My new go to sweet treat is Sweet Potato Pudding. Recipe is super simple. 1 large boiled sweet potato, milk, cottage cheese, kefir and I top each serving with ground pumpkin and chia seeds.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:
- Vitamin A. The big one. A medium sweet potato alone gives you well over a full day’s worth, as beta carotene.
- Calcium. Around 300 mg from the milk, cottage cheese and chia together, roughly a quarter of your daily need.
- Magnesium. About 100 mg, mostly from the pumpkin seeds and chia. That’s around a quarter of the day, and it’s one most people run low on.
- Vitamin B12. About 1 mcg from the dairy, close to half your day.
- Potassium. Roughly 700 to 800 mg between the sweet potato and the dairy.
- Omega 3 (ALA). The tablespoon of chia gives about 2 grams, which covers your daily ALA target.
𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀
- Vitamin C, about 20 mg from the sweet potato
- Vitamin B6, manganese and fiber from the sweet potato and chia
- Zinc and iron from the pumpkin seeds (bump to 2 tablespoons if you want more zinc)
- Riboflavin, phosphorus and selenium from the dairy
- Vitamin D if your milk is fortified
What you see in the picture is about 3 servings and lasts about 2 days as I'm now eating it after every big meal as my "treat"...and to make it even sweeter I throw on some yellow rasins.