Thursday Lunch/Dinner: Roasted purple potatoes and mushrooms with rosemary & sage herb. 🍠🍄🥦🧅😋❤️🌺

Hello everyone, hope you all have a joyful day so far and a wonderful day ahead! 🤗

I remember my childhood, I always had a little sweet potato for breakfast and off to school. It was uplifting, tasty and comforting at the same time, besides the fact that a potato has even more potassium than a banana which makes perfect start of the day. ❤️

Going into adult hood, I have incorporated many types of potatoes into my dishes and my favorite of all time is organic stokes purple sweet potatoes for many reasons:

1. Just like other potatoes are great sources of nutrients such as potassium, fiber, B vitamins…, purple potato has two to three times the amount of antioxidants comparing to other yellow or white potatoes due to anthocyanins (purple color indicator just like grapes.)

2. Purple potatoes have a Glycemic index of 77 which is lower than yellow potatoes 81, and white potatoes 93. They have high concentration of polyphenol plant compounds which may decrease the absorption of starches in the intestines, therefore minimizing purple potato’s impact on blood sugar levels.

3. I love the unique taste of mildly sweet, almost wine-like when roasted and beautiful purple color that compliments my plate.

Here’s the link to sources if you want to check out further for your choice of potatoes and all health benefits:

healthline.com/nutrition/pu...

harvesttotable.com/potato_t...

Today meal, I had roasted purple potato slices, 3 types mushrooms (King oyster, Shiitake, Maitake), broccoli, garlics, dried rosemary herb, red onion, fresh sage leaves all roasted in sesame seeds and oil.

It was simple, delicious and I enjoyed this combination a lot. 😋👍

As always, be inspired, be joyful, take a picture and Enjoy it! 😋❤️

[Kitten-whiskers Administrator]

Oh fabulous, what a fantastic meal. I have just searched for Purple Potatoes - I have never seen them in the uk but apparently they are on sale here - I will have to check them out

Thank you for posting your inspirational meal, it looks wonderful and tasty

[Hidden in reply to Kitten-whiskers]

Thank you very much Debs for saying that about my meal! 🤗🙏I just got them on sales too at whole food store over here. We have the same taste in food I see 😋👍👍

I’m happy to share my meals with our vegan friends always. 😁

Hope you had a fantastic dinner this evening and a good night rest! 😇🌺

🍠❤️

[Kitten-whiskers Administrator in reply to Hidden]

We do seem to have the same taste, so they are sweet potatoes then but just purple.

It was nothing exciting for tea just mash potato, marinated tofu, steamed kale leaf and thick gravy 😁

We look forward to your cheery posts

[Hidden in reply to Kitten-whiskers]

Your dinner is simple, healthy and wholesome just how I love it. Always a big fan of your food creation posts Debs! 😇🙏❤️🌺

[Kitten-whiskers Administrator in reply to Hidden]

Thats very kind, thank you. In the winter when I get more time I will attempt to create something more advanced 😁

[Hidden in reply to Kitten-whiskers]

Brilliant! I love seasonal food 😇👍 I’m grateful to be part of your food creation journey! 🤗🙏❤️

[Kitten-whiskers Administrator in reply to Hidden]

Likewise 🙃

[ZazenRiver345]

I've been searching for the right potatoes and these purple ones look like a winner. I've been eating some sweet potatoes lately but finding they are a little too sweet for me. Thanks for bringing these potatoes to my awareness 🤗🙏. Have an amazing day😁

[Hidden in reply to ZazenRiver345]

You’re welcomed! 🤗

Hopefully you can find some purple potatoes in your area and make a great dish with them.

You can also boil, mash them and blend with your vegan protein powder and nuts, make a great breakfast/lunch. I think I’ll do just that for my brunch later on. 😁👍

[Kainan Guest]

Nice 👍 looks great! And good for you. I did not know the purple ones had more antioxidants and a lower glycemic index than the other ones.

[Hidden in reply to Kainan]

Hey Kainan, thank you! 🤗🙏

Besides purple potato, you see the other deep orange one, they are high in vitA, beta carotene good for eyes too.👍 You can always switch things around. 😋

Hope you manage your Friday dinner well and have a great weekend ahead! 😁👍

[Kainan Guest in reply to Hidden]

I usually go for yellow and sweet potatoes. Thanks I’m having salmon and broccoli and rice for dinner. Not exactly vegan 🤪

[Hidden in reply to Kainan]

Purple potatoes are very popular ever here. At first I thought it was yam but no it’s not. 😂

That’s okay Kainan, your dinner is healthy and wholesome to me. 😋👍

[Hidden]

Hi, it does taste different from orange sweet potato. It takes a bit longer time to roast them till tender. 😊