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Sweet potatoes are starchy tubers, often a vibrant orange color, that can be a healthy part of a balanced diet.
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Cynthia Sass, Health, 13 Nov. 2025
Carrots and sweet potatoes are both starchy and sweet root vegetables, but each offers a unique nutritional profile and potential health benefits.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 Nov. 2025
Dine-in meals ($50 per adult, $25 per child) include a choice of salad or soup, turkey with stuffing, gravy and cranberry relish, a choice of two starchy sides or vegetables and a choice of one dessert.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 12 Nov. 2025
Her good-bye to Dennison is very starchy and Austenian, leaving many paragraphs of things unsaid but mutually understood.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
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Cynthia Sass, Health, 13 Nov. 2025
Carrots and sweet potatoes are both starchy and sweet root vegetables, but each offers a unique nutritional profile and potential health benefits.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 Nov. 2025
Dine-in meals ($50 per adult, $25 per child) include a choice of salad or soup, turkey with stuffing, gravy and cranberry relish, a choice of two starchy sides or vegetables and a choice of one dessert.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 12 Nov. 2025
Her good-bye to Dennison is very starchy and Austenian, leaving many paragraphs of things unsaid but mutually understood.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Starchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starchy. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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starchy
adjective
starchier; starchiest
1
: containing, consisting of, or resembling starch
starchy foods
2
: consisting of or marked by formality or stiffness
starchiness
noun
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