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SWEET POTATO AND BLACK OLIVE SALAD

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Sweet potato and olive salad

Olives are awesome! They add flavor to our dishes, but they also have amazing health benefits such as: supporting eye health, reducing seasonal allergies, decreasing the rick of developing diabetes, promoting blood vessels function and gut health, and preventing infections.

Olives are a good source of fiber, calcium, vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin E and vitamin K. They also provide some magnesium, phosphorous and potassium, as well as B vitamins. While olives are high in fat considering their serving size, the majority of their fat is monounsaturated, also known as a “healthy” fat. On average, a 4-tablespoon serving of olives has 2.7 grams of monounsaturated fats, and 0.3 grams of polyunsaturated fats.

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RICE SALAD WITH SWEET POTATOES

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Rice salad with sweet potatoes

I love adding rice or pasta to salads. Always did, always will 💛. Adding 100 grams/ 1/2 cup of brown rice (cooked) to your salad will make the meal more satisfying and will keep you full longer. #winwin

Quinoa, barley, or sometimes even pasta salads can be easily changed by turning them into rice salads instead. You know, in case you’re all out of quinoa, barley, or pasta, dunno 😅.

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SPINACH WITH BUTTER BEANS

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Spinach with butter beans

This recipe for spinach and butter beans is seriously good, you guys. Butter beans, lima beans, sieva beans, however you choose to call them, they’re delicious and healthy.

Broadly, the term “butter bean” is used for a large, flat, and white or yellow variation of lima bean.

Along with being a healthy carbohydrate and an excellent source for fiber and protein intake, butter beans are a great source of magnesium, iron and zinc. If you follow a meat-free diet, this makes them excellent alternative to meat. Butter beans are a great source of B vitamins, such as folate, thiamin and riboflavin. B vitamins are required when carbohydrates turn into energy.

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SWEET POTATO AND ZUCCHINI SALAD

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Sweet potato and zucchini salad

Delightful sweet potato and zucchini salad that gets me thinking of summer.🌞 Easy to make and sooo good.

Sweet potatoes are rich in many valuable nutrients. They contain vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, riboflavin, phosphorus, vitamin E, vitamin K, calcium and iron.

Orange-fleshed sweet potatoes are an excellent source of beta-carotene. As well as boosting immunity, vitamin A is also essential to maintaining a healthy eye-sight. It also assists in the production of immune cells that are responsible for fighting diseases and infections.

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