Note the foods combined with sweet potatoes

Rich in antioxidants and vitamins, sweet potatoes are considered a healthy, fat-free food supplement. However, there are some foods to keep in mind when combining sweet potatoes.

Sweet potatoes are considered a healthy addition to the diet. (Source: Pixabay)

Sweet potatoes are sweet but do not cause blood sugar spikes, fatigue or weight gain. The natural sugar in sweet potatoes will slowly penetrate the blood, helping to balance the body's energy source.

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Sweet potatoes are also a great source of fiber, which helps keep blood sugar levels balanced. Packed with antioxidants, they are considered a healthy, fat-free addition to the diet.

However, there are some foods that should not be eaten with sweet potatoes, including pumpkin, tomatoes, bananas, eggs or persimmons...

According to the explanation, sweet potatoes and pumpkin are two laxative foods but when combined together they will cause flatulence.

Nausea and heartburn occur when eating these two foods at the same time. Note that when cooking and boiling potatoes, they must be thoroughly cooked if you do not want the bloating to get worse.

If you eat persimmons with sweet potatoes, the gastric acid secreted (due to the sugar in sweet potatoes) will combine with the pectin and tannin of persimmons, causing precipitation in the digestive tract. At that time, the person eating them may feel stomach pain. In severe cases, they may develop stones, stomach bleeding, and other intestinal diseases.

Similarly, if sweet potatoes are already in the menu, tomatoes should not be added. When eaten, tomatoes easily precipitate in a strong acidic environment (if sweet potatoes have been eaten), causing food to accumulate in the intestines and stomach, causing difficulty in digestion and absorption, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.

Whether eggs - a high-protein, low-fat food - and sweet potatoes can be combined or not depends on each person. For people with good peristalsis and digestive systems, eating these two dishes at the same time will not cause harm.

But for people with indigestion, the stomach needs a lot of time to digest all the protein in eggs. If you continue to eat sweet potatoes, it will increase the burden on the digestive tract and cause discomfort.

Nguyen Tri Phuong Hospital ( Ho Chi Minh City) also recommends not eating sweet potatoes and crabs together because it can easily cause digestive discomfort, leading to symptoms such as stomach pain and bloating.