, slice them lengthwise, into strips about ¼ thick. Take a large bowl, put the sweet potatoe slices and toss them with coconut oil, cinnamon and salt. Make sure to coat all the slices.

Spread out over baking sheet. In the end, bake them for 40-50 minutes or until you notice the edges are lightly browned, but make sure to flip them halfway.