Offer small portions of plain cooked sweet potato with skin and tough fibers removed. Large servings may cause loose stool from fiber and starch. Avoid raw chunks, fried products, and heavily seasoned preparations.
Sweet potatoes are starchy root vegetables with orange, white, or purple flesh. Provide fiber, potassium, and beta-carotene. Sold fresh, canned, frozen, and dehydrated.
Holiday dishes often add butter, cream, marshmallow, brown sugar, or nutmeg. Fries and chips add fat and salt. These are very different from plain cooked flesh.
Also common in pet treats as dehydrated chews and canned toppers. Commercial products vary in moisture, fiber concentration, and added ingredients — check labels.
