So I just started making my own baby food and oddly enough for somebody who doesn’t cook…it’s kind of fun. I decided to start with sweet potato. (I found all this great information on homemade baby food on WholesomeBabyFood.com)
So I decided to go to Ralph’s to pick up some sweet potatoes. Those who know me knows that I am short on time these days. I preplan all my trips and today was no exception. My plan for the day was: Go to Ralph’s, pick up a few sweet potatoes and go home to my babies. I get to Ralph’s and couldn’t find any sweet potatoes. However, I did find some yams. I thought to myself, “Is sweet potato and yam the same thing?” At this point, my perplexed face signaled the produce guy to ask, “Can I help you?” Since the opportunity came itself, I innocently asked, “Is a sweet potato and a yam the same thing?” He said, “No…we don’t carry sweet potato at this Ralph’s. It’s discontinued.” And he continued on and on about how nobody buys it and it rots.
First of all, I didn’t know you can discontinue a vegetable. Secondly, this guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about. After driving across the street to Trader Joe’s to pick up some, I went home and started to bake them. Between baking sweet potatoes, feeding and bathing babies, I found some time to look it up.
Fricken A! Apparently in the US, a sweet potato and a yam is the same. Ugh. What a waste of time when I didn’t have time to waste already!