Charli’s Carrot Ranch 99-word Flash Fiction prompt!
March 4, 2021, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story that includes sweet potatoes. It can be part of a recipe, meal, or used as a nickname. Where do sweet potatoes take you? The grocery store? The garden? Mars? Go where the prompt leads!
Diet Spuds
Sue discovered sweet potatoes on her diet. Her slimming group leader insisted they were better for her than her usual baked spuds.
She gingerly took a knife and sliced open the elongated root vegetable to reveal the flesh’s brilliant orange hue.
Well, this would, at least, bring a little colour to her dull meals.
A sweetness lingered in the air.
She ground a little pepper and added a pinch of salt.
The usual knob of butter called to her from the butter dish, but she ignored it, added a little low-calorie cheese, and took a tentative bite.
Not bad.
But I Smile Anyway... 
May 30, 2021 @ 17:59:29
Thank you so much
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May 12, 2021 @ 19:36:42
If you enjoy mashed potatoes but want a healthier version that is also a little bit on the sweet side, you can add some coconut to it. You will start with sweet potatoes instead of white potatoes, which are more nutritious and contain lower carbohydrates than white potatoes.
You will blend them with some coconut milk as an alternative to regular milk, and add some other seasonings as well. Recommended seasonings include vanilla bean, unsalted butter, brown sugar, and ground cinnamon.
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May 12, 2021 @ 19:38:05
Thanks
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Mar 07, 2021 @ 20:26:56
My Weight Watcher group told me to eat sweet potatoes. They’re alright, but like everything… I gain weight from the starch in the vegetable! Now, I only have them once in awhile as a treat. Your’s sounded delish! ❤
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Mar 07, 2021 @ 20:36:43
Definitely still in moderation, Sis! 💜
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Mar 07, 2021 @ 20:42:41
For sure! I’ve learned my lesson. LOL! 😀
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Mar 07, 2021 @ 20:59:24
😁
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Mar 07, 2021 @ 18:36:29
Great! Eating advices inside a poem. Fantastic, i will go for it, Sis! :-))
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Mar 07, 2021 @ 18:46:58
Yum!!!
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Mar 07, 2021 @ 16:49:02
If I can have sweet potato fries instead of regular fries at a restaurant, I get them. So good. I need to experiment with other ways of cooking them at home.
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Mar 07, 2021 @ 17:12:12
I tried to cook them myself but always end up with them being soggy! But mashed swwwt potato, baked sweet potato is good!
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Mar 07, 2021 @ 12:54:35
Well done, Ritu. I would have grabbed the sour cream!
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Mar 07, 2021 @ 12:59:20
See… that’s calorie packed, too…
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Mar 07, 2021 @ 15:40:30
I know… 😢
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Mar 06, 2021 @ 16:00:15
Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Mar 06, 2021 @ 06:26:05
Add the color to the diet!
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Mar 06, 2021 @ 08:41:52
It makes a huge difference!
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Mar 06, 2021 @ 00:25:04
Looks so good!
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Mar 06, 2021 @ 08:39:49
Thanks!
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Mar 05, 2021 @ 21:09:41
I love sweet potatoes and this does sound like a really good meal.
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Mar 05, 2021 @ 21:27:19
I do love them, too!
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Mar 06, 2021 @ 14:54:19
😋
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Mar 05, 2021 @ 18:40:26
I could eat sweet taters all day long.
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Mar 05, 2021 @ 18:45:56
Me too!
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Mar 05, 2021 @ 18:03:20
When we were in New Zealand, the restaurants all served friend sweet potato chips instead of normal potatoes. I must admit, I am not really a fan although they were better fried with salt.
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Mar 05, 2021 @ 18:04:01
Once I got the taste, I began to love them@
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Mar 05, 2021 @ 16:50:23
Ohhh, I’m gonna have to try this. Thanks for getting my creative juices flowing 🙂
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Mar 05, 2021 @ 17:35:30
Go for it!!
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Mar 05, 2021 @ 16:48:12
Yum yum 💜
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Mar 05, 2021 @ 17:35:16
Yum, indeed, Sis!
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Mar 05, 2021 @ 16:13:03
Ritu, good discovery. We are trying to do low carbs, but love our white potatoes. The sweet potato is a nicer way to go at it. Keith
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Mar 05, 2021 @ 17:35:07
I do love a good potato, too, but trying to cut down a bit!
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Mar 05, 2021 @ 15:51:42
The hunger vibes are rising, Sister… thank you 😄🙏🏽💜
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Mar 05, 2021 @ 17:34:34
Gotta love a sweet potato!
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Mar 05, 2021 @ 17:37:41
Oh yeah!!
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