These are the hottest potatoes in restaurants these days.  No wonder…These little spears are so tasty. They’re sweeter than a regular potato and far more nutritious.  Instead of deep frying, I’m baking them coated with a small amount of olive oil.  The skinny for 1 serving is 106 calories, 5 grams of fat and 3 Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS.  A medium size French fries at Carl’s Jr has an astounding 710 calories and 33 grams of fat!!!

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Bake Time: 25-30 minutes

Ingredients

2 (12oz) bags Sweet Potato Spears from Trader Joe’s or 2 large sweet potatoes (~2 pounds peeled)

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

½ teaspoon salt

Fresh ground pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. If you’re not using already prepped bags, peel the sweet potatoes and cut into ⅛ inch spears.

3. Place sweet potato spears on a baking pan.  Drizzle olive oil over potatoes.  Toss well to evenly coat.

4. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste.

5. Bake for 25-30 minutes until tender and crisp.  Turn potatoes once during baking.

Serves 6 (about ⅔ cup each)

Food Facts
Sweet potatoes are sweeter than a regular potato and grow in warmer climates.

In America, we grow two main types of sweet potatoes.  One is a pale sweet potato and the other is a darker- skinned variety.

Healthy Benefits
Sweet potatoes have a high nutritional value.  They’re loaded with vitamin A.  In fact, one sweet potato has twice the amount of vitamin A a person needs in one day.  They also contain an impressive amount of potassium, fiber and vitamin C.

Shopping Tip
I found prepped sweet potato spears at Trader Joe’s and many supermarkets also carry bags of prepped them.

Storage Tip
Store sweet potatoes as you would white potatoes, in a cool, dry place.

Weight Watchers (old points) 2
Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS 3