most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-22T08:19:20Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/9552 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/9552/aging-sweet-potatoes Zev Averbach 2010-09-03T02:25:39Z 2011-12-28T07:43:30Z

<p>I know I could probably just Google this, but I'll bet one of you paleo-cyclopedias has the answer at the ready:</p> <p>I've had a bag of organic sweet potatoes from Trader Joe's for maybe 10 days, and they're starting to "bud" a bit. Being the lazy, microwaving "caveman" that I am, I'm just eating the whole damn thing and not worrying about it. Am I giving myself cancer or...?</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/9552/aging-sweet-potatoes/9553#9553 aris 2010-09-03T02:47:58Z 2010-09-03T12:57:32Z

<p>Sweet potatoes aren't in the same family as traditional potatoes, and are not nightshades (traditional potatoes are in the family Solanaceae, while sweet potatoes are in the family Convolvulaceae). So their shoots, flowers, and roots are not poisonous generally speaking, not like a starchy Russet potato (eat the stalks of those, and you will be seriously in a bad way). Indeed, many cultures eat the stalks and flowers of the sweet potato (which is actually a morning glory). Now, having said that, some morning glory related genus and species plants do have some alkaloids, even including (yes) LSD as a naturally occurring agent, particularly in the seeds - but not sweet potatoes. Still, the creeping roots that come out of the tuber are kind of gross, so I wouldn't eat them:) But the tubers should keep for several months if kept dry and free of moisture - just carve out the root hairs like you would a normal potato eye - problem solved!</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/9552/aging-sweet-potatoes/86051#86051 Adel 2011-12-28T07:43:30Z 2011-12-28T07:43:30Z

<p>While I don't think that cancer is a problem aging = increasing GI and losing some of the vitamins > anyone interested in some more quantitative (and objective) data on the potato vs. sweet potato, baking vs. boiling and other related issues may want to take a look at my "<a href="http://suppversity.blogspot.com/search/label/potato%20manifesto" rel="nofollow">Potato Manifesto</a>" > <a href="http://ep.physoc.org/content/early/2011/11/04/expphysiol.2011.063008.abstract" rel="nofollow">Part 1</a> and <a href="http://suppversity.blogspot.com/2011/12/potato-manifesto-part-22-sweet-potato.html" rel="nofollow">Part 2</a> at the SuppVersity</p>