The orange color of the squash indicates that the squash is high in carotenoids which have been shown to protect against heart disease. Butternut squash is also high in fiber, folate, and potassium.
Butternut squash may be baked with a little bit of nutmeg. It can also be used in soups and bisque.
A butternut squash is officially a "courge musquée" or "courge butternut" in French.
Acorn squash is not available in Australia. Butternut squash is found in Australia, but it is known there as butternut pumpkin.
Yes, but they will not get much benefit from it. There are relatively few nutrients in vegetables of any sort that cats need; they are obligatory carnivores and get very nearly all their nutritional needs from meats.
To calm down the nutmeg taste in butternut squash soup try adding sugar or more pureed butternut squash.
Butternut squash is a light brownish-orange color on the outside and orange on the inside.
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No, yams are not the same as butternut squash. A yam is something like a sweet potato. A butternut squash is a gourd. Yams grow below ground, butternut squash grow above ground.
The yellow squash is a 'summer' squash and is perishable. Butternut is a 'winter' squash and can withstand unrefrigerated storage.
Butternut squash is one of the healthiest vegetables you can serve your dog. Nutritionally, butternut squash has more vitamin C and beta-carotene than any other winter squash. Of course, talk to your Vet to see if squash is right for your pet.
Butternut squash has about 3.2 grams of fiber per 100 gram serving.
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yellow squash :P