Ingredients
RECIPES
Candied Yams
Ultimate Weight Loss Revealed 99 by Brad Callen
P / C / F Ratio: 7 / 91 / 2
Sweet potatoes get their name from their high sugar content, but eaten in small servings you can still hit your sugar numbers in the conditioning phase. When you are off-diet and in maintenance mode, they should be a staple of your diet. They are a terrific source of micronutrients( vitamins & minerals).
Ingredients
4 Servings
• 2 lbs Whole uncooked yams( sweet potato)( in produce section @ any grocery store)
• I Canʼt Believe itʼs Not Butter spray to taste
• Ground Cinnamon to taste
• 4 tbs Sugar Twins Brown Sugar substitute
Preparation Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Thoroughly scrub Yams leaving the peel on. Pierce each Yam 3-4 times with fork and tightly wrap with tin foil( Helpful Hint- Double wrap each Yam to prevent oven drippings.) Depending on size Yamʼs need to bake for 60- 90 minutes in oven until soft. Remove from oven and let cool wrapped prior to handling for a minimum of 30 minutes to prevent burns. Unwrap each Yam and carefully peel skin off. To do this, simply make a cut in the skin and peel with your fingers. Once you have all Yams peeled, place in bowl and either using a hand mixer or a
Nutrition Information
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fork completely mash until smooth. Generously spray entire surface with ʻI Canʼt Believe itʼs Not Butterʼ spray and then mix in Cinnamon and Brown Sugar substitute to your desired level of flavor. *** Nutritionally speaking, only count the cooked Yamʼs without skin in either cups or ounces since none of the other ingredients have any caloric value.
Per Serving
Calories: |
288 |
Protein: |
5 grams |
Total Carbs: |
67 grams |
Sugar: |
49 grams |
Fat: |
5 grams |
Fun Facts Yams are a vegetable native to Africa. Grown in tropical regions around the world, Yams are a root crop. Though many think they closely resemble sweet potatoes, yams are not related to the sweet potato at all. They are very difficult to find in North America and very few of us have actually eaten a real yam. We typically make no distinction between yams and sweet potatoes, even“ canned yams” are really canned sweet potatoes. The name has stuck.
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