sweet potatoes or normal ones?????

pie muncher · 06-06-2005, 08:09 PM

been reading a load of body building mags mainly from the states, and it seems all the massive dudes eat onlt sweet potatoes. is there any nutritional benifits of this as ive now swapped from normal pots to the sweet one!
as usual all advice welcome, thanks dudes, keep it real...........

Anonymous · 06-06-2005, 08:28 PM

tbh i think they are exactly the same, i think the yanks call our normal ones sweeet, might be wrong lol

garrilla · 06-06-2005, 08:41 PM

sweet potatoes are yams i think but i have no idea about the nutritional differences

pie muncher · 06-06-2005, 08:47 PM

yams eh? i didnt know that, to be fair sweet pots are much nicer to eat!!!

meathead1987 · 07-06-2005, 03:55 PM

Sweet potatoes are sweet potatoes, not yams. They have a much lower GI than normal boiled potatoes. But are more expensive. Your abs will thank you for the switch though

pie muncher · 07-06-2005, 05:40 PM

thank you meathead, im trying to loose alot more weight anyway now so ill def stick with my new found superfood!!!!!!!!!!

jimbo999 · 07-06-2005, 06:01 PM

yeah lower gi as meathead says

can do mash baked roast em make wedges out of em they are far tastier than normal spuds

***Extreme*** · 08-07-2005, 09:54 PM

Yams and sweet potatos are totally different, like apples and oranges really.

Sweet potatos have a higher carb count than normal potatos and are sweeter. I don't think the GI difference will matter much though because you'll be eating them with protein anyway which will slow down the digestion process a great deal.

06-06-2005, 08:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
pie muncher Making Progress Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: birmingham Posts: 276 Rep Power:	sweet potatoes or normal ones????? been reading a load of body building mags mainly from the states, and it seems all the massive dudes eat onlt sweet potatoes. is there any nutritional benifits of this as ive now swapped from normal pots to the sweet one! as usual all advice welcome, thanks dudes, keep it real...........

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*Extreme* Super Moderator Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,334 Rep Power:	Yams and sweet potatos are totally different, like apples and oranges really. Sweet potatos have a higher carb count than normal potatos and are sweeter. I don't think the GI difference will matter much though because you'll be eating them with protein anyway which will slow down the digestion process a great deal. ______________________ www.extremenutrition.co.uk - 25% OFF FOR ALL MC MEMBERS, discount code MCD25. www.betterbodies.uk.com Seriously cheap sports nutrition! DYNALYNE, the strongest fat burner ever, ONLY £24.95!

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06-06-2005, 08:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Anonymous Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 0 Rep Power:	tbh i think they are exactly the same, i think the yanks call our normal ones sweeet, might be wrong lol

06-06-2005, 08:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
garrilla Banned Making Progress Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 431 Rep Power:	sweet potatoes are yams i think but i have no idea about the nutritional differences

07-06-2005, 03:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
meathead1987 Making Progress Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 260 Rep Power:	Sweet potatoes are sweet potatoes, not yams. They have a much lower GI than normal boiled potatoes. But are more expensive. Your abs will thank you for the switch though

07-06-2005, 05:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
pie muncher Making Progress Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: birmingham Posts: 276 Rep Power:	thank you meathead, im trying to loose alot more weight anyway now so ill def stick with my new found superfood!!!!!!!!!!

07-06-2005, 06:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
jimbo999 Under Construction Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 85 Rep Power:	yeah lower gi as meathead says can do mash baked roast em make wedges out of em they are far tastier than normal spuds