If you eat sweet potatoes at work...

[MrsE]

How do you cook them? I know there are several ladies on the board that eat sweet potatoes on the reg so I would love to hear your suggestions on how to quickly cook them.

I started a two week clean eating plan from CE magazine and a sweet potato was on my menu for lunch (along with a yummy salad). I scrubbed it clean, pierced it a few times with a knife, and put it in the microwave for 5 minutes on one side, then 5 minutes on the other side. It was edible, but not delicious. Any tips for how to cook these bad boys and make them yummy on the go? I do not have an oven accessible at work.

[sadlebred]

I cook it at home in the microwave and bring it in a container. I usually eat it plain or with just a touch of butter.

[MrsE]

May 29, 2013 15:20:14 GMT -5 sadlebred said:

I cook it at home in the microwave and bring it in a container. I usually eat it plain or with just a touch of butter.

Do you warm it up again at work? Or eat it at room temp? If you reheat it, does it get too rubbery?

[kams]

I pierce it several times with a fork and then throw it in the microwave. Then I put a little butter and lots of cinnamon on it. Or, I will roast cubed sweet potatoes with other veg (usually Brussels, onions, carrots) in olive oil & s&p. I do a big pan of roasted veg & grilled chicken or fish on the weekend and then eat it all week.

[Brit]

I zap them at work sometimes, but sweet potatoes can be tricky in the microwave because they are so varied in size and even quite variable thickness within a single potato. I prefer the sadlebred method. I will probably die of food poisining, but I like to cook it the night before, store it in the refrigerator, then let it sit on my desk all morning warming to room temperature before I eat it for lunch. I especially like to pour black beans, hummus, and bbq sauce on it, but that probably makes it not clean anymore.

[wambam]

I bake or sautéed them in coconut oil ahead of time. Reheat in the microwave at work.

[joenali]

Cook 5 or 6 at a time and keep them refrigerated and heat them up in the micro at work.

[sunshinejoy]

May 29, 2013 16:00:56 GMT -5 joenali said:

Cook 5 or 6 at a time and keep them refrigerated and heat them up in the micro at work.

I do this too :-)  The oven always seems to be better for me than the times I've tried the microwave

[MrsE]

Thanks so much for the suggestions! I'll keep these in mind!

brit - that sounds really good! (btw, does the whole tagging thing work from my iPhone? I'm an exclusive iPhone poster with the exception of once every few months when I want to see a siggy pic or something

[naldridge]

I cook them in the microwave all the time. Scrub it, poke it a few times with a fork, and then wrap it in plastic wrap and microwave for a few minutes, depending on the size

[sadlebred]

May 29, 2013 15:23:37 GMT -5 MrsE said:

May 29, 2013 15:20:14 GMT -5 sadlebred said:

I cook it at home in the microwave and bring it in a container. I usually eat it plain or with just a touch of butter.

Do you warm it up again at work? Or eat it at room temp? If you reheat it, does it get too rubbery?

At home I take it out of the skin and put the potato part in a microwavable container. I reheat it in the micro for 45-60 seconds. I don't have a problem with it getting rubbery.

[clseale]

May 29, 2013 19:20:51 GMT -5 MrsE said:

Thanks so much for the suggestions! I'll keep these in mind!

brit - that sounds really good! (btw, does the whole tagging thing work from my iPhone? I'm an exclusive iPhone poster with the exception of once every few months when I want to see a siggy pic or something

Yup, you're successfully tagging.  

[mollyrunner]

I bake them in the oven (I like the texture better than the microwave), let cool, put in a glass container and refrigerate until I am ready to reheat in the microwave.  I have made mine up to 3 days in advance and haven't had any issues. 

[MrsManners]

May 29, 2013 15:20:14 GMT -5 sadlebred said:

I cook it at home in the microwave and bring it in a container. I usually eat it plain or with just a touch of butter.

This. I make on the weekend at home in the microwave, mash and throw in a container with my chicken for reheating at work. I eat them Mon, Tues, Thurs at work because those are my training days.

I wrap in plastic wrap when cooking them originally in the microwave at home.

[lilles]

You can bake them the night before and mash it. Then add some lemon juice to mashed sweet potatoes when you are going to eat them. They should reheat fine.