Healthy Eating Guide

Rooting for Roots

Last Updated October 16, 2019
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Assortment of root vegetables
Assortment of root vegetables

Root vegetables may look gnarly, but they’re the good-for-you stars of many of South Florida’s favorite dishes.


How can you eat a more balanced meal? Start by filling half your plate with vegetables first. That will reduce the serving size of other foods. 

Beets

Beets of many colors
What are they? Nutritious roots that can be deep red, golden, purple and red and white inside with edible stems and greens. What they taste...

Boniato

What is it? A starchy, deep red or purple, bumpy tuber with white flesh, it’s sometimes called the Cuban sweet potato or batata. What it...

Sweet potato

Sweet potatoes
What are they? Starchy tubers with yellow or deep orange interiors. What they taste like: Sweet and moist, depending on how you cook them....

Boniato

What is it? A starchy, deep red or purple, bumpy tuber with white flesh, it’s sometimes called the Cuban sweet potato or batata. What it...