Sweet Potato vs 'Normal' Potato
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I say they're both veggies, and they're both delicious - so eat up
I know sweet potatoes are better for you, and I think this was a great question to ask. 0 -
Yams are where it's it !!! Mmmmm
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Baked yams - fried yams - yam chips - Yam balls - yam pie - yams every which way0 -
Eh, potatoes plus a pie crust isn't doing it for me. The potato cake thing looks intriguing.
However, potatoes are an instrumental piece of the shepherd's pie.
(I've made it with sweet potatoes, but better with potatoes, IMO.)
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They are both great! But different flavors lend to different things. Additionally, their nutrients are different. Calories are similar per weight but they both contain good things in them. I can eat either personally.
I think sweet potatoes offer a bit more versatility in that they can be a side item or a dessert. Or a combination of the two. We had roasted honey and cinnamon sweet potatoes a week ago and while they weren't soaked in honey, there was a subtle hint of sweetness that made them quite enjoyable.0 -
mamapeach910 wrote: »Is anyone else here weird like me and sometimes craves a baked potato just for the skin?
Yes!!!0 -
neanderthin wrote: »
Nope, sweet potatoes have more overall calories because they have more carbs and sugar, with slightly more fibre.... either are fine.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »The reason sweet potatoes are preferred over white is usually the glycemic load. White potatoes will usually cause a sharper spike in blood glucose than sweet.
Amount of sugar is not always a good indication of glycemic load. White potatoes have a higher GL.0 -
How is that possible considering sweet potatoes have more calories and carbs..... that's the way the GL works.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »neanderthin wrote: »
Nope, sweet potatoes have more overall calories because they have more carbs and sugar, with slightly more fibre.... either are fine.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »The reason sweet potatoes are preferred over white is usually the glycemic load. White potatoes will usually cause a sharper spike in blood glucose than sweet.
Amount of sugar is not always a good indication of glycemic load. White potatoes have a higher GL.
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lemurcat12 wrote: »Eh, potatoes plus a pie crust isn't doing it for me. The potato cake thing looks intriguing.
However, potatoes are an instrumental piece of the shepherd's pie.
(I've made it with sweet potatoes, but better with potatoes, IMO.)
If you're a vegetarian, lentil shepherd's pie is better with mashed sweet potatoes. Or a mix of the two. At least I think it is. I've made it both ways, but prefer the sweet potatoes.
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mamapeach910 wrote: »Laurend224 wrote: »I love them both, but you can only make pie with the sweet potato.
You can make pie from anything.
http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/pie/white-potato-pie.html
That's... cake... in a pie pan. It's a LIE!!!! It's potato cake!!!!!
Um, you got that wrong...
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Yams are where it's it !!! Mmmmm
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Baked yams - fried yams - yam chips - Yam balls - yam pie - yams every which way
Yams are not exactly Sweet Potatoes, and it is a mistake to confound the two.
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I love russet potatoes, but the only way I can eat sweet potatoes is if they are in the form of fries with lots of ketchup! Yum.0
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neanderthin wrote: »
How is that possible considering sweet potatoes have more calories and carbs..... that's the way the GL works.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »neanderthin wrote: »
Nope, sweet potatoes have more overall calories because they have more carbs and sugar, with slightly more fibre.... either are fine.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »The reason sweet potatoes are preferred over white is usually the glycemic load. White potatoes will usually cause a sharper spike in blood glucose than sweet.
Amount of sugar is not always a good indication of glycemic load. White potatoes have a higher GL.
I think fiber comes into the equation too, but depending on how they're prepared, sweet potatoes have a lower GL than, say, Russets. If you bake sweets, though, the GI is higher. But... considering the fact that most people don't just sit there and eat either potato by itself, it's really a non-issue.
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mamapeach910 wrote: »neanderthin wrote: »
How is that possible considering sweet potatoes have more calories and carbs..... that's the way the GL works.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »neanderthin wrote: »
Nope, sweet potatoes have more overall calories because they have more carbs and sugar, with slightly more fibre.... either are fine.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »The reason sweet potatoes are preferred over white is usually the glycemic load. White potatoes will usually cause a sharper spike in blood glucose than sweet.
Amount of sugar is not always a good indication of glycemic load. White potatoes have a higher GL.
I think fiber comes into the equation too, but depending on how they're prepared, sweet potatoes have a lower GL than, say, Russets. If you bake sweets, though, the GI is higher.
Of course you should bake them since that's how you get the natural sugars to caramelize. Yum. Love them baked tossed with a little bit of olive oil, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper.0 -
I_Will_End_You wrote: »They're both good. Although I only like sweet potatoes when they're made to be more savory (very good with curry powder!). I can't do the traditional way with marshmallows, syrup, etc..
Me, too. My usual way to eat them was with a lot of salt and a little butter, paired with pulled pork or similar.
There was a suggestion to top with chiles and a poached egg in the Recipes forum recently, so I tried it. New favorite. Roasted sweet potato, hot chiles (or cayenne pepper), plenty of salt, poached egg. More nutritious, too, bonus!
The original suggestion had Greek yogurt, too, but I'm not a fan, so I skipped it.0 -
neanderthin wrote: »
How is that possible considering sweet potatoes have more calories and carbs..... that's the way the GL works.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »neanderthin wrote: »
Nope, sweet potatoes have more overall calories because they have more carbs and sugar, with slightly more fibre.... either are fine.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »The reason sweet potatoes are preferred over white is usually the glycemic load. White potatoes will usually cause a sharper spike in blood glucose than sweet.
Amount of sugar is not always a good indication of glycemic load. White potatoes have a higher GL.
All GL charts I find, show white potatoes as about 26 GL, and sweet potatoes range from 11-20. Where do you find a chart that shows them similar?0 -
mamapeach910 wrote: »neanderthin wrote: »
How is that possible considering sweet potatoes have more calories and carbs..... that's the way the GL works.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »neanderthin wrote: »
Nope, sweet potatoes have more overall calories because they have more carbs and sugar, with slightly more fibre.... either are fine.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »The reason sweet potatoes are preferred over white is usually the glycemic load. White potatoes will usually cause a sharper spike in blood glucose than sweet.
Amount of sugar is not always a good indication of glycemic load. White potatoes have a higher GL.
I think fiber comes into the equation too, but depending on how they're prepared, sweet potatoes have a lower GL than, say, Russets. If you bake sweets, though, the GI is higher.
Of course you should bake them since that's how you get the natural sugars to caramelize. Yum. Love them baked tossed with a little bit of olive oil, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper.
White or sweet potatoes will carmelize if pan sauteed, grilled, roasted, etc.0 -
Potatoes come in more than 1 variety and can and do range from 8 on the GL to 33. Here's a pretty good site for this kind of information.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »neanderthin wrote: »
How is that possible considering sweet potatoes have more calories and carbs..... that's the way the GL works.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »neanderthin wrote: »
Nope, sweet potatoes have more overall calories because they have more carbs and sugar, with slightly more fibre.... either are fine.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »The reason sweet potatoes are preferred over white is usually the glycemic load. White potatoes will usually cause a sharper spike in blood glucose than sweet.
Amount of sugar is not always a good indication of glycemic load. White potatoes have a higher GL.
All GL charts I find, show white potatoes as about 26 GL, and sweet potatoes range from 11-20. Where do you find a chart that shows them similar?
http://www.mendosa.com/gilists.htm
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I prefer sweet potatoes, but eat them both. Sweet potatoes more often.0
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SergeantSausage wrote: »Yams are where it's it !!! Mmmmm
< Bubba Gumps > voice on
Baked yams - fried yams - yam chips - Yam balls - yam pie - yams every which way
Yams are not exactly Sweet Potatoes, and it is a mistake to confound the two.
"Yams" sold in the U.S. Are in fact a sweet potato and not actually yams. They are AKA soft sweet potato.
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neanderthin wrote: »
Potatoes come in more than 1 variety and can and do range from 8 on the GL to 33. Here's a pretty good site for this kind of information. [url="hthttp://www.mendosa.com/gilists.htmtp://"[/url]Need2Exerc1se wrote: »neanderthin wrote: »
How is that possible considering sweet potatoes have more calories and carbs..... that's the way the GL works.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »neanderthin wrote: »
Nope, sweet potatoes have more overall calories because they have more carbs and sugar, with slightly more fibre.... either are fine.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »The reason sweet potatoes are preferred over white is usually the glycemic load. White potatoes will usually cause a sharper spike in blood glucose than sweet.
Amount of sugar is not always a good indication of glycemic load. White potatoes have a higher GL.
All GL charts I find, show white potatoes as about 26 GL, and sweet potatoes range from 11-20. Where do you find a chart that shows them similar?
The link didn't work. There may be white potatoes that have a lower GL than sweet, but most charts show the opposite, especially charts that use averages. And I still say this is the reason sweet potatoes are often considered preferable. If you read the articles from whatever agency is prefering the sweet potato, they will usually mention the blood glucose spikes.0 -
And the reason why your repeating it...I fixed the link. Oh, and your not alone in your assessment of white potatoes, Harvard for example believes people shouldn't eat them and says there as bad as sugar. Carry on.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »neanderthin wrote: »
Potatoes come in more than 1 variety and can and do range from 8 on the GL to 33. Here's a pretty good site for this kind of information. [url="hthttp://www.mendosa.com/gilists.htmtp://"[/url]Need2Exerc1se wrote: »neanderthin wrote: »
How is that possible considering sweet potatoes have more calories and carbs..... that's the way the GL works.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »neanderthin wrote: »
Nope, sweet potatoes have more overall calories because they have more carbs and sugar, with slightly more fibre.... either are fine.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »The reason sweet potatoes are preferred over white is usually the glycemic load. White potatoes will usually cause a sharper spike in blood glucose than sweet.
Amount of sugar is not always a good indication of glycemic load. White potatoes have a higher GL.
All GL charts I find, show white potatoes as about 26 GL, and sweet potatoes range from 11-20. Where do you find a chart that shows them similar?
The link didn't work. There may be white potatoes that have a lower GL than sweet, but most charts show the opposite, especially charts that use averages. And I still say this is the reason sweet potatoes are often considered preferable. If you read the articles from whatever agency is prefering the sweet potato, they will usually mention the blood glucose spikes.
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I love regular potatoes. I hate sweet potatoes. So for me, that solves that problem--I just eat the regular ones.0
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You can go sweet or savory with sweet potatoes anyway; if you don't like sweetness to your veggies, you can do salt, pepper, rosemary (other herbs you like) roasted in wedges or chunks in the oven. The salt balances it out. For sweet, I bake them whole, then I peel, put lots of cinnamon and a touch of honey on there and mash it in with a fork. Hubby did roasted rosemary (white) potatoes last night and that was hella good also.0
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I love homemade sweet potato homefries made with unrefined coconut oil.0
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Thanks for this! Very useful. So, taste is the main difference, i'm not messing up losing weight by eating white pots rather than sweet. Sweet.
Never had sweet potato pie, but am intrigued and would love to try. Can one of you good Americans send me a slice?!0 -
mamapeach910 wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »Eh, potatoes plus a pie crust isn't doing it for me. The potato cake thing looks intriguing.
However, potatoes are an instrumental piece of the shepherd's pie.
(I've made it with sweet potatoes, but better with potatoes, IMO.)
If you're a vegetarian, lentil shepherd's pie is better with mashed sweet potatoes. Or a mix of the two. At least I think it is. I've made it both ways, but prefer the sweet potatoes.
I'm not a vegetarian (I think shepherd's pie is best made with lamb, as the title would indicate, rather than the beef some would use), but I do love lentils and don't eat them enough, so I am going to experiment with that. Sounds good!0
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