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Shinymoon

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Hello all

Newbie to the site

My question is what's the best way to cook sweet potato for type 2

I have been reading that the sweet potato is low on the glycemic index but that changes to 94 if baked

So it depends on how they are cooked

I boil my sweet potato with skins off and mash

I'm now thinking maybe I should just boil with skins on only as we all know normal mash potato gives us spikes

Thanks for any help insight

Tony
 
Shinymoon said:
Hello all

Newbie to the site

My question is what's the best way to cook sweet potato for type 2

I have been reading that the sweet potato is low on the glycemic index but that changes to 94 if baked

So it depends on how they are cooked

I boil my sweet potato with skins off and mash

I'm now thinking maybe I should just boil with skins on only as we all know normal mash potato gives us spikes

Thanks for any help insight

Tony
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I have found sweet potato just as bad as normal potato however you cook them. Try butternut squash, celeriac or swede. Swede is my favourite, cook as mashed potato but boil a bit longer as they are very fibrous, add plenty of butter and pepper.
 
I read up on sweet potatoes when my dn recommended them. The way they are cooked does make a difference.
I can't remember the numbers but I certainly remember the best or least starchiest of potatoes which was

At number one New potatoes
Second was sweet potatoes
Then ordinary potatoes
and lastly older (perhaps those that you've had for a while) ordinary potatoes.

*The list reflects that all the potatoes were boiled but unmashed.

I havn't had any potatoes of any variety since reading this but substituted with cauliflower.
 
Zero potatoes for me. Miss them but don't miss seeing my glucose numbers.

Doesn't matter how they're cooked. A carb is a carb to my meter. Wish I could fool it !!!
 
Thank you kindly

I'm asking on behalf of my dad

He was diagnosed with type 2 about 6 years ago , after many nights reading books and testing food for sugar spikes he managed to keep his levels at about 6.8
without medication
No help from his GP who argure about giving the test strips and could not be bothered to see his eating plan

So I guess he should test to see how the sweet potato affects him

I will try it boil not mashed

Another question if I may

Any ideas on food for breakfast

Hes been having porridge lately and I've told him that the carb content is too high

Thanks very much Tony
 
I have scrambled eggs with spring onions and a little Boursin dotted in. Or it is frozen berries and dollops of greek yoghurt.
 
Hi @ Shinymoon ..
For me, all or any potatoes are a no-no ..
For breakfast, have a look at these Ideas from the Diet Doctor ..
You could also consider the option of Intermittent Fasting eg: 16:8, which means only eating within an 8 hour window, (I do 11am to 7pm) and cutting out breakfast altogether ..
For me, the three core principles of LCHF are much more relevant:
# Only eat real food
# Only eat when you're hungry
# Stop eating when you're full

Hope this helps
 
What a great site for help !

Thanks for the replies

Scrambled eggs on burgen sounds good

My dad will love the ideal of adding bacon or sausage with fried tomatoes

He also found most potatoes caused a spike but found if he only had 4 small new potatoes part boiled and then cut in half and shallow fried in crisp n dry rapeseed oil with boiled broccoli and spinach and chicken he was ok

Thank you again Tony
 
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