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Which is a better low glycemic food to eat?
Yams Or Sweet Potato?
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Actually no! I did research and yams are not the same as sweet potatos.
Where do you get yams at? I can't find them anywhere!
young guns
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rom_mem said:
yams are orange in color while sweet potatoes are more yellowish. and yams are the sweeter of the two.
unfortunately i don't like either.
USA_CrazyOx
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jenscats5
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Actually yams & sweet potatoes are two different tubers, but the names are used interchangeably here in the States. I think yams are mostly found in the Caribbean and are very, very large (HUGE!) -- thus you are unlikely to find them anywhere.
JKurz1
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jenscats5 said:
Ummm...no....Yams are plentiful all season. At least in Ohio and they come in ALL DIFFERENT sizes....I usually get about a 6oz, microwave for 5 min...good to go. They are oragnge in color when cut open, while SP are usually white on the inside....much sweeter than yams, hence the name.
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JKurz1 said:
Ummmmm, no.....you are eating sweet potatoes...
"Contrary to what even some grocery store produce guys think, yams and sweet potatoes are unrelated vegetables, though in both cases you're eating the root of a tropical vine. Sweet potatoes, Ipomoea batatas ("batata" is the original Taino name, whence potato), are an American plant of the morning glory family, whereas yams are of the genus Dioscorea. Yams, which are rarely seen in the U.S. and Canada but are a staple in tropical regions, can grow up to seven feet in length. The name is thought to derive from the West African word nyami, "to eat," which is heard in Jamaican patois expressions such as, Oonu wan fi nyam banana dem?, "Do you guys want to eat those bananas?" Some blame (or credit) yams for the high rate of twin births in certain parts of Africa."
Again, in the states, the words "yam" and "sweet potato" are used interchangeably, while not technically the same thing...
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jenscats5
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Also:
"Yams are native to Asia and Africa and have thick skin and flesh that is white, orange or purple. They are often used as a starch, much as we use bread or pasta. In fact, yams are one of the most important food crops in the tropics and subtropical countries. Yams are usually boiled, baked, fried as chips or grated and steamed for breads and cakes.
Sweet potatoes are available in two primary varieties. One has tan skin and dry yellow flesh; the other, darker-skinned variety has sweet orange flesh and is often mistakenly called a yam. Sweet potatoes are what most people in the United States eat."
"Yams are native to Asia and Africa and have thick skin and flesh that is white, orange or purple. They are often used as a starch, much as we use bread or pasta. In fact, yams are one of the most important food crops in the tropics and subtropical countries. Yams are usually boiled, baked, fried as chips or grated and steamed for breads and cakes.
Sweet potatoes are available in two primary varieties. One has tan skin and dry yellow flesh; the other, darker-skinned variety has sweet orange flesh and is often mistakenly called a yam. Sweet potatoes are what most people in the United States eat."
deltreefitness
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Hey jkurz, do you just eat 'em up plain? Know anything about that fake butter sprinkle shit?
JKurz1
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jenscats5 said:
Well, I guess you'll just have to believe what you read. I promise you, I get Yams from mt local organic shop most of the season. ALthough some are very large in size, there are some that are smaller. THEY also have sweet potatoes in a sep. bin......promise. Come over and I'll show ya...........lol.
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JKurz1 said:
I'm on my way!! I'll be hungry when I get there, so I expect a yummy meal!!
Well, I bought sweet potato. It is the same size of a regular potato. I cooked in the microwave for 5 minutes. It was very reddish-orange inside and soft and mushy and yes...sweet. I did read many times on the web that Yams are rarely seen in the states. That yams are huge! compared to sweet potatos.
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jenscats5
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JKurz1 said:
A Plaintain is similar in shape to a banana but I don't think they are similar. I don't like plantains myself -- I don't like the taste & they aren't sweet like bananas.
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jenscats5
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brunette said:jencats you are a goldmine of info lol
yam is gorgeous boiled and mashed, crazy colour too, kool
You could say I study food.....I usually get the food category on Jeapordy right on most of the time....
Should've gone to culinary school....
JKurz1
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I know my fair share of food too, but Plantains just look funky.....I can count how times I've aten fruit in the past 3 years on one hand.....got sicker than a f-ing pig in Costa Rica about 3 years ago off an apple with some sort of pesticide on it.....I was seconds from being flown back to the states because we thought my appendix burst....havent broken the fear.........
Ok...so does everybody here think that ( for me ) eating Tuna fish with a sweet potato is a good meal and low glycemic? But Sweet potato does have sugar in it too you know.
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