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Taste Test Tuesday: Alexia Sweet Potato Julienne Fries
Sweet potato fries are all the rage in restaurants across the country and now there is a frozen product people can buy to make them easily at home. Like with most frozen French fry products, you bake them for about 20 minutes in a 400-degree oven after arranging them in a single layer on a baking sheet.
I usually look for frozen fries with no more than 4 grams of fat per 3 ounce serving and these have a little bit more than that (6 grams of fat per serving), but the saturated fat is low (.5 grams) and no partially hydrogenated oil is used in the making of this product so the trans fat is nil. I was happy to see canola oil was used, but then they had to go and list “sunflower and/or safflower oil” as possible oil options in the product. If they use either of these two it changes the omega fatty acid profile toward omega-6s instead of the more desirable omega-3s that canola oil contributes.
Because sweet potatoes are loaded with vitamins, each 3-ounce serving contributes 100% Daily value for vitamin A and 10% for vitamin C. And each serving pumps a few grams of fiber into your meal as well. How does this compare to the same amount of regular potato fries? Regular potato fries tend to have a little less fiber (2 grams per serving) and antioxidant vitamins (0% Daily Value for vitamin A and 6% for vitamin C) and a little more sodium (350 mg per serving).
How did they taste?
These have a really nice texture and flavor. A little bit of salt is already added (to the tune of 140 milligrams sodium per serving) so you shouldn’t need to add any additional salt. Bottom line, they were a hit with the entire family.
Each 3-ounce serving contains:
150 calories
2 g protein
24 g carbohydrate
6 g fat (.5 g saturated fat, 0 g trans)
0 mg cholesterol
3 g fiber
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