sweet potato. Eat or not to eat?

lindssaurus
lindssaurus Posts: 98 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Trying to watch what I eat or portion control. And don't know if seer potatoes is one of those vegetables to limit, like corn or white potatoes. I eat maybe 1/2 sweet potato every other day. They seem to be the only thing that keeps the cravings away.
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  • calihoya
    calihoya Posts: 80 Member
    If it's just about calories, just make sure it fits in your goal for the day. Sweet potatoes are pretty good for you from my understanding. I have some a couple times a week now that it's fall.
  • afatpersonwholikesfood
    afatpersonwholikesfood Posts: 577 Member
    Sweet potatoes are full of fiber, vitamins, and will make you feel full! Eat them! Just make sure you weigh them to get an accurate calorie count.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    IF it fits in your calorie limit there is no reason not to eat sweet potato.
  • JeffBrown3
    JeffBrown3 Posts: 161 Member
    edited October 2015
    I limit them myself to a couple times per week. Just my preference. But, you can eat them at every meal if you want. It's the simple carbs that should be limited imo.

    ETA - They are so delicious with the queaollso chipotle laughing cow wedges... Yummy!!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    it's an evil whole food...don't do it...

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  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Great source for vitamin A, for the win.
  • JustMissTracy
    JustMissTracy Posts: 6,338 Member
    I eat sweet potatoes just about every day...sometimes even just as a pre or post-workout snack. Half of a small one, with a touch of butter and seasalt tend to fight off that crazy monster hunger I get after a good workout...and alternatively, it helps me to have the energy I need to do a good workout in the first place! xo
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    lindssaurus wrote: »
    Trying to watch what I eat or portion control. And don't know if seer potatoes is one of those vegetables to limit, like corn or white potatoes. I eat maybe 1/2 sweet potato every other day. They seem to be the only thing that keeps the cravings away.

    In terms of weight loss, if it fits your calorie goal you can eat whatever food you want.
    Enjoy your sweet potato.
  • JustMissTracy
    JustMissTracy Posts: 6,338 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    it's an evil whole food...don't do it...

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    Ooo..I love her haircut!
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    Do you LIKE sweet potatoes?
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited October 2015
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    Do you LIKE sweet potatoes?

    This is the question.

    Seriously, sweet potatoes ARE similar to corn or potatoes -- more of a starch course than what we normally think of as vegetables, but that just means they have more calories, not that they are bad foods to eat. Sweet potatoes have lots of things going for them nutritionally, and I think they are delicious roasted.

    And if they help you with cravings, that's even better.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    If you like them and they keep cravings away, why would you even consider not eating them?
  • suziecue20
    suziecue20 Posts: 567 Member
    I'm having sweet potato, green bean and cauliflower curry tonight and eat them quite often. They're full of vitamins and fibre and a lot less calories pro-rata than rice or pasta. Why wouldn't you eat them?
  • Lefty1290
    Lefty1290 Posts: 551 Member
    Eat ALL the sweet potatoes!! They are delicious. It's what you add to them that can hinder your goals.
  • Erfw7471
    Erfw7471 Posts: 242 Member
    I love sweet potato, just finished 85 grams of it with my lunch. Full of nutrients. If you like them work them into your eating plan & enjoy!
  • questionfear
    questionfear Posts: 527 Member
    JustMissTracy wrote: »
    I eat sweet potatoes just about every day...sometimes even just as a pre or post-workout snack. Half of a small one, with a touch of butter and seasalt tend to fight off that crazy monster hunger I get after a good workout...and alternatively, it helps me to have the energy I need to do a good workout in the first place! xo

    I love eating sweet potatoes that way! Often I'll have 1/3-1/2 a sweet potato and one or two hard boiled eggs as breakfast. Holds me over nicely until lunch.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    This would depend on your weight loss approach, wouldn't it?
  • AmberFitzilla
    AmberFitzilla Posts: 17 Member
    suziecue20 wrote: »
    I'm having sweet potato, green bean and cauliflower curry tonight and eat them quite often. They're full of vitamins and fibre and a lot less calories pro-rata than rice or pasta. Why wouldn't you eat them?
    Can you share this recipe? Sounds amazing!
  • JustMissTracy
    JustMissTracy Posts: 6,338 Member
    questionfear wrote: »
    JustMissTracy wrote: »
    I eat sweet potatoes just about every day...sometimes even just as a pre or post-workout snack. Half of a small one, with a touch of butter and seasalt tend to fight off that crazy monster hunger I get after a good workout...and alternatively, it helps me to have the energy I need to do a good workout in the first place! xo

    I love eating sweet potatoes that way! Often I'll have 1/3-1/2 a sweet potato and one or two hard boiled eggs as breakfast. Holds me over nicely until lunch.

    You are my twin! That was my brekkie today too!
  • Rosyone
    Rosyone Posts: 74 Member
    Russet potatoes trigger rebound carb cravings for me, but sweet potatoes are very satisfying and help to keep the cravings away. I eat a lot of sweet potatoes and very few russets.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    edited October 2015
    I had 4.5 ounces of baked sweet potato last night with dinner and am fixing to have some with scrambled eggs and veggies for lunch. (I count sweet potatoes as a starch rather than a veg.)
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I'm so used to grams now that I just realized that 4.5 oz of sweet potato means nothing to me, like how I feel kind of blank when someone says 65 kg until I do the math.

    Weird. Almost unpatriotic. ;-)
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    I eat all the potatoes, sweet & regular ones.
  • franfran1821
    franfran1821 Posts: 288 Member
    EAT!
  • ettaterrell
    ettaterrell Posts: 887 Member
    suziecue20 wrote: »
    I'm having sweet potato, green bean and cauliflower curry tonight and eat them quite often. They're full of vitamins and fibre and a lot less calories pro-rata than rice or pasta. Why wouldn't you eat them?

    Recipe please
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    I'm so used to grams now that I just realized that 4.5 oz of sweet potato means nothing to me, like how I feel kind of blank when someone says 65 kg until I do the math.

    Weird. Almost unpatriotic. ;-)

    I left my digital scale at mom's and am making due with my spring scale until I get back over there.

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  • Rosyone
    Rosyone Posts: 74 Member
    I wish I could eat the regular ones without craving carbs later, but on the bright side, that's the only common non-sweet starchy food that causes such problems. I've talked to people on here who can eat potatoes but not pasta or bread. That would be a lot harder for me.
  • questionfear
    questionfear Posts: 527 Member
    JustMissTracy wrote: »
    questionfear wrote: »
    JustMissTracy wrote: »
    I eat sweet potatoes just about every day...sometimes even just as a pre or post-workout snack. Half of a small one, with a touch of butter and seasalt tend to fight off that crazy monster hunger I get after a good workout...and alternatively, it helps me to have the energy I need to do a good workout in the first place! xo

    I love eating sweet potatoes that way! Often I'll have 1/3-1/2 a sweet potato and one or two hard boiled eggs as breakfast. Holds me over nicely until lunch.

    You are my twin! That was my brekkie today too!

    Awesome! My coworkers think it's crazy, but then they tell me how good it smells after I heat it up. :)
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    Sweet potatoes are fine to eat because they are not white.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    eat of course. eat what you want. work it off. simple.

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