Let’s Taste
Sweet Potato!
Let’s Taste
Sweet Potato!
Included in this kit:
Included in this kit:
1 raw sweet potato
1 raw sweet potato
You will need:
You will need:
Paper towels
Small plates
Paper towels
Small plates
Directions:
Directions:
1.
Invite your child to wash their hands and join you in
preparing the sweet potato.
1. Invite your child to wash their hands and join you in
preparing the sweet potato.
2.
Wash the sweet potato to remove any dirt. Dry with
a paper towel and prick the potato a few times with
a fork.
2. Wash the sweet potato to remove any dirt. Dry with a
paper towel and prick the potato a few times with a
fork.
3.
Wrap loosely in a paper towel and heat in microwave
for 10 minutes. Remove from microwave. To make
sure the potato is done, insert a fork in the center
of the potato. The fork should go in and out easily
and the potato should feel tender. If not, heat for
2 minutes longer and test again.
3. Wrap loosely in a paper towel and heat in microwave
for 10 minutes. Remove from microwave. To make
sure the potato is done, insert a fork in the center of
the potato. The fork should go in and out easily and
the potato should feel tender. If not, heat for 2
minutes longer and test again.
4.
Let cool until the sweet potato can be handled. Peel
and cut into small portions.
4. Let cool until the sweet potato can be handled. Peel
and cut into small portions.
5.
Serve a small amount of sweet potato for you and
your child to taste. You may want to add a little
brown sugar or honey to the sweet potato for added
flavor. Encourage your child to taste the sweet
potato and enjoy!
5.
Serve a small amount of sweet potato for you and
your child to taste. You may want to add a little
brown sugar or honey to the sweet potato for added
flavor. Encourage your child to taste the sweet
potato and enjoy!
FYI:
FYI:
•
Sweet potatoes look like other potatoes but they have
pointy ends and they taste much sweeter.
•
Sweet potatoes look like other potatoes but they have
pointy ends and they taste much sweeter.
•
Sweet potatoes aren’t really potatoes at all … they’re
related to a type of flower called morning glories.
•
Sweet potatoes aren’t really potatoes at all … they’re
related to a type of flower called morning glories.
•
Sweet potatoes are native to Central and South
America.
•
Sweet potatoes are native to Central and South
America.
•
Many people around the world eat sweet potatoes.
•
Many people around the world eat sweet potatoes.
Food for Thought (Questions you might ask your
child during the activity):
1. How does the sweet potato taste different from
a regular potato?
2. Can you think of times when you may have had
sweet potatoes before?
3. What color is the outside peel of the sweet
potato?
Food for Thought (Questions you might ask your
child during the activity):
1. How does the sweet potato taste different from
a regular potato?
2. Can you think of times when you may have had
sweet potatoes before?
3. What color is the outside peel of the sweet
potato?