{"id":602,"date":"2016-09-01T14:07:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T18:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/?p=602"},"modified":"2025-11-10T08:25:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T13:25:40","slug":"fresh-and-local-foods-for-september-sweet-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/fresh-and-local-foods-for-september-sweet-potatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>FRESH AND LOCAL FOODS FOR SEPTEMBER \u2013 SWEET POTATOES<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" height=\"165\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/files\/2022\/12\/sweet-potatoes.jpg\" alt=\"10 different varieties of sweet potatoes.\" class=\"wp-image-597\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barbara Worley, FACS Agent, UGA Extension Forsyth County<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know that many Americans don\u2019t get enough potassium in their diet? Potassium helps lower your risk of heart disease and stroke. While bananas get credit for providing dietary potassium, they\u2019re only a runner up. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.extension.org\/mastergardener\/2012\/11\/25\/sweet-potatoes-naturally-sweet-naturally-nutritious\/\">Sweet potatoes<\/a> are the potassium powerhouse, delivering nearly 700 mg per spud. They\u2019re also free of saturated fat and cholesterol, low in sodium, and high in fiber, vitamin A, and beta-carotene. So don\u2019t save sweet potatoes for holidays; sweeten your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org\/top-10-ways-to-enjoy-sweet-potatoes\">everyday meals<\/a> this fall with one of the healthiest, most delicious foods you can eat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>German Sweet Potato Salad<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and diced to \u00bc-inch pieces<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6 slices of bacon, chopped<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00bd cup finely chopped red onion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00bd cup cider vinegar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00bd cup water<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 teaspoons sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 teaspoons salt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00bd teaspoon ground black pepper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00bc cup chopped fresh dill<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Place diced, peeled potatoes in a medium saucepan. Cover with water and season with salt. Bring the water to a boil, then reduce to a simmer until potatoes are fork-tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and drain water from pot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a large skillet, saut\u00e9 bacon over medium heat until brown, about 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels. Heat drippings in skillet over medium heat. Add onion and saut\u00e9 for 2 minutes. Whisk in vinegar, water, and sugar. Simmer until mixture is reduced to 2\/3 cup, about 4-5 minutes. Remove from heat. Add potatoes to skillet and toss to coat with saut\u00e9ed mixture. Transfer to a large serving bowl. Add crumbled bacon and fresh dill and toss until well mixed. Season to with salt and pepper to taste. Serve warm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that many Americans don\u2019t get enough potassium in their diet? Potassium helps lower your risk of heart disease and stroke. While bananas get credit for providing dietary potassium, they\u2019re only a runner up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":192,"featured_media":597,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/192"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=602"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2204,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602\/revisions\/2204"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}