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Roasted sweet potatoes

amadnurse
amadnurse Posts: 25 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Is really yummy and good for you. Its calorie content mainly comes from starch, a complex carbohydrate. Sweet potato has higher amylose to the amylopectin ratio than that in potato. Amylose raises the blood sugar levels rather slowly on comparison to simple fruit sugars (fructose, glucose etc) and therefore, recommended as a healthy food item even in diabetes.

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  • cheryldumais
    cheryldumais Posts: 1,907 Member
    I love them!
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    I had one for lunch yesterday - yum yum
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,128 Member
    I had one for breakfast the other day -- with a little butter and maple syrup, and some ham.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    I like sweet potato mashed with wholegrain mustard and a bit of butter
  • Hamsibian
    Hamsibian Posts: 1,388 Member
    I eat low carb, but I save some room everyday for some sweet potatoes!
  • lululapagaille
    lululapagaille Posts: 84 Member
    I make a gratin with sweet potatoes and coconut milk - so yum !
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    I microwave them, cut them in half, and eat the entire thing, plain, with my hands. Less dishes to wash ftw.
  • amadnurse
    amadnurse Posts: 25 Member
    Hi guys all great ideas lol . I just had some just now lol
  • amadnurse
    amadnurse Posts: 25 Member
    Gallowmere1984 wrote: »
    I microwave them, cut them in half, and eat the entire thing, plain, with my hands. Less dishes to wash ftw.

    Skin is good for you :)
  • amadnurse
    amadnurse Posts: 25 Member
    lynn_glenmont wrote: »
    I had one for breakfast the other day -- with a little butter and maple syrup, and some ham.
    Sounds like Thanksgiving :smile:
  • amadnurse
    amadnurse Posts: 25 Member
    lululapagaille wrote: »
    I make a gratin with sweet potatoes and coconut milk - so yum !

    Sounds yummy like Vietnamese dessert
  • omakase619
    omakase619 Posts: 226 Member
    @amadnurse have you ever eaten the Asian sweet potatoes? So much better tasting and smaller too
  • brilynn79
    brilynn79 Posts: 86 Member
    lululapagaille wrote: »
    I make a gratin with sweet potatoes and coconut milk - so yum !
    lululapagaille wrote: »
    I make a gratin with sweet potatoes and coconut milk - so yum !

    Recipe or link you can share?

    Thanks
  • amadnurse
    amadnurse Posts: 25 Member
    omakase619 wrote: »
    @amadnurse have you ever eaten the Asian sweet potatoes? So much better tasting and smaller too
    Yes when I was younger now at Asian markets they only sell the typical ones
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited January 2017
    I love them and eat them just roasted with a little olive oil and salt (as a side). I never eat a whole one, though, and eat potatoes (purple, red, white, whatever) just as much. I think having a variety of whole foods is good.
  • daworley
    daworley Posts: 238 Member
    Yum!!! We eat them prepared in a variety of manners: most recently cooked in the microwave and drizzled with homemade chimichurri sauce. So very good.
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