Easy. Can do ahead. Great as left-overs. So healthy! No oil, no processed sugar, no salt.
I originally wrote about this dish nearly 9 years ago, and the original recipe contained butter, brown sugar, honey, and salt (click here to see original). Since then, I've removed those ingredients because our tastebuds have changed, and we enjoy the natural flavors so much more. And removing those makes the recipe that much simpler and easier to clean up after. It's a nice holiday dish, too.
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| I should try sprinkling hemp seeds on top for added omegas |
Ingredients:
4-5 yams or sweet potatoes
1 20 oz can crushed pineapple (in own juices), drained
cinnamon
pecans (or walnuts)
Directions:
-Boil a pot of water, enough water to cover yams
-Add yams and gently boil for about 30-40 minutes until inserted knife goes in smoothly
-Remove yams and drain
-Cut skins and remove (I have a great yam-skin recipe I still need to enter)
-Mash naked yams in large bowl
-Stir in whatever amount of pineapple, cinnamon, and pecans you want (I use the whole can)
Something else I didn't know:
Not all carbohydrates are created equal. In the diet and diabetes industry, a carb-phobia has been created, and unfortunately the good-carbs have been dragged down along with the bad carbs. This has resulted in a lot of confusion and messed-up metabolisms and eating habits.
Good "whole" carbs have natural fiber and include all vegetables, whole fruits, legumes, nuts, whole grains, tubers (potatoes).
Bad "refined" carbs include processed foods like sugar, white flour, sugary drinks, fried potatoes, white rice.
The good news:
We need good carbs and can enjoy them knowing they help us thrive! And, T1 diabetes insulin resistance can be greatly helped on a plant-based diet with good carbs while T2 diabetes can be reversed!! No one used to think T2 could be reversed and that those suffering from it would be on meds the rest of their lives. There is actual hope to get off the meds...tangible, doable, life-saving hope and results! Click here to find out more at MasteringDiabetes.org It's the animal protein and fats that interfere with insulin resistance...not fruit!
