Do you eat the skin on your sweet potato?

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  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,426 Member
    I do not eat sweet potato skin off of a baked sweet potato.
  • madwells1
    madwells1 Posts: 510 Member
    Only if its crispy on a baked sweet potato. Other than that, for some reason I just can't do it. The dog likes it though :D
  • dknight36
    dknight36 Posts: 182 Member
    I eat it all!
  • Wynterbourne
    Wynterbourne Posts: 2,200 Member
    Absolutely.
  • Steelpit202
    Steelpit202 Posts: 51 Member
    The only part of a sweet potato I don't eat are the ends.
  • vegmebuff
    vegmebuff Posts: 31,389 Member
    I prefer it with it...therefore I make sure it's an organic one though
  • wingspan222
    wingspan222 Posts: 1 Member
    Absolutely!
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 9,961 Member
    Nope. Nasty taste. Nasty texture.
  • positivepowers
    positivepowers Posts: 902 Member
    I don't eat potatoes much anymore but when I did, I ate the skin, both white and sweet potatoes. I was told by a Registered Dietician that most of the nutrition lies in the skin.
  • goatg
    goatg Posts: 1,399 Member
    Absolutely. It contains a ton of nutrients. I do this whenever possible.
    A lot of our ideas about food are culturally framed.

    I’ll eat orange skin, squash rind, I’ll toss moderate amounts of more bitter peels into smoothies.
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »
    I got into a debate whether it's more common to eat the skin or not when you have a baked sweet potato. I have always eaten the skin, but my friend was so amazed that I ate the skin and said shes "never seen anyone do that or heard of anyone doing that in her life."

    So I am wondering what you guys on here do. Do you eat the skin or just the inside? If you don't, do you on a regular potato?

    I've done this with regular potatoes, but NEVER with sweet potatoes.
  • Chunkahlunkah
    Chunkahlunkah Posts: 373 Member
    Yes.

    When I had problems with IBS, I stopped eating the skin for a while bc it bothered my stomach, but I'm fine with it now.
  • amandaeve
    amandaeve Posts: 723 Member
    I eat all potato skins, and I’m another shrimp tail eater as well.
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    I didn't until recently, but now I do. I started a similar thread a month or so ago. It's delicious!
  • marissafit06
    marissafit06 Posts: 1,996 Member
    Only when diced and roasted
  • WestCoastCyclist
    WestCoastCyclist Posts: 15 Member
    I love the skin on sweet potatoes (and regular potatoes). But, I also eat the whole (skin and flesh) portion of lime or lemon in a drink, as well as shrimp tails. I learned something today - I had no idea that anyone else ate the shrimp tails.
  • MichelleWithMoxie
    MichelleWithMoxie Posts: 1,819 Member
    amandaeve wrote: »
    I eat all potato skins, and I’m another shrimp tail eater as well.
    WestCoastCyclist wrote: »
    I love the skin on sweet potatoes (and regular potatoes). But, I also eat the whole (skin and flesh) portion of lime or lemon in a drink, as well as shrimp tails. I learned something today - I had no idea that anyone else ate the shrimp tails.

    *high five* :smiley:
  • vegmebuff
    vegmebuff Posts: 31,389 Member
    Or...you could make chips out of the skins too...yummo

    https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/simple-salty-sweet-potato-skin-chips/
  • Kalex1975
    Kalex1975 Posts: 427 Member
    MichSmish wrote: »
    Yes. But I also eat mango skin, and shrimp tails. I like the crunch ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    I thought I was the only one who ate shrimp tails! I always get the strangest looks when I eat them :smile:
  • AngryViking1970
    AngryViking1970 Posts: 2,847 Member
    Yeah. All of it.

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