I have gotten various points of view from both a nutritionist and my
GP.
Might there be some practical experience or applications to indicate
that one is better for you than the other ??

HorseThief > wrote:
: I have gotten various points of view from both a nutritionist and my
: GP.
: Might there be some practical experience or applications to indicate
: that one is better for you than the other ??

I am no expert, but sweet potato, I believe, has a better GI level wit th
ecarbs being absorbed slower than the white potato. some poeple can eat
them without spkein of they don't add al kinds of sweet stuff to them.
You woudl have to test yourself at 1 and 2 hours after eating the sweet
potato , or the white one to see how it affects you, as we all vary.

I can eat a few small red new potatos without a problem or a part of a
baked potato. I am not fond of sweet potatoes so I hav never tested them.
They are suosed to contain many helthful vitamins , mineral, etc.

Neither is necessary for a healthy diet, so I generally don't eat potato.

Wendy

Hi Horse Thief,

I find that neither sweet potatoes nor yams bother my BG
anywhere near as much as regular potatoes. With the sweet
potatoes, you can just nuke them, skins are thin, do it just
like a regular baked or boiled potato. The yams, which you
can identify by the pointed ends, have very thick skins. In
the Ozarks, both are called sweet potatoes, but there is a big
difference. Yams are MUCH sweeter, skin much tougher. It
depends on what you want to use them for. The sweet potato
makes a dandy French fry, Some restaurants here serve them,
but yams don't. Yams are great with turkey and ham, I prefer
them as a holiday veggie. I'm sure there are going to be a
bunch of people responding to this, both are good, depends on
what you want to use them for and most people (as the stores
around here) don't know the difference. I noticed 2 days ago
that our local store had both in the same bin. I stocked up
on yams... they usually are much more expensive than sweet
potatoes. If it looks like a regular potato with blunt ends,
it's a sweet potato. If it has pointed ends, it's a yam. Buy
one of each... Split them in half, toss both in the mic,
you'll see there is a big difference.
Cheers, Wizzzer

"HorseThief" > wrote in message
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> I have gotten various points of view from both a
> nutritionist and my
> GP.
> Might there be some practical experience or applications to
> indicate
> that one is better for you than the other ??

"HorseThief" > wrote in message
...
> I have gotten various points of view from both a nutritionist and my
> GP.
> Might there be some practical experience or applications to indicate
> that one is better for you than the other ??

Depends on what you mean by "better". Nutritionally speaking they are not
the same. Both are loaded with carbs though and you may find you can eat
one but not the other. Or not either one. How is your BG after you eat
them? I can eat potatoes with no problems. I usually eat the Yukon Gold,
or red potatoes, but will sometimes eat the white ones. Sweet potatoes
spike me, but that's fine. I don't much like them anyway.

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