Healthy Food Database
Squash are related to pumpkins, cucumbers and melons. They are a softer vegetable than pumpkin with a thinner, edible skin. Like pumpkin, squash comes in all sizes, shapes and colours. Most are yellow with a white, moist, bland flesh. The Americans call winter pumpkin 'squash' while what we call squash in Australia, the Americans refer to as summer squash.
Spaghetti squash has a flesh that resembles spaghetti when cooked.
Button squash is the most common variety.
Category: Vegetable
In Season: Spring Winter
To Buy:
Select those which are firm, medium-sized and heavy for their size. Look for smooth, glossy skin, free of soft spots.
To Store:
Store in the crisper section of the refrigerator in a plastic bag for up to 5 days.
Tips & Tricks:
Cooking Tips:
Squash can be eaten raw but is mainly cooked.
Steam whole. Serve with other more flavoursome vegetables and sprinkle with fresh herbs and a drizzle of olive oil.
Nutrition per 1 Unit:
Monosaturated Fat , g:
0.0
Salicylates:
Safe/negligible amount
Benefits the Following Health Conditions:*
* This information is sourced by a qualified naturopath. It is non prescriptive and not intended as a cure for the condition. Recommended intake is not provided. It is no substitute for the advice and treatment of a professional practitioner.
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