whay are ....

[cant get BIG]

sweet potatoes better then white potatoes?

 

[rubberduckyo]

They are more complex carbs than a regular white potato. Basically this means they burn more slowly, like brown rice versus white rice.

Another way to demonstrate would be take a baked sweet potato and a baked white potato and mash them. The sweet potato will have fibers running through. The white potato won't. These fibers take longer to digest. Same with the rice. Well not mashing but the brown in brown rice is actually some remaining husk. The white rice which has all that fiber remove is digested like SNAP!

You don't get the big insulin spike and crash that simple carbs or starches will cause and you're energy level is more evenly maintained.

Basically they keep ya feeling better throughout the day. You don't get as tired.

Hope that's what you were looking for.

 

[Frosty]

They are more complex carbs than a regular white potato. Basically this means they burn more slowly, like brown rice versus white rice.

Another way to demonstrate would be take a baked sweet potato and a baked white potato and mash them. The sweet potato will have fibers running through. The white potato won't. These fibers take longer to digest. Same with the rice. Well not mashing but the brown in brown rice is actually some remaining husk. The white rice which has all that fiber remove is digested like SNAP!

You don't get the big insulin spike and crash that simple carbs or starches will cause and you're energy level is more evenly maintained.

Basically they keep ya feeling better throughout the day. You don't get as tired.

Hope that's what you were looking for.

ducky, sweet potatoes and white potatoes are both made of starch.

 

[rubberduckyo]

ducky, sweet potatoes and white potatoes are both made of starch.

So instead of criticizing me, answer the question.

Where did I say they weren't? I said that sweet potatoes were more complex and more slowly digested.

 

[DirkMoneyshot]

Frosty there is a big difference when choosing between them......if i had to put them in order (Sweet Potatos, Baby Reds, Yellow Finnish Gold) - Do not use Russett potatos

and i guess if you wanted to yams could be added to the list above....

But there is a large difference in how your body process and asimilates them.

I can tell you getting ready for a contest that just changing which one i eat i can see a difference in how my body is reacting.

 

[cant get BIG]

yams are sweet potatoes

 

[DirkMoneyshot]

No actually they are not.


"In American supermarkets, sweet potatoes are displayed next to something called "yams," which are moister than sweet potatoes and have darker skins"

 

[DirkMoneyshot]

And to the rest of the world Yams are something completely different than what we think of them as.

 

[Faan]

As Rubberducky explained. The GI value of sweet potatoes are lower than normal ones ... thus it releases the carbs slower and keep your blood sugar levels more constant

 

[Frosty]

So instead of criticizing me, answer the question.

Where did I say they weren't? I said that sweet potatoes were more complex and more slowly digested.

Yes, sweet potatoes are better since they are slower digested. They have a lot more fiber than white potatoes.

You don't get the big insulin spike and crash that simple carbs or starches will cause and you're energy level is more evenly maintained.

Both are starches...one just has more fiber than the other, that's all.

 

[rubberduckyo]

Both are starches...one just has more fiber than the other, that's all.

Which is what causes it to be more slowly digested avoiding a big insulin spike.

 

[Frosty]

Which is what causes it to be more slowly digested avoiding a big insulin spike.

ducky, you are absolutely correct that the sweet potatoes are digested much more slowly than white potatoes.

However, the way you described it was innaccurate, and that is ALL I'm trying to say:

[With sweet potatoes] You don't get the big insulin spike and crash that simple carbs or starches will cause and you're energy level is more evenly maintained.

Yes, I added in the text in the brackets [], and yes, I know the English isn't correct.

However, you said that with sweet potatoes you don't get the big insulin spike and crash the way you do with starches. Sweet potatoes ARE starches, so it doesn't make sense to say this.

Again, this is all I'm saying. Sweet potatoes ARE digested slower and have a lot more fiber.

 

[rubberduckyo]

Jesus f-ing Christ! You're title suits you perfectly!

 

[Frosty]

Jesus f-ing Christ! You're title suits you perfectly!

Frosty?

 

[rubberduckyo]

Frosty?

Naw. The one about always having to have the last word. Hadn't realized it was changed.

Fair enough to say I think you're a pompous ass and we'll just leave it at that.

 

[Frosty]

Naw. The one about always having to have the last word. Hadn't realized it was changed.

Fair enough to say I think you're a pompous ass and we'll just leave it at that.

Fair enough