Get your summer on
Article updated: 11/12/2012 1:30 PM

Celebrate SPAM — that’s Sweet Potato Awareness Month — with spicy stew

Buy this photo Buy this photo
Gallery Image

Vegetable and chicken-stuffed sweet potato stew is not only good, but good for you.

Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer

About this Article

Sweet potatoes are packed with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, says dietitian Toby Smithson. They are a good source of vitamins A and C, manganese and potassium. One medium sweet potato provides about 100 calories and is naturally low in sodium, fat and cholesterol.