Yams/Sweet potatoes.

[ReverendNewman]

Guys, am I defeating the purpose peeling and NOT eating the skins of my Yams/Sweet potatoes? I just can't seem to choke 'em down.

[MickeyKnox]

Not at all. Peel em and eat em. Youre gtg.

[gbrice75]

You're stripping away most of the nutrients which lie right under the skin, but in strict terms of a carb, it's fine either way.

[baseline_9]

Chop em up.... Roast under tin foil.... Mash with salt, pepper and butter.... Enjoy

[gymfu]

Chop em up.... Roast under tin foil.... Mash with salt, pepper and butter.... Enjoy

Butter? Really? I haven't eaten butter in a couple of years.

[losieloos]

Hmmmm yams, I love the taste I never eat the skin tho

[ReverendNewman]

Hot damn. That does sound good!

[cj111]

What's the matter with butter? If you're going to use anything it's either butter or coconut oil

[baseline_9]

What's the matter with butter? If you're going to use anything it's either butter or coconut oil

Yes sir.....

Nothing wrong with butter.... Go for grass fed and you get a better fatty acid profile too...

Butter is a good fat source....

The media have made butter and carbs the enemy over the years... But it's just a phase...

[gymfu]

Yes sir.....

Nothing wrong with butter.... Go for grass fed and you get a better fatty acid profile too...

Butter is a good fat source....

The media have made butter and carbs the enemy over the years... But it's just a phase...

Hum....I'm going to have to disagree with that one. There are MUCH better choices for healthy fats.

[baseline_9]

Hum....I'm going to have to disagree with that one. There are MUCH better choices for healthy fats.

Disagree with what?

I'm not saying its better than all other sources of fat....

I'm saying its a good choice and people who are terrified of consuming any butter need to relax a little....


Here is a small extract from John Meadows website regarding Butter





Grass-Fed Organic butter - I saw a shirt once that said "Butter was framed". I thought it was awesome, and how appropriate. So well-put, when you think about how people believe that butter is not heart friendly but margarine is. A study in "Nutrition Week" demonstrated that those who eat margarine have double the heart disease of those who eat butter. The reality is that butter IS HEART HEALTHY! It contains a perfect ratio of Omega 3 to 6; it contains all the fat soluble vitamins, many anti-oxidants like selenium, and much more. The saturated fats are generally short and medium chain for quick and easy digestion and for protection against infection and tumors. Lecithin is also a natural component of butter that assists in the proper assimilation and metabolization of cholesterol and other fats.

Butter also has this thing called "Wulzen Factor" in it. Researcher Rosalind Wulzen discovered that this substance protects humans and animals from calcification of the joints-degenerative arthritis.

I could go on and on about butter, just know that some everyday is good for you.

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Hum....I'm going to have to disagree with that one. There are MUCH better choices for healthy fats.

i think the main point is butter is a much better choice than plastic, erm.. (i mean margarine )

[baseline_9]

i think the main point is butter is a much better choice than plastic, erm.. (i mean margarine )

I'd go so far as to say it can and should be used I'm small amounts on a regular basis....

[crazy mike]

Looks good man...cm

[cj111]

Forgot to say.., I over cooked my sweet potato last night by like 30 min I figured they would be ruined.. But oh man they tasted better! They got carmelized I guess and it was like candy.. Needless to say I ate to many

[gbrice75]

Forgot to say.., I over cooked my sweet potato last night by like 30 min I figured they would be ruined.. But oh man they tasted better! They got carmelized I guess and it was like candy.. Needless to say I ate to many

REALLY!!! How'd you cook it? I'll have to do this... true candied yams.

[Armykid93]

REALLY!!! How'd you cook it? I'll have to do this... true candied yams.

Lol x2

[Armykid93]

Yes sir.....

Nothing wrong with butter.... Go for grass fed and you get a better fatty acid profile too...

Butter is a good fat source....

The media have made butter and carbs the enemy over the years... But it's just a phase...

Butter is bad! People need to be taking in diet coke. That helps you lose weight....

[ReverendNewman]

hahahhahahha

Butter is bad! People need to be taking in diet coke. That helps you lose weight....

[cj111]

I just cut em and stuck em on tin foil at 375. And probably cooked for 40 min? The outsides got a lil black on some. But you notice they start to turn dark, and leak brown juice it looks like molasses... Throw a piece in your mouth and bite down and it literally just dissolves into sweet satisfaction... Best kitchen mistake I've made in a while.

[gbrice75]

I just cut em and stuck em on tin foil at 375. And probably cooked for 40 min? The outsides got a lil black on some. But you notice they start to turn dark, and leak brown juice it looks like molasses... Throw a piece in your mouth and bite down and it literally just dissolves into sweet satisfaction... Best kitchen mistake I've made in a while.

Awesomeness! Overcooking sweet potato/yam this weekend...

[crazy mike]

Love butter and love baked sweet potatoes. When I was dieting for a show way back when. I was stivig for "0" carbs, three weeks out. At work I was loosing my eyesight, (blurry) could think or concentrate and couldn't stay wake. I left went to a rest and ate 1 baked potato with nothing on it. Take this with a grain of salt maybe but it was a shot of speed, I couldn't seep that afternoon and went back to work like a demon. Ha what a trip. I learned just how a carb like that could pull me out from the depths of nothing for energy.....just a story about baked potatoes and me. ...crazy mike


Quote "What do you think your body would process better? Besides butter tastes way better anyways, margarine is synthetic bullshit"...I like that comment . ...crazy

[baseline_9]

I cook mine under foil for 60 mins and they are beautiful mashed...

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ive always microwaved mine in plastic wrap and they come out soft and very moist.. will have to try the baking method.

[bigZthedestroyer]

I take the skins off mine. I slice them up, melt some coconut oil over them the sprinkle a little seasoned salt or pepper and bake on 400 degrees for about 30 minutes..so good!

[Combatant]

This was a great thread, lots if great ideas I'm gonna try. Especially the coconut oil, haven't cooked with that yet.

[gymfu]

Ok.....y'all might be right. I'm going to stay away from it.

Lol, I guess I'm terrified of it like you said.

I have a severe allergy to dairy so I couldn't use real butter anyway, but good info.

[ReverendNewman]

Ok.....y'all might be right. I'm going to stay away from it.

Lol, I guess I'm terrified of it like you said.

I have a severe allergy to dairy so I couldn't use real butter anyway, but good info.

Just use a little Smart Balance Light. Half the fat, and u still get that buttery taste. I haven't used regular butter in years.

[cj111]

Butter is natural, margarine is not...

What do you think your body would process better? Besides butter tastes way better anyways, margarine is synthetic bullshit

[cj111]

Just whipped up a batch. Next time going to put a lil olive oil under neath, they wanted to stick to the tinfoil a bit
Its disturbing how good these taste....

[canesfan804]

I bake mine in the toaster oven for about 1.5 hrs with NO FOIL. Just throw the sweet potatoes in and turn oven on. The skin will get crispy and peels right off and the inside is carmelized and super sweet and house smells great. Put a pan or foil under to catch drippings.

[AlinSR]

Either way, you will be fine. I don't like the skins because they are so tough.