sweet potatoes..

[kazlincs]

is it possible to have these on the LCHF?
i know they are lower carb than normal potatoes, but are they low enough for the LCHF diet?!
i would like to try them out as chips, so i can have them with fish

also, if im out and about, and back home late etc, or at the seaside.. what is best to have from a chipshop?!
what about fish cake, sausage, fish, pie etc?

 

[Indy51]

I love sweet potato, but they're actually higher in carbs than ordinary potatoes according to the Australian Calorie King website.

Sweet potato - 15.2g carbs / 100g (boiled)
Potato - 11.2g carbs /100g (boiled)

 

[NoCrbs4Me]

Sweet potato chips don't seem to spike my blood glucose much, while regular chips do.

You could check your blood glucose levels before, then 1 and 2 hours after you eat some.

 

[kazlincs]

Sweet potato chips don't seem to spike my blood glucose much, while regular chips do.

You could check your blood glucose levels before, then 1 and 2 hours after you eat some.

good thinking batman!! ;-) id like an idea of the amount of carbs in them, to i can count my carbs for a a few weeks.
i want to lose weight as well as get my BS down
well done on your results!! thats awesome!!

 

[kazlincs]

I love sweet potato, but they're actually higher in carbs than ordinary potatoes according to the Australian Calorie King website.

Sweet potato - 15.2g carbs / 100g (boiled)
Potato - 11.2g carbs /100g (boiled)

OMG!! i wasnt expecting that!! lol

 

[Pura Vida]

what about vegie chips? according to the label the are much the same as other chips

 

[kateincornwall]

I par boil sweet potato and then roast with a sprinkling of paprika , don't seem to affect my bs too much , but they are a treat only

 

[dawnmc]

I do that with celeriac chips, no need to parboil those tho. I also make celeriac dauphinoise with cream and butter. Don't think there are a many carbs in them.

 

[rowan]

You could try celeriac chips, I think you coat them in olive oil and cook in oven, fewer carbs than potatoes. You can also mash and roast it, just like potaotes. I've had the roasties and I prefer then to potatoes now, haven't tried the chips yet, but I don't see how they can't be nice

 

[KateA]

Celeriac chips are wonderful, a favourite of mine PD (pre diagnosis).

 

[dawnmc]

I also coat them in olive oil salt
T and pepper and a TSP of paprika.

 

[Ali H]

I get 18g per 100 when boiled versus normal potatoes which are 20g per 100 when boiled. Howsoever, they are both high in carbs so irrelevant really, if you are low carbing a small portion of sweet potato will swallow an entire days' allowance!! They have less impact because they are lower GI than normal spuds, ie they take longer to digest.

Ali

 

[jason134]

Lovely roasted though I have them as a treat dice them par boil then roast with garlic salt yum

 

[kazlincs]

hmm right, i will try them when i have an earlier shift i think!!
as for celeriac. i need to find some first! only one supermarket left to look in.. and thats Lidl! ive looked in morrisons, tesco and aldi so far..!!

 

[rowan]

hmm right, i will try them when i have an earlier shift i think!!
as for celeriac. i need to find some first! only one supermarket left to look in.. and thats Lidl! ive looked in morrisons, tesco and aldi so far..!!

I get mine in tesco

 

[kazlincs]

I get mine in tesco

my local one doesnt seem to have them!
:-(

 

[Ali H]

All supermarkets here have them, how odd.

 

[kazlincs]

All supermarkets here have them, how odd.

i live in a small town.. could be that! lol never mind.. i can go elsewhere if i have to!

 

[kazlincs]

i had about half to 3 qtrs of a sweet potato, ive had a nice doggy walk, and sugars are 6.9, which im very happy with! will test again in an hour or so, but that might be worthless as im having a little malibu, seeing as i have a day off work tomorrow! got to have a treat now and then!! ;-)

 

[Paul59]

hmm right, i will try them when i have an earlier shift i think!!
as for celeriac. i need to find some first! only one supermarket left to look in.. and thats Lidl! ive looked in morrisons, tesco and aldi so far..!!

Lidls deffo have celeriac, I get mine there.