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Weight Loss/Maintenance

K8-EEE

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6. Sweet potatoes make great snacks for kids!

Reply to cr8tvlde (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 8, 2012, 08:40 PM

Jul 2012

My daughter loves sweet potato cut in wedges and cooked with a bit of oil brushed on, in a convection oven.

Speaking of squash, did you know that winter squash cooks perfectly in the crockpot overnight? You just have to poke it with a fork and put a couple of cups of water in,

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Making homemade "fast food" on Sunday [View all] K8-EEE Jul 2012 OP

I love this, need more recipes!!! NYC_SKP Jul 2012 #1

Do you eat chicken?? If so try this for quick weekday dinners: K8-EEE Jul 2012 #4

Great idea! Dalai_1 Jul 2012 #2

Yes you can't even tell it was frozen, and you can put the cupcake portions in one ziplock bag K8-EEE Jul 2012 #5

PS: You can also nuke the rice in the microwave K8-EEE Jul 2012 #7

Hard veggies and economic use of oven cr8tvlde Jul 2012 #3

Sweet potatoes make great snacks for kids! K8-EEE Jul 2012 #6

Great idea and much less energy...thanks...n/t cr8tvlde Jul 2012 #13

Great ideas in this thread rox63 Jul 2012 #8

Salads, too spinbaby Jul 2012 #9

how long will lettuce hold? NMDemDist2 Jul 2012 #10

that is brilliant! K8-EEE Jul 2012 #11

Supposedly five to seven days. xmas74 Jul 2012 #12

That's a site for a vacuum machine spinbaby Jul 2012 #15

It takes...ten minutes. lemurian sistah Jul 2012 #14

Hiya! spinbaby Jul 2012 #16

What a GREAT thread, thanks k8-EEE auntAgonist Jul 2012 #17