The Superfood Series: Sweet Potatoes - Wellness Wednesday

Fortunately, sweet potatoes are easy to get year round making them the perfect superfood for all months.

There are hundreds of sweet potato varieties grown around the world, and each is rich in essential vitamins. Putting just 100g of baked orange sweet potato on your plate will give you 384% of the recommended daily amount of vitamin A and 33% of vitamin C. Sweet potatoes also have lots of insoluble and soluble fiber, which keeps digestion healthy and lowers both blood glucose and cholesterol.

Orange sweet potatoes are also packed with beta carotene, giving them their vibrant signature color and serving as a powerful antioxidant. Similarly, purple sweet potatoes contain an antioxidant phytochemical called anthocyanin. Unstable free radicals build up in the body and damage tissues, but antioxidants neutralize these radicals and stop cell damage. Many plant pigments act as antioxidants, so eating plenty of colorful vegetables is a quick and simple way to improve your cellular health and reduce your risk of chronic disease.

Cooking with sweet potatoes

Sweet potatoes take the crown in versatility – they can be stewed, baked, mashed, or even topped with brown sugar as a dessert. One of the easiest things to do is to roast sweet potato cubes in the oven using different seasonings – options range from rosemary, thyme, cinnamon and nutmeg all the way to coconut, garlic or chili peppers. At 450ºF/225ºC, this takes just half an hour in the oven and allows for countless flavor combinations, creating the perfect complement for any meal.

If you’re feeling adventurous this winter, you could try this savory African peanut sweet potato stew for a dish that’s warming, nutritious, and delicious - all at once.

Introducing Wellness Wednesdays

Life can move at quite a pace. And sometimes we can become so focused on what’s urgent that we overlook what’s really important.

Nothing matters more than our physical and mental health. In today’s demanding world taking proper care of ourselves enables us to fulfil our potential, pursue our passions, and be there for our families, friends, and colleagues.

As a proudly purpose-led organisation we are committed to doing the right thing, from our comprehensive and diverse sustainability programme to our engagement with the communities in which we operate.

So today we are delighted to announce the launch of Wellness Wednesdays. Each day at Ortho we commit our collective energies to enhancing and protecting the lives of others. We now aim to bring this thinking, and its benefits, closer to home, and promote a greater focus on self-care for all of our colleagues.

Each week we will take a fresh and invigorating perspective on how we can better look after ourselves, from diet and exercise to relaxation and the management of stress. Our hope is to provide clear, simple and practical steps towards a healthier body and mind.

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