Category: Vegetables

boiled, roasted, mashed, fried… ? You could try mixing them up with regular potatoes. When making mashed potatoes, add some of the sweet potatoes to the mix, start with a little bit, then increase ratio of sweet to regular potatoes. Can you cook sweet potatoes the same as regular potatoes? You can boil or steam […]

Yes, you can eat the skin of a sweet potato! Just like regular potatoes, the skin of a sweet potato is edible and it is packed full of vitamins and antioxidants. Are sweet potatoes better baked or microwaved? All cooking methods cause foods to lose some of their nutrients, but the quicker your potato cooks, […]

Limiting your serving of sweet potatoes to a half cup or less may help prevent undesirable symptoms. To avoid overwhelming your limited capacity to handle mannitol, avoid other mannitol-rich foods, such as watermelon, mushrooms, cauliflower, celery and snow peas, on the days you have sweet potatoes. Why do sweet potatoes give me gas? The fermentation […]

You always—always—want to wash the skins before cooking or cutting sweet potatoes. It’s never a bad idea to give them a firm scrubbing with a clean vegetable brush, either. Sweet potatoes do grow in the ground, after all, and you don’t want any of that dirt or grit to end up in your finished dish. […]

All cooking methods cause foods to lose some of their nutrients, but the quicker your potato cooks, the more nutrients it will retain. Baking a sweet potato in the microwave preserves far more nutrients (folate, vitamins A and C) than boiling it, for example. What is the healthiest way to cook sweet potatoes? Boiling sweet […]

Sweet potatoes are nutritious, high in fiber, very filling, and delicious. They can be eaten boiled, baked, steamed, or fried. Sweet potatoes are usually orange but also found in other colors, such as white, red, pink, violet, yellow, and purple. Is it healthy to steam sweet potatoes? Boiling sweet potatoes retains more beta-carotene and makes […]

Boiling may actually retain most of the antioxidant power of sweet potatoes, compared to roasting and steaming. If we compare baking to boiling microscopically, boiling helps thin out the cell walls and gelatinize the starch, which may enhance the bioavailability of nutrients. Is steaming or boiling sweet potatoes better? Boiling sweet potatoes retains more beta-carotene […]

Baked sweet potatoes are a nutritious and healthy complex carbohydrate that you can enjoy year-round. Both sweet and savory, this top potato pick is packed full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber. Sweet potatoes can be mashed and served as a side, in casseroles, or sliced and baked for sweet potato fries. What’s the healthiest […]

When feeding your dog a sweet potato, make sure it’s cooked and that the skin is removed; leaving the skin on makes it harder for your dog to digest. You should never feed your dog a raw sweet potato. Not only are they difficult to chew, but they can upset your dog’s stomach and potentially […]

Sweet potatoes Similarly to oats, sweet potatoes stimulate melatonin production and gradually energise your body throughout the course of the night, increasing the duration of your sleep. Easily incorporate them into your diet by replacing white potatoes with the sweet alternative. Why do I feel sleepy after eating potatoes? Reports of potato poisoning state that […]

Research shows that sweet potatoes can lower your LDL “bad” cholesterol, which may lower your odds of heart problems. How do sweet potatoes lower cholesterol? Sweet Potatoes Soluble fiber helps the body excrete cholesterol by binding to bile acids. Sweet potatoes are loaded with soluble fiber, especially the peel—so if you want to maximize its […]