Guest guest Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 I love sweet potatoes because they have so much flavour on their own, so all I do is peel them and then cook them like regular potatoes (mashed). I leave in some of the water it was cooked in and mash them, adding a bit of salt and pepper. I eat it as is. mmm, yummy! Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 I love sweet potatoes because they have so much flavour on their own, so all I do is peel them and then cook them like regular potatoes (mashed). I leave in some of the water it was cooked in and mash them, adding a bit of salt and pepper. I eat it as is. mmm, yummy! Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 > What is the best way to prepare these ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 I like to bake mine in the microwave too, and add a little Molly McButter. Stasia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 I love sweet potatoes. Typically, I prick them with a fork and toss them in the oven. I tend to eat more of them in the later fall and winter than in the summer. I suppose you could microwave them like regular potatoes too. After they are baked I split them down the middle, and sprinkle with nutmeg, or salt. Sometimes both. My kids also like them. No clue on the rest of what you asked. Grace --------------------------------- for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Hi Grace, I tried one the other day, and noticed that it didn't make me feel tired and sluggish like white potatos. I may try a little cinnamon or splenda on it next time. > I love sweet potatoes. Typically, I prick them with a fork and toss them in the oven. I tend to eat more of them in the later fall and winter than in the summer. I suppose you could microwave them like regular potatoes too. After they are baked I split them down the middle, and sprinkle with nutmeg, or salt. Sometimes both. > > My kids also like them. No clue on the rest of what you asked. > > Grace > > > > > --------------------------------- > for Good > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Basically, sweet potatoes are lower glycemic than white potatoes. They cause less of a jump in your blood sugar. Here's a good glycemic index FAQ http://www.glycemicindex.com/faq.htm Somewhere in there it talks about starches and potato chemicals. :-/ I microwave sweet potatoes and eat them plain or sprinkle with butter, splenda, and cinnamon. On 9/18/05, ne182105 <no_reply > wrote: > For those who eat these, how do you prepare them? Also, can someone > recommend a website that explains chemically white sweet potatos are > better than white? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Basically, sweet potatoes are lower glycemic than white potatoes. They cause less of a jump in your blood sugar. Here's a good glycemic index FAQ http://www.glycemicindex.com/faq.htm Somewhere in there it talks about starches and potato chemicals. :-/ I microwave sweet potatoes and eat them plain or sprinkle with butter, splenda, and cinnamon. On 9/18/05, ne182105 <no_reply > wrote: > For those who eat these, how do you prepare them? Also, can someone > recommend a website that explains chemically white sweet potatos are > better than white? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Thanks again , I'll read the info after posting this message. I prefer white potatos, but hate the way I feel afterwards. Almost worst than eating a candy bar. Hard to believe at one point I ate sweets and white potatoes daiy. > > For those who eat these, how do you prepare them? Also, can someone > > recommend a website that explains chemically white sweet potatos are > > better than white? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Thanks again , I'll read the info after posting this message. I prefer white potatos, but hate the way I feel afterwards. Almost worst than eating a candy bar. Hard to believe at one point I ate sweets and white potatoes daiy. > > For those who eat these, how do you prepare them? Also, can someone > > recommend a website that explains chemically white sweet potatos are > > better than white? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Prick 'em, microwave, then split them and sprinkle Molly McButter. They're yum. I love having these with one of those tuna pouches for lunch. Stasia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 I meant to get six sweet potatos, but just realized I got one sweet potato and five yams. Is there a huge difference in taste and the way yams effect blood sugar? I'll try making one tomorrow. > > I love sweet potatoes. Typically, I prick them with a fork and > toss them in the oven. I tend to eat more of them in the later fall > and winter than in the summer. I suppose you could microwave them > like regular potatoes too. After they are baked I split them down > the middle, and sprinkle with nutmeg, or salt. Sometimes both. > > > > My kids also like them. No clue on the rest of what you asked. > > > > Grace > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > for Good > > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 I always thought they were the same thing....I probably will sound like a moron for just typing that. But, is there a difference? I guess I never really thought about it. But, I usually buy Yams, and they taste like sweet potatoes to me.....Or course I cannot tell the difference between Coke, and Pepsi....so maybe I'm not a good judge. How funny....There is a difference? Really, all these years I thought they were the same...humm ~ ne182105 <no_reply > wrote: I meant to get six sweet potatos, but just realized I got one sweet potato and five yams. Is there a huge difference in taste and the way yams effect blood sugar? I'll try making one tomorrow. > > I love sweet potatoes. Typically, I prick them with a fork and > toss them in the oven. I tend to eat more of them in the later fall > and winter than in the summer. I suppose you could microwave them > like regular potatoes too. After they are baked I split them down > the middle, and sprinkle with nutmeg, or salt. Sometimes both. > > > > My kids also like them. No clue on the rest of what you asked. > > > > Grace > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > for Good > > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 ---wow i didn't know the difference either... heather there is a big difference in coke or pepsi... dh has finally brought me to the dark side and we are a pepsi one house household now ...he grew up pepsi and i grew up in a cocacola house lol val In , Kerr <alexemmekerr@y...> wrote: > I always thought they were the same thing....I probably will sound like a moron for just typing that. But, is there a difference? > > I guess I never really thought about it. But, I usually buy Yams, and they taste like sweet potatoes to me.....Or course I cannot tell the difference between Coke, and Pepsi....so maybe I'm not a good judge. > > How funny....There is a difference? Really, all these years I thought they were the same...humm > > ~ > > ne182105 <no_reply > wrote: > I meant to get six sweet potatos, but just realized I got one sweet > potato and five yams. Is there a huge difference in taste and the > way yams effect blood sugar? I'll try making one tomorrow. > > > > > I love sweet potatoes. Typically, I prick them with a fork and > > toss them in the oven. I tend to eat more of them in the later > fall > > and winter than in the summer. I suppose you could microwave them > > like regular potatoes too. After they are baked I split them down > > the middle, and sprinkle with nutmeg, or salt. Sometimes both. > > > > > > My kids also like them. No clue on the rest of what you asked. > > > > > > Grace > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > for Good > > > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 Hi Val, I think Dawn posted a previous message about how the two differ in terms of taste, orgin, ect. Here is also another link: http://www.seedsofknowledge.com/yams.html What I'd like to know is how the two differ chemically, in my body after I eat them? Does the yam cause a rise in insulin like white potatoes, or is it similar to the sweet potatoe? > > > > I love sweet potatoes. Typically, I prick them with a fork > and > > > toss them in the oven. I tend to eat more of them in the later > > fall > > > and winter than in the summer. I suppose you could microwave > them > > > like regular potatoes too. After they are baked I split them > down > > > the middle, and sprinkle with nutmeg, or salt. Sometimes both. > > > > > > > > My kids also like them. No clue on the rest of what you asked. > > > > > > > > Grace > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > > for Good > > > > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 So did I . > > > I love sweet potatoes. Typically, I prick them with a fork and > > toss them in the oven. I tend to eat more of them in the later > fall > > and winter than in the summer. I suppose you could microwave them > > like regular potatoes too. After they are baked I split them down > > the middle, and sprinkle with nutmeg, or salt. Sometimes both. > > > > > > My kids also like them. No clue on the rest of what you asked. > > > > > > Grace > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > for Good > > > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 Well thank God, I am not the only one!!!! LOL I still am wondering, are they the same?.....They have to be, they taste the same, and Walmart Supercenter only carries Yams, for those who want sweet potatoes they must think they are the same thing too...... ne182105 <no_reply > wrote: So did I . > > > I love sweet potatoes. Typically, I prick them with a fork and > > toss them in the oven. I tend to eat more of them in the later > fall > > and winter than in the summer. I suppose you could microwave them > > like regular potatoes too. After they are baked I split them down > > the middle, and sprinkle with nutmeg, or salt. Sometimes both. > > > > > > My kids also like them. No clue on the rest of what you asked. > > > > > > Grace > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > for Good > > > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 Yesterday I looked over my receipt from the grocery store, and saw yams and sweet potatos, that's when It stood out to me. I did notice the yams were a slightly different color, but I thought it had something to do with ripeness(if that applies to veggies), so I was clueless. lol In , Kerr <alexemmekerr@y...> wrote: > Well thank God, I am not the only one!!!! LOL > > I still am wondering, are they the same?.....They have to be, they taste the same, and Walmart Supercenter only carries Yams, for those who want sweet potatoes they must think they are the same thing too...... > > ne182105 <no_reply > wrote: > So did I . > > > > I love sweet potatoes. Typically, I prick them with a fork > and > > > toss them in the oven. I tend to eat more of them in the later > > fall > > > and winter than in the summer. I suppose you could microwave > them > > > like regular potatoes too. After they are baked I split them > down > > > the middle, and sprinkle with nutmeg, or salt. Sometimes both. > > > > > > > > My kids also like them. No clue on the rest of what you asked. > > > > > > > > Grace > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > > for Good > > > > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 Really....where they in the same bin? ~ ne182105 <no_reply > wrote: Yesterday I looked over my receipt from the grocery store, and saw yams and sweet potatos, that's when It stood out to me. I did notice the yams were a slightly different color, but I thought it had something to do with ripeness(if that applies to veggies), so I was clueless. lol In , Kerr <alexemmekerr@y...> wrote: > Well thank God, I am not the only one!!!! LOL > > I still am wondering, are they the same?.....They have to be, they taste the same, and Walmart Supercenter only carries Yams, for those who want sweet potatoes they must think they are the same thing too...... > > ne182105 <no_reply > wrote: > So did I . > > > > I love sweet potatoes. Typically, I prick them with a fork > and > > > toss them in the oven. I tend to eat more of them in the later > > fall > > > and winter than in the summer. I suppose you could microwave > them > > > like regular potatoes too. After they are baked I split them > down > > > the middle, and sprinkle with nutmeg, or salt. Sometimes both. > > > > > > > > My kids also like them. No clue on the rest of what you asked. > > > > > > > > Grace > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > > for Good > > > > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 To be honest, I didn't pay much attention, but I'm guessing they must have been near each other for me to get things mixed up. Obviously the cashier could tell them apart since she rang them up that way. lol I'll have to pay attention next time. , Kerr <alexemmekerr@y...> wrote: > Really....where they in the same bin? > > ~ > > ne182105 <no_reply > wrote: > Yesterday I looked over my receipt from the grocery store, and saw > yams and sweet potatos, that's when It stood out to me. I did notice > the yams were a slightly different color, but I thought it had > something to do with ripeness(if that applies to veggies), so I was > clueless. lol In , > Kerr <alexemmekerr@y...> wrote: > > Well thank God, I am not the only one!!!! LOL > > > > I still am wondering, are they the same?.....They have to be, they > taste the same, and Walmart Supercenter only carries Yams, for > those who want sweet potatoes they must think they are the same > thing too...... > > > > ne182105 <no_reply > wrote: > > So did I . > > > > > I love sweet potatoes. Typically, I prick them with a fork > > and > > > > toss them in the oven. I tend to eat more of them in the > later > > > fall > > > > and winter than in the summer. I suppose you could microwave > > them > > > > like regular potatoes too. After they are baked I split them > > down > > > > the middle, and sprinkle with nutmeg, or salt. Sometimes > both. > > > > > > > > > > My kids also like them. No clue on the rest of what you > asked. > > > > > > > > > > Grace > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > > > for Good > > > > > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief > effort. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 Oh, this sounds good. I will have to put them on my grocery list. Thanks, -- Sweet Potatoes Hey Kath, I sometimes use " I can't believe it's not Butter " spray and Sugar Twin Brown Sugar (substitute) on my sweet potatoes. Lately I've been putting them in foil and baking them in the oven and they are so good plain that way. Must be the baking that cooks it differently and better than a quick cook in the microwave. Just another way to eat a sweet potato. > > > > Hi Kathy, > > > > I personally use coconut oil and what is called > > something like palm shortening. No trans fats, and use > <snip> > > > > Do you need some sweet potato recipe ideas? I have > > several in case you want to try them some different > > ways. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Well raw generally means " as is " , not doing anything to it beyond picking or killing it, so curing something is processing it. Although Paleo claims Jerky is ok... But the biggest no no for Paleoist is that potatoes in all forms are new world foods and we did not evolve to eat them. ________________________________ From: Thia .... <bipolyf@...> Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 2:18:31 PM Subject: Re: lemon pudding/ (was Re: Dehydrating sprouts/Sparrow) I haven't read the entire page you linked to, but based on the info in your email, I am not sure how they are not raw? Seems the highest temp is 85 degrees. Ok, so they are " cured " but still at temps below the standard for being considered raw (ie: still active enzymes. Folks vary on when destruction happens. Anywhere from 105 to 118 degrees.) :~) Thia On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Cody <lecody2001 (DOT) com> wrote: > > > Some sweet potatoes are washed and graded for sale as soon as they are dug. > This is called the " green crop. " Others are cured and stored in large bins > until they are needed for market. " Cured " is the process of allowing the > skin on the potatoes to tighten, the starches to turn to sugars, and the > abrasions to heal. " Cured " potatoes are sweeter than " green stock " and are > more resistant to skinning. When sweet potatoes are cured they are kept at a > constant temperature of about 85 degrees and at a relative humidity of 85 to > 95 percent for 5 to 7 days. Once the curing process is over, sweet potatoes > are placed in storage at 55-65 degrees until needed for market. > > http://www.agr. state.nc. us/agscool/ commodities/ sweetkid. htm > > Seems most sweet potatoes are not quite raw when you get them... I suspect > one would have to compare a real fresh one to one that has been cured. > > C. > > ____________ ________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Ahhh, difference in definition! In the raw food community, if the enzymes are still active (anything under a specific degree, as I mentioned before) it is considered " raw " . Which is why many raw foodists use a dehydrator. " potatoes in all forms are new world foods and we did not evolve to eat them. " Um, what about the folks who descended from those here, in the new world? Thia On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 2:50 PM, Cody <lecody2001@...> wrote: > > > Well raw generally means " as is " , not doing anything to it beyond picking > or killing it, so curing something is processing it. Although Paleo claims > Jerky is ok... But the biggest no no for Paleoist is that potatoes in all > forms are new world foods and we did not evolve to eat them. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 At most it has only been around 13,000 to 15,000 years or so, not long enough to evolve. Humans evolves over hundreds of thousands of years... ________________________________ From: Thia .... <bipolyf@...> Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 4:05:20 PM Subject: Re: Sweet Potatoes Ahhh, difference in definition! In the raw food community, if the enzymes are still active (anything under a specific degree, as I mentioned before) it is considered " raw " . Which is why many raw foodists use a dehydrator. " potatoes in all forms are new world foods and we did not evolve to eat them. " Um, what about the folks who descended from those here, in the new world? Thia On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 2:50 PM, Cody <lecody2001 (DOT) com> wrote: > > > Well raw generally means " as is " , not doing anything to it beyond picking > or killing it, so curing something is processing it. Although Paleo claims > Jerky is ok... But the biggest no no for Paleoist is that potatoes in all > forms are new world foods and we did not evolve to eat them. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 On 4/25/09, Cody <lecody2001@...> wrote: > > At most it has only been around 13,000 to 15,000 years > or so, not long enough to evolve. Humans evolves over > hundreds of thousands of years... At which point, what we " go back to " depends on which paleontologists/biological historians we're listening to. I rather favor Sir Alister Hardy's theories. They make a lot of logical sense to me. Hardy (and later proponent) put proto-humans as tree-dwelling fruitarians who moved to a littoral (water-side) lifestyle when the climate warmed to such an extent that life away from water was unsustainable. Around the Pleistocene or late Pliocene (abt. 2 million years ago) the diet therefore shifted to seaweeds, shellfish, fish, and birds. Few traces are left of this stage of human development because the ancient shorelines are now a couple hundred feet under water. It was during this littoral phase that our brains increased greatly in size (due to the omega fats in a seafood diet) and we gained skin-attached subcutaneous fat (a trait we share with aquatic mammals but not with land mammals) and lost our body hair -- evolutionary traits that have not had enough time or biological pressure to reverse. Hardy even explained keeping hair on the head as a protection from the sun as littoral humans spent a lot of time standing up in water too deep for land predators and too shallow for sea predators to attack them. Long hair might also have served as a way for infants to grasp hold of mothers in the water. We still see vestigal reactions in newborns - they can swim and have a grasp reflex strong enough to hang from a clothesline if placed there, both instinctual reactions that later vanish. So for someone looking for an " original human diet " , Hardy's theories would suggest a coastline diet (too bad it's so polluted these days!) as the oldest human diet. Fascinating stuff to think about. Sparrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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