Sweet potatoes are considered a starchy vegetable. Starchy foods include bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, breakfast cereals, oats and other grains like rye and barley. Although these starchy foods are often referred to as 'carbs', this is a little misleading as carbohydrates include both starch and sugars, as well as fibre.u003cbr/u003eStarchy vegetables are more calorie dense than non-starchy vegetables, but this does not make them bad for you.