Oats and Sweet Potatoes

[mad_monkey59]

Hi guys.

I'd just like to know how you prepare your oats and sweet potatoes... since until recently its not the sort of thing I normally eat!

Yours in training.

J

 

[jenscats5]

Oats: cook with water & season with: splenda, cinnamon, nutmeg & maybe a dash of milk for a "creamy" consistency; or made with milk + raisins; or made with water, apples, walnuts & raisins; or made into pancakes: blend with 1 egg yolk, 4 whites, 1/3 cup oats dry, cinnamon, splenda & nutmeg -- cook in a pan like pancakes.

Sweet potatoes: Grilled, baked, "fried" or baked in fry shape in olive oil, mashed

 

[Griz1]

Recently I roasted my sweet potatoes by cutting them into cubes, in a bowl tossing them with a bit of olive oil, and a generous amount of Mrs. Dash, then in a casserole dish roasting them at 400 degrees for 40-60 minutes.

Felt like I was cheating...

You can do the same by cutting them into fries and then baking them just as you would regular fries....sweet potato fries...mmmmm!

Mashed is good. Light coat of olive oil on a whole sweet potato, in the oven for an hour like baked potatos would be done. Then they peel easy. Mash with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves (whatever you like), bit of 1% milk...and its gooooooood!

 

[mad_monkey59]

Recently I roasted my sweet potatoes by cutting them into cubes, in a bowl tossing them with a bit of olive oil, and a generous amount of Mrs. Dash, then in a casserole dish roasting them at 400 degrees for 40-60 minutes.

Felt like I was cheating...

You can do the same by cutting them into fries and then baking them just as you would regular fries....sweet potato fries...mmmmm!

Mashed is good. Light coat of olive oil on a whole sweet potato, in the oven for an hour like baked potatos would be done. Then they peel easy. Mash with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves (whatever you like), bit of 1% milk...and its gooooooood!

Thanks mate, what on earth is 'Mrs. Dash'???

 

[Allon]

What is Splenda?

I have my oats uncooked mixed with muesli and milk and honey.

Sweetpotatoes are best when shaped like fries IMO, but roasted not fried.

 

[eat big]

cinnamon or honey works well on both

 

[Mavy]

Boil or microwave your sweet potatoes, peel them when they are cooked. Mash them up with some skim Milk, a bit of honey, and cinnamon. Damn they are good! I would take this over oats any day of the week.

Mavy

 

[jenscats5]

Mrs. Dash is a brand of spice mix that is sold in the spice section of the grocery store. It's all salt-free & has different flavors -- spicy, table blend, tomato garlic, etc

Splenda is a sugar substitute that is made from sugar by chemically changing the sugar to be 0 cals, but with still the taste of sugar. Plus, you are able to cook with it without it tasting funny like Equal & Sweet N Low....

 

[jenscats5]

Here's a good sweet potato recipe:

Twice baked sweet 'taters

Bake a sweet potato "in the jacket" (skin) till baked (soft).....cut in half....scoop out the insides & place in a bowl.....continue baking the skin till crisp, if desired........mix the inside with olive oil, various spices (mrs Dash, salt, pepper, hot sauce, etc), garlic, etc.....place the inside back into the outside, bake till crisp on top........ AWESOME!!

(oven temps are about 375 all times, you may want to use broil just to crisp the top)

 

[velvett]

Oatmeal ( I don't eat it anymore but this was my fav ) half cup in a bowl, top with water slightly above the oats - nuke for a minute, take out add some raisins or sliced banana and nuke for another 60-90 sec.

Sweet potato/Yams - nuke until soft, slice in half long ways and soon out the flesh, add a drizzle of maple syrup and whip smooth with a hand mixer. (cutting? - take out the maple is you're going really strict.

 

[JKurz1]

Boil or microwave your sweet potatoes, peel them when they are cooked. Mash them up with some skim Milk, a bit of honey, and cinnamon. Damn they are good! I would take this over oats any day of the week.

Mavy

Isnt it easier bro to use a potatoe peeler prior to cooking?

 

[Mavy]

If you are going to boil them .. then yes definately. If you are nuking them, then no, the skin keeps the heat inside and helps them cook easier, also dosent turn the outside into a stcky shell if you nuke em already peeled like I did before. They peel very easily after being nuked. Bioling though, defintaley take that skin off first and cut them up into chunks. Definately like to try the frys now.

 

[JKurz1]

Hmmm....just peel them with a knife when done? Do you weigh them first? I usually aim for 6oz pre-cooked and skinless........so, probably about 7 with the skin......


My fries come out soft. Havent figgured out a way to crisp them up without adding oils........

 

[Mavy]

Thats what I figured would happen with the fries. Sweet potatoes are pretty moist. I like em much better than yams.

Ya, I cut em in half and peel em with a knife. As for serving I dont weigh them, I just serve as much to match my protien size so I can eat SPs and say steak together in every bite! lol. What I did this week is boil about 4 of them (peeled and shopped up) on Sunday. Then I mashed them up with the milk, cinnamon etc, and popped em in a container in the fridge. Now whenever I want some with a meal, just scoop some out, and nuke em. This way works better for me, as I dont have to cook a whole one each time. Side dishes of carbs are what kill me as far as time goes ... when time is always an issue with me. Ahh ... someday when I make my million I will have my own personal cook, and everything will be fresh, and ready when i want it. lol

Mavy

 

[jenscats5]

Hmmm....just peel them with a knife when done? Do you weigh them first? I usually aim for 6oz pre-cooked and skinless........so, probably about 7 with the skin......


My fries come out soft. Havent figgured out a way to crisp them up without adding oils........

Mine never get crunchy, no matter what.....I've learned to like the fries soft....

 

[obiwan9962]

only way to get the fries crispy is to cut them into the thinnest shoestrings and fry them
i know for a fact that is the only way

now you may slice em thin and brush with oil lay out in a single layer and roast til crisp that that does include oil

 

[iamfirmin]

I nuke the sweet pototes.. cut them into thick sections..-- glaze a little with olive oil and red pepper throw them on the george forman -- grill and after i use a little sea salt and low carb HEINZ ONLY ketchup... taste better than fries..

 

[sdupdike]

I read somewhere that if you cut them up and brush with egg whites and bake them, they will get crisp. Haven't tried that yet.

 

[eat big]

Cinammon works well on both.

Since I'm in college I have to use a microwave. Othersie for Sweet potatoes some cut them up and boil them others bake them with chicken or turkey.

Honey is good on both too.

 

[Jwillbc55]

I don't know why but plain oats in water have started to grow on me. My splenda/cinnamon use has slowly gone down and I have started to actually like the taste of plain oatmeal. If I need some sweetness I now use stevia extract.

 

[NaturalOnlyAtBirth]

yup i just throw my dry oats in my shakes and blend it up, tastes fine to me

 

[churchy77]

I bake my sweet taters and them cut them open and mash them down then cover with cottage cheese (kinda like sour cream I guess) but I like the way it tastes