Sweet Potatoes

Melanie9072016
Melanie9072016 Posts: 42 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi all, I was introduced to this app by my sister almost a week ago and I LOVE IT!
I have begun a love affair with sweet potatoes; I don't know how I've gotten to the age of 37 and never so much as sniffed one of these gorgeous things.
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  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    Just don't deep fry them in lard if you want to lose weight B)
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    JanetYellen wrote: »
    Just don't deep fry them in lard if you want to lose weight B)

    Blasphemy.


  • Melanie9072016
    Melanie9072016 Posts: 42 Member
    JanetYellen wrote: »
    Just don't deep fry them in lard if you want to lose weight B)

    Ohhhh no. Oven baked
  • Hell_Flower
    Hell_Flower Posts: 348 Member
    Oven baked with some smoked paprika....*slobber*
  • Melanie9072016
    Melanie9072016 Posts: 42 Member
    SOLD!
  • mccraee
    mccraee Posts: 199 Member
    even raw, grated into a salad. it's really different and good
  • Melanie9072016
    Melanie9072016 Posts: 42 Member
    Thanks! I'm always looking for new ways to experiment with them.
  • StacyChrz
    StacyChrz Posts: 865 Member
    A friend of mine here at work mixes a baked sweet potato with almond butter and a little maple syrup for breakfast most mornings. OMG!!!! so good.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I love them just roasted with some olive oil and garlic and salt.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    I pan roast mine with cinnamon, salt, black pepper, paprika, and a little cayenne pepper. Yum.
  • Melanie9072016
    Melanie9072016 Posts: 42 Member
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    I love them just roasted with some olive oil and garlic and salt.

    Ohhhh think I'll give that a try.
  • Melanie9072016
    Melanie9072016 Posts: 42 Member
    diannethegeek wrote: »
    I pan roast mine with cinnamon, salt, black pepper, paprika, and a little cayenne pepper. Yum.

    Sounds FIT ha ha
  • Melanie9072016
    Melanie9072016 Posts: 42 Member
    StacyChrz wrote: »
    A friend of mine here at work mixes a baked sweet potato with almond butter and a little maple syrup for breakfast most mornings. OMG!!!! so good.

    Awwwww yummy
  • Rom3oJuli3tt
    Rom3oJuli3tt Posts: 42 Member
    They are a staple in my diet. Brown rice, no so much!
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
    My wife and I cut one in half for dinner sometimes and you guessed it....it has half the calories. That leaves room for the butter!
  • WholeFoods4Lyfe
    WholeFoods4Lyfe Posts: 1,518 Member
    I dice mine and toss with evoo, s&p, and some cinnamon. Roast until tender. Amazing!
  • bigme3505
    bigme3505 Posts: 85 Member
    This might sound odd, but ever since I was kid I have enjoyed them raw. Just peel them and cut them up. They're crunchy.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Dice them, dice some apples, a drained can of black beans, some bacon. In a skillet with some olive oil....

    Thank me later.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,091 Member
    diannethegeek wrote: »
    I pan roast mine with cinnamon, salt, black pepper, paprika, and a little cayenne pepper. Yum.

    My fav is similar -- baked, with cinnamon, ground chipotle, and a little fat of some kind (butter, Melt coconut oil-based spread, or olive oil). If I were pan-roasting, I think I'd try a squirt of lime juice with those spices.
  • alltheweigh170
    alltheweigh170 Posts: 287 Member
    My favorite -> http://www.acouplecooks.com/baked-sweet-potato-with-black-beans-and-salsa/
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Roasted with olive oil and salt, or steamed with a little butter and heavy cream (yes, heavy cream, just a tablespoon or two, the potatoes release a surprising amount of liquid on their own!), mash, and stir in some chopped fresh sage for either method - the sage is a nice compliment. The smoked paprika someone else mentioned is also awesome in the roasting process.
  • Cindy01Louisiana
    Cindy01Louisiana Posts: 302 Member
    Hell_Flower wrote: »
    Oven baked with some smoked paprika....*slobber*

    I LOVE yams -- with butter and brown sugar. I've cut back on the butter and brown sugar tons in the last couple of months. I would be willing to try paprika! So, that's all you use is just the paprika? Are you all talking the white/yellow flesh sweet potatoes, or the orange fleshed yams? I only eat the yams and wonder how paprika would be on that?
  • Cindy01Louisiana
    Cindy01Louisiana Posts: 302 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Dice them, dice some apples, a drained can of black beans, some bacon. In a skillet with some olive oil....

    Thank me later.

    Apples in the skillet also? Hmmmnnn....sounds interesting. I might try it.
  • emdeesea
    emdeesea Posts: 1,823 Member
    I have started to put 2 tablespoons of melted peanut butter on top of mine with maybe a sprinkle of cinnamon. Mmm.
  • Melanie9072016
    Melanie9072016 Posts: 42 Member
    I've definitely got to give these ideas a try. Thank you
  • DeviatedNorm
    DeviatedNorm Posts: 422 Member
    edited April 2016
    I had a super tasty salad the other day with roasted sweet potatoes, roasted onion and currants on a bed of spinach. A little squeezed orange for dressing, it was so good! The next day I swapped the currants for roasted poblano peppers and added some corn and cilantro, and it was a new kinda super good!
  • Melanie9072016
    Melanie9072016 Posts: 42 Member
    AmyRhubarb wrote: »
    Roasted with olive oil and salt, or steamed with a little butter and heavy cream (yes, heavy cream, just a tablespoon or two, the potatoes release a surprising amount of liquid on their own!), mash, and stir in some chopped fresh sage for either method - the sage is a nice compliment. The smoked paprika someone else mentioned is also awesome in the roasting process.

    Yes roasting is ab fab!
  • Melanie9072016
    Melanie9072016 Posts: 42 Member
    Cindy01Louisiana wrote: »
    Hell_Flower wrote: »
    Oven baked with some smoked paprika....*slobber*

    I LOVE yams -- with butter and brown sugar. I've cut back on the butter and brown sugar tons in the last couple of months. I would be willing to try paprika! So, that's all you use is just the paprika? Are you all talking the white/yellow flesh sweet potatoes, or the orange fleshed yams? I only eat the yams and wonder how paprika would be on that?

    You can let me know! haha
  • Melanie9072016
    Melanie9072016 Posts: 42 Member
    bigme3505 wrote: »
    This might sound odd, but ever since I was kid I have enjoyed them raw. Just peel them and cut them up. They're crunchy.

    I don't think I'm brave enough for that.
  • Melanie9072016
    Melanie9072016 Posts: 42 Member
    rsclause wrote: »
    My wife and I cut one in half for dinner sometimes and you guessed it....it has half the calories. That leaves room for the butter!

    BONUS!

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