Beta carotene is a plant pigment that is converted into vitamin A when eaten. Sweet potatoes, carrots, pumpkin, and spinach are among the foods rich in beta carotene.

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Sweet potatoes like warm weather, growing during frost-free times of the year. Plant them in spring after the last frost and harvest between late summer and up to the first frost. Once freezing ...

Sweet potatoes and avocado oil are big right now and the brand that makes the best non-GMO sweet potato chips fried in avocado oil is located in an unassuming business park building in the Milwaukee ...