Tag: Sweet Potato

Final Bite. In short, it’s safe to eat raw sweet potatoes. They come with plenty of nutrition and health benefits. Eating one from time to time provides you with more than enough Vitamin A for the day, as well as a good amount of fiber. Is it OK to eat half cooked sweet potato? Turns […]

Since every sweet potato varies in size and thickness, you can’t simply trust that it will cook in 45 minutes. Check for yourself by poking the potato with a fork. If it goes in easily, it’s ready to eat! How do you know when a sweet potato is fully cooked? Place the sweet potatoes on […]

Sweet potatoes are an incredibly large and dense vegetable, in their raw state, which means they take forever to fully cook. When the sweet potatoes are halved, the baking time is dramatically reduced. Why are my sweet potatoes not getting soft in the oven? It’s too cold in there, which changes the potato’s cell structure […]

Fresh sweet potatoes should have a firm texture. Thus, when you feel your sweet potatoes soft or mushy, it may be the sign proving that your sweet potatoes start to rot. Sweet potatoes have a firm texture. Can you eat hard sweet potato? “I didn’t know you could eat sweet potato raw,” our Food Director […]

Benefits of low GI foods Share on Pinterest Quinoa and vegetables including carrots and sweet potatoes are slow-release carbs that are low on the GI scale. Is sweet potato OK on slow carb diet? – Sweet potatoes are not allowed on the slow carb diet, except on your Cheat day. Can you eat potatoes on […]

Every other Thursday, we bring you Nicholas Day — on cooking for children, and with children, and despite children. Also, occasionally, on top of. Today: The many ways sweet potatoes will keep the kids (and you) well-fed. Can I eat a sweet potato only? Just one sweet potato gives you 400% of the vitamin A […]

When boiled, sweet potatoes are a low glycemic index (GI) food, meaning they won’t spike your blood sugar as much as regular potatoes, according to research published in the Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. What is the lowest glycemic potato? Boiled and roasted potatoes have the lowest GI (both 59), while baked potatoes are higher […]

about three months. Sweet potatoes last for a couple weeks to one month at room temperature and about three months in the fridge. If you want to keep them usable for longer than that, consider freezing them. Does sweet potato go bad in the fridge? Sweet Potatoes last about 3-5 weeks in the pantry and […]

If you are storing raw sweet potatoes, make sure you do not rinse them first. Rinsing could lead to rotting due to the extra moisture that is being introduced. Use a dry cloth to remove any dirt before you begin to store sweet potatoes. Another way to store raw sweet potatoes is to cure them […]

If you are using water, do not leave the cut sweet potatoes out of the fridge for more than 2 hours before sticking the container in the fridge. The potatoes could become browned if they are left out too long. Uncooked sweet potatoes can be stored for 3-4 days without turning brown or getting mushy. […]

two weeks. When Raw. Stored on the counter, raw sweet potatoes can generally last up to two weeks. If you have access to a cool, dark, dry area (similar to a root cellar), sweet potatoes can last about a month. How long can sweet potatoes stay unrefrigerated? You shouldn’t leave cooked sweet potatoes at room […]

It may contain some soap residue, which might get onto the potato. If you don’t have a vegetable scrubbing brush, find a clean sponge with a scratchy, scrubby side, and use that instead. How do you scrub potatoes without a brush? To scrub potatoes, I usually just get the dish towel wet and wrap the […]

If your baked sweet potato was left wrapped in aluminum foil, it has a higher chance of causing botulism. This is because the Clostridium botulinum bacteria thrives in a low-oxygen environment. When a potato is wrapped in tin foil, it is a low-oxygen environment. How common is botulism in potatoes? Cases of botulism from foil-wrapped […]

If the sweet potatoes start turning soft or mushy, they have gone bad. The same thing is true for sweet potatoes that turned a deep shade of brown to black. Check for weird growths through the skin or the presence of mold. If the sweet potatoes have developed an off-odor, toss the tubers in the […]

Color. One of the first signs that tubers are not edible anymore is their discoloration. Their flesh becomes white, orange, yellowish, or purple while the skin gets white, yellowish, brown, purple, red, or even black color. Remember that two sweet potato varieties in the US have creamy-white flesh and golden skin. How do you know […]

The pale sweet potato has light-colored beige skin with light-yellow flesh and has a firm, dry and crumbly texture that is not as sweet. The darker sweet potato has thicker skin with dark-orange to purple flesh and has a sweeter, softer and moister texture. Should sweet potatoes be hard or soft? Firm sweet potatoes have […]

Sweet potatoes or yams or boniatos are more expensive than potatoes in countries where white/gold/blue potatoes are grown in huge quantities. Demand for sweet potatoes is irregular and inconstant, higher in some holiday seasons. Why are sweet potato so expensive? “I have not even looked into the other vegetables, but sweet potato prices are significantly […]

The Salt credits fad diets (like South Beach, Paleo, and Atkins) for giving the vegetable its “superfood” status. The vegetable contains high levels of beta carotene, and is a rich source of potassium, fiber, and vitamins A and C. When did sweet potatoes become popular? The southern migration of the plant was much more successful […]

Place the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and poke 4 to 5 holes in each sweet potato with a fork or sharp knife. Bake in the oven for approximately 60 minutes, or until soft. To test if they’re done, poke them with a fork or knife. You should should feel very little resistance when […]

Should the sweet potatoes be peeled? Yes! Sweet potatoes have a relatively thin outer skin which can be eaten when roasted. However, caramelization will not occur around the entire potato with the skin left on. How do you bake sweet potatoes with the skin off? We suggest baking them in the oven. With a fork, […]