April 2 – Grilled Sweet Potatoes

No picture today, since I’m still getting back into the swing of things with this daily meal log, but here’s what I ate today…

Breakfast: 1 banana with peanut butter; coffee with sugar-free creamer; water (the girls also had grapes and apples, but I was rushing out the door to do the Saturday morning team WOD at CrossFit C-U . For those in the Champaign area, come check it out any Saturday at 10am for a free intro session!

Lunch: leftover paleo pizza from last night (tastes just as good the second day!), snap peas with ranch dip, water

Dinner: bunless ranch burgers with provalone cheese; broccoli with hummus; grilled sweet potatoes; water; almond-flour cookies for dessert

Bedtime snack: greek yogurt with blueberries drizzled with honey (this is pretty much a nightly routine…)

GRILLED SWEET POTATOES (I found this tasty recipe on allrecipes.com)

3 large sweet potatoes, cut into thick slices
3 Tbsp. soy sauce
2 Tbsp. apple juice
2 Tbsp. honey
2 Tbsp. water
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 Tbsp. sesame oil

1) Steam the sliced sweet potatoes in a double-boiler for about 7-10 minutes, until almost completely cooked.
2) While they’re steaming, mix remaining ingredients in a large ziplock baggie
3) Remove sweet potatoes from steamer, let cool a bit, then put into baggie to coat with the marinade
4) Grill potato slices for 8-10 minutes

These potatoes are still sweet, but with an interesting taste from the sesame and soy. We all liked them, though Sky’s favorite is still sweet potatoes straight up!