Healthy Living

Check out jicama

A vegetable that looks like a potato is gaining in popularity.  Jicama (Hick-uh-muh).  It’s not spelled the way it sounds – it’s j-i-c-a-m-a and it is a root tuber from a vine that stems from South America and Mexico.

It looks like a potato but is shaped more like a turnip – Jicama’s coarse, thin skin is brown but is not edible so in that sense it’s not like a potato. It is praised for its low calorie content and high amount of fiber.

HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAM – Jicama (1:30 mp3)