On Feb 24, 10:22*am, Janet Wilder > wrote:
> Kris wrote:
> > Hi all,
>
> > A friend is trying to get her son to eat more vegetables, and he had
> > some mashed sweet potatoes recently that we went wild for. So she's
> > trying to replicate them at home.
>
> > They were extra sweet, but NOT the kind of sweet potatoe casserole
> > with sweet topping recipe. Mashed sweet potatoes with things mixed in
> > to make them even sweeter.
>
> > Any ideas? I'd like to surprise my friend with some ideas.
>
> > Thanks as always,
> > Kris
>
> Pardon my stupidity, but what is the purpose of getting a child to eat
> more vegetables with so much added sweetener that the high sugar count
> practically negates the benefits of the vegetable?

Well, she figures that sweet potatoes are so highly nutritious that
she'll still be ahead. Plus they're good for fiber.

But I know what you mean. Luckily my kids will eat them without much
adornment. But all moms aren't that lucky.

Kris