A Couple Questions

[The Bex Factor]

1) If you cook veggies in oil, does that count as your fat serving for that meal or should you still add a fat?

2) Is it ok to eat sweet potato often (every meal, every day)? I LOVE baked sweet potatoes, especially with coconut butter.

[Kirsteen]

For me it would depend on how much fat I used to cook the veg and whether it soaked it up or not. If you're using at least a thumbful of fat per person and, when you serve it, there's no fat left in the pan, then I'd say it was ok. Otherwise I'd add some. I prefer to err on the generous side with good fats

Sweet potatoes are a great food, I love them but, personally, I'd be wary of having 'anything' at every single meal. There's so much variety out there and I think the more variety we have the better. Having one veg with 'every' meal is pushing others off your plate. I'd also look at why I was eating the same thing all the time. I'd be wary of ending up craving it and wonder if having sweet potatoes with every meal was the same as the SAD diet having potatoes with every meal. There really is so much else to rotate them with.

[The Bex Factor]

Thanks. I do include other vegetables but sweet potatoes make it on my plate at least once a day.

[Kirsteen]

Oh they're on mine once a day as well I cube them, roast a whole batch and keep them in the fridge to throw in with my dinner. good luck