According to The Online Recipe Box, today, October 27th is National Potato Day.
Although I like both regular baked potatoes and sweet potatoes, I want to give the sweet potato some love.
Sweet potatoes, sometimes called yams are very healthy for you
- Rich in beta-carotene and packed with fiber
- A sweet potato has almost 1/3 of the Vitamin C you need for one day
- The sweet potato has a variety of skin and flesh colors. You are probably most familiar with the brown skin and orange flesh
- Many other health benefits
I like my sweet potato grilled or baked in the oven although I really wanted one for lunch one day and just popped it into the microwave and it turned out great. You can make a wide variety of foods with sweet potatoes like soup, mashed potatoes, pies and more. I personally like baked whole sweet potatoes (minus the skin) and oven baked or grilled sweet potato fries. Yum, yum!
Do you like sweet potatoes? What is your favorite way to eat one?
Favorite Aging Backwards potato = baked potato SKIN without the middle.
Favorite “splurge” potato – French Fries, in much moderation, of course! 🙂
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I love sweet potatoes. I like to make a casserole with sweet potatoes, egg, brown sugar, cinnamon and milk. I top it with pecans or walnuts and bake in the oven. SO good and great with poultry 🙂
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I love sweet potatoes roasted with onions. It all carmelizes and is absolutely fab! Slice or chuck both, drizzle with EEVO, roast at 425* till soft and browned on edges. Just like candy to me.
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#1 fave is baked, I’ll pop one in the oven when I’m craving sweet. #2 is Candied, reserved for holidays cause the calorie count is way overboard. #3 is PIE! Topped with real whipped cream!
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Mmm, baked sweet potatoes are my FAVORITE!
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Yep, echoing everyone else’s favorites – baked and sweet potato pie are yummy – but, the fries are really AWESOME. Thank you for reminding me of the health benefits, too. You are truly an inspiration!
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Thank you all for commenting. Looks like sweet potatoes are well liked. I think that’s great.
Linda, thanks for sharing how you make your favorite. I am going to have to try that with the onions and evoo for sure.
And Liz, thank you so much for your kind words.
Hey Angie! Thanks so much from popping by the blog yesterday! 🙂 Yours looks great.
I LOVE SWEET POTATOES. If they weren’t so filling, I’d probably have three a day. I love their texture, flavor, everything! Plus, I get these cool ones from Wal-Mart that are already washed and wrapped so all I have to do is pop them in the microwave.
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Hi Erin,
So glad you dropped by and happy to hear you also love sweet potatoes. The ones from Wal-Mart sound interesting.