Lighter Options in Yams - as part of the expert series by GeoBeats.

Lighter Options in Yams: Nutrition

Traditional yam recipes have a lot of sugar in them. A lot of butter, a lot of fat, a lot of calories. So, just like with anything else, you could make some recipe substitutions. You could use less sugar, you could skip the marshmallows, use light butter.

A really tasty way to make yams is just to take the cubed yam. The sweet potato itself, or the yam itself, has a lot of vitamins. It's a very nutritional food. Just toss it lightly in some maple syrup or honey, and roast it in the oven. And that's the best way to have low calorie, yet tasty yams. Yet they're not so sickeningly sweet that you ruin your appetite for the other Thanksgiving or holiday desserts that you have to look forward to.