Sweet Potatoes are one of my favorite foods to eat. I pretty much eat them daily. Combined with a lean protein they make a perfect pre and post workout meal. It’s a myth that potatoes will make you fat. I’ve shed a lot of fat while eating many-a-sweet potato. Because I eat them so much I need a lot of variety in how I prepare them. Today I would like to show you 2 ways that I prepare sweet potatoes and turn them into a yummy healthy meal…

First let me show you the sweet potato French Fries. This puppies are deeeelicious. Actually, they taste like candy so you have to be careful not to eat too many. They are very calorie dense so a serving the size of your hand is more than enough.


I chop the sweet potato into thin strips. Then I place 2 table spoons of cold pressed extra virgin olive oil in a zip lock baggy with some ground pepper and thyme. I then place the sweet potatoes in the bag and mix them up.

After that I place them on a cookie sheet and bake them for 30 minutes at 350 degrees or until they are soft and a little crispy on the edges.

The next way that I like to prepare sweet potatoes is to mash them. I usually steam 2 sweet potatoes with one white potato. Sometimes I will add a large carrot instead of the white potato and sometimes I just use sweet potatoes.

After steaming them until they are nice and soft, I place them in a pot with a little bit (1/3 cup) 1% milk, some ground black pepper, nutmeg, and cinnamon.

Mash that all up and you have a tasty meal when added with a lean protein.

I hope that you enjoy these simple, healthy, and tasty meal ideas. I look forward to sharing many more with you.

Empower Your Mind… And Your Body Will Follow!

Scott Tousignant
aka “The 10 Minute Man”