Eating a starch like sweet potatoes every day at lunch made me feel so full and satisfied. My hunger was satiated for hours — way longer than eating beans on a huge salad, bean and veggie soup, or tofu with veggies, which were my typical lunch options before this experiment. (By the way, this is a purple sweet potato topped with wild rice and a few spoonfuls of leftover split pea soup.)
I also found that eating sweet potatoes positively affected my mood. I just felt so happy! I looked forward to my delicious, filling lunch every day, and afterward, I felt energized and pumped for the rest of the day.
I typically would crave something sweet in the mid-afternoon, like fruit, a rice cake with jam, or some chocolate, most often to boost my mood. But with my happy feelings, I didn't feel like I needed something sweet to uplift me. My sugar cravings were definitely diminished during this month of eating sweet potatoes. I wasn't expecting that!