Sweet Potatoes Fries
What a fabulous way to get some veggies! Thanks to Lisa for telling me you can buy sweet potatoes sliced up for you in the cooler/produce section of Costco (did you hear that Costco, I mentioned you again! Anyone at headquarters going to notice and start giving me kickbacks?)
I highly recommend buying them this way. A whole sweet potato is pretty tough to slice up on your own. Very tough. So I have 3lb bag. I poured 1lb of them into a bowl and mixed some olive oil around them to coat. Spread them on a cookie sheet, sprinkled a little salt and baked. This takes at least 45 minutes at 400 degrees to get them crispy, otherwise they will just be mushy.
The flip-flopper was nervous about trying them because she thought they looked like cooked carrots. she tried them and said she didn’t like them.
Cereal boy has been more and more accepting. He’ll try new things if I say, “It’s for the blog”. He really liked the “fries.” Ketchup boy tried one 1/4 piece long with a tablespoon of ketchup, but he said he liked it!
Posted: February 23rd, 2008 under Dinner, Fruits and Vegetables.
Tags: kids, sweet potato fries, sweet potatoes
Comments
Comment from Amy
Time February 24, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Thanks Jill, I almost walked right passed them actually. Look really hard. It was a 3lb bag for $4.50. Pretty good price I think.
Comment from Kristie
Time February 24, 2008 at 7:39 pm
That might be something I have to try. Thanks for the tips.
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Comment from jillf
Time February 23, 2008 at 10:01 pm
I’m so glad I found your blog! I’m proud of you. This is fabulous. I just started buying sweet potatoes, and they are hard to cut up . . .I hope our COSTCO has the same selection as yours. Great idea. THANKS!