Sweet potatoes broke my heart
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I don't mind sweet potatoes, but I prefer a regular potato. I eat them often.0
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Love sweet potatoes. I think they're a great bang for your caloric buck. Then again, I make them more caloric by putting peanut butter on top of them (don't knock it til you try it)1
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quiksylver296 wrote: »Mmmm, now I want a baked sweet potato with dinner. Yum.
With dinner? I may have one FOR dinner. LOL0 -
A friend of mine feeds his kids cereal in those. It's usually something like Fruit Loops. Then the parents seem confused when the kids are wired as hell and won't go to sleep afterward. All I can do is shake my head.1 -
Gallowmere1984 wrote: »
A friend of mine feeds his kids cereal in those. It's usually something like Fruit Loops. Then the parents seem confused when the kids are wired as hell and won't go to sleep afterward. All I can do is shake my head.
I never had that problem. And I ate Fruit Loops, Apple Jacks, whatever. Of course, this was typically early on a weekend morning, then I'd go outside and run around for hours.1 -
Discovered the other day that a dollop of plain yoghurt is lovely on a sweet potato.
My friendly neighbourhood German discount supermarket sells sweet potatoes in two sizes: mini and humongous. This is what is left after the other supermarkets have bought up the reasonably sized ones.
I'm not complaining. They're really cheap.2 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »
GD, every time I think I know something....1 -
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I replaced my sweet taters with Butternut squash and never looked back.
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I use a large stainless steel bowl that I have been using for the last 30 years. It's my go to. A bit larger than a Cool Whip bowl I think and stays nice and cold 0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Man, after reading through much of this thread, I am left wondering something. Am I the only person who's idea of dressing up a sweet potato is just cutting it in half after baking, before eating the whole thing with my hands?
I chop them up before cooking and add a little salt and olive oil, but that's it. Occasionally add something spicy.
That's also exactly how I like my potatoes.
We are sweet potato twins. I've done them sweet with maple syrup for Thanksgiving since it's a dish my husband is used to, but vastly prefer them plain and roasted.
There's also a lovely winter vegetable stew I make that they feature in, just boiled.2 -
CoachJen71 wrote: »I replaced my sweet taters with Butternut squash and never looked back.
Can you make butternut squash wedges?
BRB, Googling...1 -
Rachel0778 wrote: »Love sweet potatoes. I think they're a great bang for your caloric buck. Then again, I make them more caloric by putting peanut butter on top of them (don't knock it til you try it)
Omg, if I am ever able to add peanut butter into my diet again, I will have to try that! I like sweet potatoes plain, but I just made baked fries with olive oil, sea salt, ground ginger, thyme and rosemary. So simple, yet so delicious!
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CattOfTheGarage wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Normal potatoes are very high in vitamin C. And other things which escape me at the moment. And their skins go crispier when you bake them.
I believe you have yellow-fleshed sweet potatoes in the states. We don't get those, only the orange ones. And I can get the purple ones at the Chinese supermarket, which are lovely - a bit denser and less sweet, and such a gorgeous colour, which stays when you cook them (unlike regular purple potatoes, which turn white when you cook them
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Really? The reason I dislike sweet potatoes is because they are too sweet! Vegetable + sweet just doesn't mix for med. Maybe I need to keep an eye out for purple ones. I doubt we have them, but I will no longer avoid the sweet potato section because maybe, who knows! I really wanted to like them but ugh
I don't think they're any sweeter than carrots or butternut squash.
I don't like cooked carrots either, and I can only tolerate the orange squashes with lots and lots of salt and pepper (or other savoury spices). Vegetables are not meant to be sweet.
In my opinion. Yadda yadda. Disclaimer.
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Onions are sweet too. That's why they caramelise.1
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Healthy food does not necessarity mean low-calorie. Sweet potatoes are loaded with vitamins, fiber, and taste.
Eating a whole sweet potato will fill you up (nutritionally as well as satiation-wise) much more than the equivalent in something like potato chips.1 -
kenyonhaff wrote: »Healthy food does not necessarity mean low-calorie. Sweet potatoes are loaded with vitamins, fiber, and taste.
Eating a whole sweet potato will fill you up (nutritionally as well as satiation-wise) much more than the equivalent in something like potato chips.
That is my experience (although just eating a sweet potato by itself has never appealed to me--I want meat and vegetables with it, or maybe some kale and black beans in a stew or some such--and I don't care about chips). However, it is worth noting that that has nothing to do with sweet potatoes vs. potatoes (you can find sweet potato chips and compare them to a whole roasted potato in the same way). It has to do with the fact that half the calories from chips are from the fat and for many people that combination of fat, salt, and carbs is hard to stop eating.
That said, others claim that fat plays an important role in filling them up (not me), so would presumably be more full with the carbs+fat than just carbs. You simply cannot generalize about satiety.0 -
Sweet Potato is higher in fiber and Beta C which makes you feel fuller longer vs. the regular potato. Fiber is the way to go1
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Sauteed sweet potato leave is the best!
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The title of this thread immediately reminded me of an old MFP classic - "Corn used my man parts as a speed bag". http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/635529/corn-used-my-man-parts-as-a-speedbag3
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Had plain baked sweet potatoes with dinner. Lots of great cooking ideas here.0
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Yummy sweet potato breakfast:
1 large sweet potato
1 large apple
2 tbls coconut oil
2 tbls brown sugar (optional)
1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
2 eggs
1/2 unsweetened coconut milk (or regular milk will work)
1/2 cup crushed pecans
1/4 cup raisins
Peel and shred (I use my salad shooter) sweet potato. Shred or dice apple (with or without skin). Gently cook in coconut oil in a skillet until potato is soft and lightly browned. Mix in seasonings and sugar (if using), and raisins. Put into 8x11 lightly greased glass baking dish. Whip eggs and milk together. Pour over sweet potato/apple mixture. Sprinkle with crushed pecans. Bake at 400* until eggs are set. Approx. 20-30 minutes depending on oven.
I get 8 servings out of this at 143 cals when I ran it through MFP recipe builder.
Yummy........1 -
Wow. My thread has enjoyed an unexpected resurrection from the dark, distant days of December!2
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CattOfTheGarage wrote: »I suspect they may be even better than normal potatoes when baked and topped with haggis. I have yet to try that, though.
^^Oh.My.Goodness....YES!0 -
Satiety comes from fat, fiber, and protein. Eat potatoes moderately as part of a healthy eating plan.0
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Satiety comes from fat, fiber, and protein. Eat potatoes moderately as part of a healthy eating plan.
Satiety (gosh I hate that word) is somewhat individual. I find potatoes and white pasta very filling and oat porridge not. I have a friend who never feels full unless she has had white rice (Chinese heritage!). Protein without carbs doesn't work for me at all. The things you list are a good starting point, but I really don't think there's a simple formula that works for everyone.2 -
I feel those feels regarding those sneakily calorific wonky beasts! Butternut squash wedges (seasoned with cayenne and paprika) are my less cal dense sweet potato alternative. Also good old swede and carrot mash as an alternative to normal mashed potatoes.0
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Just weigh it out and don't eat a sweet potato along with rice or quinoa or bread.
A sweet potato is your carb for the meal. I have found that the white sweet potatoes don't need any condiments to taste good. The red and purple ones do though.
I don't add much to sweet potatoes unless it's Thanksgiving0 -
crzycatlady1 wrote: »Ha, yes they taste great but are calorie dense. Especially when you sprinkle cinnamon sugar on them and then dip them in regular ranch like I do lol.
Never thought of adding sugar to sweet potatoes!!0
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