sweet potato. Eat or not to eat?
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Sweet potatoes are fine to eat because they are not white.
Huh? What about Yukon Gold potatoes They are not white.. and what about red skinned potatoes. They are only white on the inside.
Eat all of the potatoes for they are tasty and make a wonderful addition to a complete and balanced diet.
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Eat, for the nutrition. It's high in vitamin a, and a great source of fibre.0
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Unless there's a medical need, you don't need to limit anything.
Eat the corn, sweet potatoes, white potatoes, whatever. Fit the foods you love into your calorie goal and enjoy.0 -
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I eat anywhere from 300-400 grams of sweet potato a day! Love them with some cinnamon and almond butter!0
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I'm having sweet potato fries tonight. I like both regular and sweet potatoes. Just depends on the day or what else I'm having. Both are good.0
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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. ;-)
you're posting like an expat!0 -
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
Not any more unhelpful than your unhelpful. OP wanted an opinion on whether or not to eat sweet potatoes. I gave her one, an incorrect and MFP-food racist one.
Many, many people believe the color of foods dictate how unhelpful they'll be in an overall diet. White food, specifically potatoes, rice, and bread, get much of that blame.
OP, eat the sweet potatoes and quit worrying about whether Whitey the Carb will make you fat.0 -
eat. yum.0
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Yes, eat everything, in moderation.0
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Just had a sweet potato last night with my dinner, it was so good, plus the kitchen smelled so nice from having it in the oven. It was also very filling and I didn't get hungry later. For some reason, when I eat starchy food like that, I sleep so soundly. Sweet potatoes make me think of cozy things, and I think that's why! (I confess that I do not shy away from carbs.)0
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
Not any more unhelpful than your unhelpful. OP wanted an opinion on whether or not to eat sweet potatoes. I gave her one, an incorrect and MFP-food racist one.
Many, many people believe the color of foods dictate how unhelpful they'll be in an overall diet. White food, specifically potatoes, rice, and bread, get much of that blame.
OP, eat the sweet potatoes and quit worrying about whether Whitey the Carb will make you fat.
In context? no. Not helpful. Give her your framework, rather than spouting what you see as "demonizing" or whatever.
Tell her how you eat. Make suggestions.
You mocked. Plain and simple.
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I'm not sure I get the question. If you're doing some special diet that limits carbs or whathaveyou, then maybe the potato doesn't fit in.
If it's just about losing weight, the potato won't stop you from losing. You could eat a diet comprised of potatoes (and only potatoes) and still lose weight. Weight loss is about burning more energy than you get from your food and that's it.
Personally, I eat quite a bit of potato. I have one or two a week. I need the potassium.
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I have them a few times a week myself. They're soooo good and good for you too. One of my fave things is slicing them really thin and making chips in the oven. 0
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
Agreed.0 -
I love sweet potato!
If you are looking to lose weight, you can eat ANYTHING - honestly. Just keep an eye on portion control and make it fit into your calories. Also, I have to add - sweet potatoes are very good for you!0 -
Sweet potatoes are healthy! Full of vitamins, lower glycemic index so you're full longer. It's the slathering them in butter and brown sugar that's bad for you!
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You don't need to limit any of those, other than to make sure you're eating a balanced diet within your calorie goals. All those foods are good for you.0
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Sweet potatoes are healthy! Full of vitamins, lower glycemic index so you're full longer. It's the slathering them in butter and brown sugar that's bad for you!
As long as you count the calories in them, putting butter and brown sugar on your sweet potatoes isn't going to be harmful (unless you have a medical reason to limit fat and/or sugar).0 -
Eat all the potatoes0
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Yeah ITA- I like to eat both sweet and regular potatoes- just make them fit within my calorie goals0
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I eat them a few times a week and I'm losing fat just fine. They give me great energy for working out0
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Omg I eat a large baked sweet potato after almost every morning workout. Baked in the oven (the only way!) and totally plain or with hot sauce. So satisfying and uber healthy! It's helped my lose lbs!0
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janejellyroll wrote: »
As long as you count the calories in them, putting butter and brown sugar on your sweet potatoes isn't going to be harmful (unless you have a medical reason to limit fat and/or sugar).Sweet potatoes are healthy! Full of vitamins, lower glycemic index so you're full longer. It's the slathering them in butter and brown sugar that's bad for you!
Very true! That was more a reference to potatoes in general getting a bad rap, when really it's all the stuff people load them up with that does them in--so to speak.
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Sweet potatoes, and regular potatoes, and corn, are all delicious and nutritious foods that fit perfectly well into a balanced diet. The way some people vilify foods just saddens me.
Sweet Potato Nutrition Facts
Baked (Russet) Potato Nutrition Facts
Sweet Corn Nutrition Facts
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