Winter Squash

Winter Squash!  I picked another orange vegetable! 

🌱 Winter squash comes in many shapes and sizes. A small number are grown commercially, but if you visit farmer's markets or buy seeds and grow them yourself, there is quite a variety.

🌱 Winter squash are highly alkaline, which helps reduce acid in the body (a good thing for the liver and blood).

🌱 Winter squash are substantially filled and concentrated with nutrients.

🌱 Winter squash contain good amounts of natural sugars, carbohydrates, potassium, and vitamin A, while actually being low in calories.

🌱 Despite it's high carboydrate make up, winter squash has recently been shown to help steady the release of sugars inside the digestive system.

🌱 Winter squash is also very easy to digest, making it a good food to eat if you're experiencing any kind of digestive upset.

🌱 In chinese medicine, winter squash has the reputation for being anti-inflammatory. This may be because of the omega-3 fats it contains, along with it's high content caratenoids and phenols.

🌱 It may be helpful to note that eating the raw seeds of winter squashes are know to expel roundworms and tapeworms...you never know. 😉

🌱 Enjoy winter squash roasted by itself, added to soups, or in salads.

🌱 One of my favorite new recipes this winter was chipotle butternut squash and black bean tostadas. Yumm! You could even add diced roasted squash to salads.

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What's your favorite kind of winter squash? Your favorite way to prepare it?