Yams/Sweet Potatoes

[paulsed1]

I have been meaning to start including the above mentioned carbs in my diet for the longest time, I keep hearing they are great foods. My primary carb sources lately have been oatmeal, wheat pasta, fiber one bread, fruits, veggies and whatever trace amounts are in MRP/protein powder. I was just wondering for those of you that eat sweet potatoes and/or yams regularly how you like to prepare them? I am pretty big on simplicity too, as long as the taste is not completely awful. I can remember back in high school, I used to bake a potato the previous night and eat it cold the next day like an apple. Not exactly a tasty treat. Guess we didn't have a microwave there.

 

[jbish8]

My wife bakes them, slits it down the middle, sprays some fat free I can't believe it's not butter spray all over it and some salt and pepper. I just pick it up and eat it skin and all and it's delicious. If you aren't watching your sugar, I can even get my kids to eat them with some brown sugar.

 

[Marat]

These come out pretty good.
Oven-Baked Sweet Potato Fries - Country Living

 

[Built]

I wrap 'em in foil and bake 'em until soft. Split it open, salt it, and butter if you can afford the calories.

 

[HOOPIE]

bake them or nuke them
spray butter
cinnamin
1 tsp splenda brown sugar

 

[Built]

They're also wonderful with salt and - wait for it - peach jam. I do this often for carbubs, or for post workout.

 

[HOOPIE]

They're also wonderful with salt and - wait for it - peach jam. I do this often for carbubs, or for post workout.

Peach jam thats intersting and sounds good...I may try that one

 

[Built]

Strawberry's nice too. Don't forget the salt though - it brings out the sweetness.

 

[HOOPIE]

Strawberry's nice too. Don't forget the salt though - it brings out the sweetness.

See thats why i put salt onmyself, cause it brings out my sweetness....

 

[Tank316]

They're also wonderful with salt and - wait for it - peach jam. I do this often for carbubs, or for post workout.

Nice, thanks Built, I just made some this eve!

 

[Built]

Aren't they amazing? Ever since I've (mostly) stopped eating grain, I've had to look for substitutes for carbups. Jammy sweet potatoes have done much to ease the transition.

 

[powerlifter316]

I like to add peanut butter or almond butter to them with a little cinnamon and brown sugar. You could sub splenda for the sugar, and it would still taste great.

 

[danzik17]

Oh man.

Wash them, poke some holes in them. Take a small amount of olive oil (or even do what I do and use olive oil cooking spray) and evenly cover the the surface of the potato. Wrap it in tin foil and put it in the toaster on around 350deg for 1-1.5 hours.

The outside will be burnt slightly but the inside is just delicious!