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Summertime in Indiana means picnics, cookouts and barbecues. Family reunions, potlucks and pitch-ins. Trips to the ballpark, beach and campground. These all-American pastimes usually include delicious eats such as hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salad, pie and lemonade.
“Bring them on!” I say as a practical, food-loving dietitian. Just blend and balance decadence with nutrient-rich foods when possible and get plenty of calorie-burning activity.
If you’re bored with regular potato salad – which is rich in B vitamins, vitamin C and potassium – try a unique sweet potato-based salad, Sweet Potato Salad with Toasted Pecans. This easy salad with heart-healthy pecans adds loads of vitamin A, too, from the sweet potatoes.
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