Are sweet potatoes ok?

Are sweet potatoes, baked with nothing on it, ok to eat? Do they cause dumping?

I never had a problem w/ them.  I ate them when I was about 3 mo. post-op.  I sprayed them w/ some "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" spray.  I LOVE sweet taters, and they're very nutritional!

Sweet potatoes are fine.  I ate them during the pureed phase mashed with a little bit of margarine and they were fine.

I love them with a little butter and lots of cinnamon! Yum! Yum!

LOVE SWEET POTATOES! I AGREE WITH THE SPRAY BUTTER......YUMMMYY UGHH NOW I WANT ONE!! LOL

what is the difference with white potaotes and sweet potatoes? can we eat one and not the other?

 Sweet potatoes are in fact far better than white potatoes for two reasons......one - they have more nutrients and fiber - which always matters - and two - they are lower on the glycemic index than white potatoes....which means they trigger less insulin and less insulin means no dumping - and means less body fat........the fiber in the sweet potato slows down the body's ability to break it down into glucose - so even though it has more natural sugars in it - the fiber makes it a better carb source.  I don't touch white potatoes........but I eat sweet potatoes all the time!    Susan

SWEET POTATO NUTRITION Sweet Potato Ranks Number One In Nutrition According to nutritionists at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), the single most important dietary change for most people, including children, would be to replace fatty foods with foods ri*****omplex carbohydrates, such as sweet potatoes.

CSPI ranked the sweet potato number one in nutrition of all vegetables. With a score of 184, the sweet potato outscored the next highest vegetable by more than 100 points. Points were given for content of dietary fiber, naturally occurring sugars and complex carbohydrates, protein, vitamins A and C, iron and calcium. Points were deducted for fat content (especially saturated fat), sodium, cholesterol, added refined sugars and caffeine. The higher the score, the more nutritious the food.

Sweet potato baked 184
Potato, baked 83
Spinach 76
Kale 55
Mixed Vegetables 52
Broccoli 52
Winter Squash, Baked 44
Brussels Sprouts 37
Cabbage, Raw 34
Green Peas 33
Carrot 30
Okra 30
Corn on the Cob 27
Tomato 27
Green Pepper 26
Cauliflower 25
Artichoke 24
Romaine Lettuce 24
The Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington D.C. copyright 1992


The reasons the sweet potato took first place? Dietary fiber, naturally occurring sugars, complex carbohydrates, protein, vitamins A and C, iron and calcium. The sweet potato received a score of 184; the vegetable ranked in second place was more than 100 points behind with a score of 83.

The numbers for the nutritional sweet potato speak for themselves: almost twice the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A, 42 percent of the recommendation for vitamin C, four times the RDA for beta carotene, and, when eaten with the skin, sweet potatoes have more fiber than oatmeal. All these benefits with only about 130 to 160 calories!

Sweet Potato Nutrition Facts
(for one medium size sweet potato)
Calories 130
Fat 0.39 g
Protein 2.15 g
Net Carbs 31.56 g
Dietary Fiber 3.9 g
Calcium 28.6 mg
Sodium 16.9 mg
Potassium 265.2 mg
Folate 18.2 mcg
Vitamin C 29.51 mg 
Vitamin A 26081.9 IU
Source: US Department of Agriculture

Among root vegetables, sweet potatoes offer the lowest glycemic index rating. That’s because the sweet potato digests slowly, causing a gradual rise in blood sugar so you feel satisfied longer. It’s time to move sweet potatoes to the "good" carb list. Many of the most popular diets these days have already.

SWEET POTATO NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS AND POPULAR DIETS

South Beach Diet
For the nearly 12 million Americans counting carbohydrates as part of the Atkins or South Beach plans, the glycemic index plays a critical part in determining acceptable foods. The index ranks how quickly the body converts carbohydrates into sugar; the lower the glycemic index in a food, the less it will cause weight gain. Sweet potatoes rank significantly lower than white potatoes in the glycemic index, which explains why both carb-counting diets encourage substituting yams for Idaho potatoes. Sweet potatoes are introduced in the later phases of these diets as an acceptable food because they are nutrient-rich.

Atkins Diet
The Atkins Diet recommends introducing 10 grams of carbs in Phase 3 of the diet plan. Sweet potatoes have 10 grams of carbohydrates for every 1/4 cup. Sweet potatoes are on the safe list as a great substitute for other starches such as rice, potatoes and corn.

Sugarbusters Diet
The popular "Sugarbusters" diet that swept the nation is also a strong advocate of including sweet potatoes in a healthy diet. The Sugarbusters diet recommends sweet potatoes as a great substitute for other foods high in sugar and carbohydrates such as rice, pasta and corn.

One of the Sugarbusters book's authors reports that the part of a carrot that's healthy is the beta carotene necessary for visual activity and needed for the retina that's found in the pigment, not the fleshy part of the carrot that's full of sugar. You can also get the beta carotene from sweet potatoes, which are not full of sugar.  

They are one of my favorite things to eat. I leave the peel on and cut them into  chunky fries, shake them in a ziplock bag with a little olive oil and seasonings and bake them for oven fries. They are soooo good and I have always tolerated them well. They are loaded with vitamins and fiber.
-Wanda

Sweet potato fries are the best!  I have to have dipping sauce with mine! 
I mix fage, horseradish, salt and pepper - yum.  It's a perfect compliment to the sweetness of the sweet potato - plus it adds more of that valuable protein.