30 Second Snacks: Jicama Sticks

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Put the French fries down.  Seriously… nobody needs that in their body.  Instead, try a snack of fresh sliced jicama sticks.  Delicious!

WIN_20150228_114833What is jicama, you ask? It’s one of those veggies you walk right past at the market… it looks like a potato on the outside, looks like a radish on the inside, and tastes a bit like an Asian pear.  My pint size diners call jicama a “fruit vegetable” because it’s sweet.  Even better than the taste is the nutritional punch – jicama is starchy, with enough calories and carbs to make a filling WIN_20150228_115040snack, and offers a LOT of fiber and vitamin C.  Take that, French fries!

Simply cut a jicama in half, trim off the peel, and slice into French fry size sticks. Sprinkle with cinnamon (not sugar, just cinnamon) and enjoy. Sometimes, healthy eating really is this simple!

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