Holiday meals with all the turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes are usually not suited to our daily diet plan—or are they?

火雞、餡料和馬鈴薯泥這些節慶菜餚普遍被認為不適合我們日常飲食計畫，但這是真的嗎？

It turns out, many traditional holiday meals have ingredients that are superfoods, so stock up on those foods this season.

事實是，很多傳統節慶菜餚的食材都是超級食物，所以趁這個季節來囤積一番吧！

And, of course, choose the holiday recipes that call for these foods in the healthiest manner.

當然，選擇用最健康的方式料理這些食材的食譜。

Today, we're talking sweet potatoes. Yes, sweet potatoes.

今天我們要來談談地瓜。沒錯，就是地瓜。

A lot of you probably already have sweet potatoes on the menu over the holidays, even if you didn't know that they're a natural exfoliant, full of vitamin A, which is a key component your body uses to create new skin cells.

你們很多人也許已經把地瓜加進節慶菜單了，即使你不知道它們是天然的磨砂膏，富含維他命 A，人體用來創造新皮膚細胞的重要成分。

Sweet potatoes are also loaded with fiber and are less calories than a traditional white potato.

地瓜也富含纖維，而且熱量也比傳統的馬鈴薯低。

If you were already planning to serve sweet potatoes, great!

如果你已經計畫要用地瓜，那太棒了！

Candied sweet potatoes are a great side dish, but there are many other ways to prepare them that have less sugar and calories.

蜜地瓜是一道很棒的小菜，但還有很多其他的烹調方法，可以減少它們的含糖量和熱量。

Do a search for recipes.

上網搜尋一些食譜吧！

One of my favorites is a sweet potato hash, which you can find on my website; the link is in the description below.

我最喜歡的其中一樣是地瓜薯餅，你可以在我的網站上找到食譜，連結就在下方的敘述欄中。

You can also serve a simple baked sweet potato with a combo of cinnamon, nutmeg, and drop of butter.

你也可以簡單地烤個地瓜，再灑點肉桂粉、肉豆蔻和一點奶油。

So, remember, sweet potatoes are an excellent part of a holiday menu, for their flavor and their health benefits.

所以，要記得，地瓜是節慶菜單裡很棒的一部分，它們風味絕佳，也非常有益健康。

So, eat up, and you'll feel just a little bit better.

那麼，趕快吃吧！它會讓你心情好一點。