Ok i went to the store to buy some today and they WERE HUGE!! how do you measure,cook,prepare your yams/sweet potatos. I know you don't just eat the whole thing, so also how do you portion it? sorry for the newb question but thx!
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Thread: How to eat yams/sweet potato
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08-16-2007, 01:52 PM #6
I use to cut mine in chunks, place in a plastic bag (kind you bring food home in), put a few holes in the bag, place on a plate and mircowave til soft.
After they would cool, pop them out of the skins, mix with splenda, cinnamon and a lil nutmeg and vanilla. mash all together.
Easy way to scoop out what you need.
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Here's some ways I enjoy sweet potatoes . . .
2 eat plain, I usually bake or microwave them, sometimes boiled & mashed.
Here r some of my recipes that use sweet potatoes:
1. Sweet potato munchies (chips & sticks):
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=4096163
2. Sweet potatoes smothered w/ onions, peppers & cheese:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=3983403
3. Sweet potato turkey meatloaf:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=3449631
4. Cabbage stuffed w/ meat, sweet potato & brown rice:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=4125493Best Regards,
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08-16-2007, 02:12 PM #10
1) skin on or off...boil them for an hour (or until you can easily stick a scewer into the middle). After that you an use a food scale to weigh your desired ounces.
2) If the potatoes are not too huge...spray them with PAM and then wrap them up in foil; bake! Weigh! Eat!
3) When I'm craving chips, I'll slice them really thin and broil them till they are crispy on the outside; if I want french fries..I shape them and bake them
But, I alway eat them plain. Some people use Splenda or honey to give it sweetness."Be persistant in your goals and reap the rewards"
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08-16-2007, 02:23 PM #11
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sweet potato fries...
cut them into fries, place tin foil in broiler, add a little olive oil top and bottom, sprinkle cinnamon. broil for about 5 minutes.
quick and easy. Costco use to sell the fries in a 2lb bag but not anymore. I've seen them sold at a few supermarkets but a little pricey.How can you lose fat eating 6 times a day, when I keep putting on weight eating only twice a day. - CoWorker
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I like them cut into chunks and then baked with crushed garlic, salt, pepper, parmesan cheese, olive oil and red onion julienned thin.
Combine all but the onion together and bake.
When they are about done lightly coat the onion with olive oil as well and integrate into what is already baking.
Turn it on broil for a few minutes to get great carmelization and flavor.
Now I gotta go home and do this again tonight!
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08-16-2007, 03:23 PM #20
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I normally have the smaller ones, but I just microwave them and eat them skin on. some times I'll split a larger one open and sprinkle some cinnamon on it.
but really they taste great just plain and I don't get why people don't like the skin (same with kiwi), just make sure its washed and eat the skin to
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08-16-2007, 03:48 PM #21
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08-16-2007, 08:36 PM #24
I just bought mine, a yam (the white sweet potato), it was sooo hard to find, dont know why.
The yellow sweet potato, I made pancakes, shred it and mix it with whatever you want.
QUESTION
When would you eat it when you try to cut and go for definition?and how much of course?Last edited by mudy; 08-16-2007 at 08:40 PM.
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08-16-2007, 09:11 PM #25
i usually slice and boil mine, then drain and make mashed yams from them. i add my olive oil (8 servings) and garlic and whatever other spices and separate into 8 cup-sized measurements, that way i know exactly what im getting
i LOVE yamsBryce Lewis, IFPA CPT
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