This sweet low-fat recipe makes an excellent side dish or dessert and is an opportunity to boost your immune system and cancer-fighting capacity over the holiday season.

• 4 yams or sweet potatoes, peeled
• 1 large green apple, peeled and chopped
• 1 cup fresh cranberries, or 1/4 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 2 tablespoons sugar or other sweetener
• 1/2 cup orange juice

Preheat oven to 350F

Cut yams into 1-inch chunks and place in a large baking dish.  Top with apple, cranberries, and raisins.  Sprinkle with sugar or other sweetener, then pour orange juice over all.  Cover and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until yams are tender when pierced with a fork. 

Per serving (1/2 of recipe):
114 calories                           1.6g protein                                23 mg sodium
0.2 g fat                                28.2 g carbohydrate                     33 mg calcium
0g saturated fat                     17.6 sugar                                  0.7 mg iron
1.5% calories from fat            3.1 g fiber                                   20.1 mg vitamin C
0 mg cholesterol                    6571 mcg beta-carotene               0.6 mg vitamin E

Courtesy of the Cancer Project -Recipe by Jennifer Raymond, M.S., R.D.

Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit....take care of it!