Healthy Eating Guide
Rooting for Roots
Last Updated October 16, 2019
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
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
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...
