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Originally Posted by Don_S
On sweet potatoes -- I just scrub them, cut off any blemishes, and bake them in the oven. But I tend to eat very simple foods, and many people would perhaps find my food a little less than exciting...
You can also slice pre-baked sweet potatoes and fry them gently, sprinkled with cinnamon.
A friend of mine suggested cutting them like home-fries and baking them in a really hot (475-degree) oven until they "puff" -- I haven't tried that yet.
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I'm curious about the paleo and primal diets, but I have a reservations. I tend toward more plant foods (high in anti-oxidants and phytochemicals) and away from high-protein animal foods. Partly, I intend to live longer than the (probable) 40-year lifespan of a prehistoric hunter-gatherer, so I think I ought to be watching out for late-life killers like heart disease -- which might, just might, suggest limiting those animal foods.
But what works for you is best! I certainly won't discourage you! As my health-educator beloved says, you will be healthier on almost ANY diet because you will pay attention to what you eat!
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Both diets are hight in veggies and the only meat Primal discusses and encourages is grass fed, all natural no preservatives. He does do a very interesting study on all of it and it makes a lot of common sense. Of course he is saying how the grains have been a problem along with sugar. It is worth a read and to use the parts that you like or don't like . I've not finished reading it yet but will then digest the parts i am goinf to use to see how it goes.