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Post by rebekahrl on Oct 26, 2013 8:53:10 GMT -5
I was a little surprised that winter squash was a S. I figured it would be a sweeter, starchier vegetable like sweet potatoes and carrots and therefore be an E. It is wonderful, however either baked or boiled then mashed and whipped with butter!! I am wondering if there is a limit on how much winter squash at a to keep it in a S. It's pretty easy to eat quite a bit of it fixed like this!
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Post by Emily on Oct 27, 2013 18:58:50 GMT -5
There has actually been a correction to this. Small amounts of butternut squash can be an S or S Helper, and pumpkin is an S (1 cup max). However, most winter squash is actually an E.
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Post by rebekahrl on Oct 28, 2013 10:04:11 GMT -5
O.k. I'll have to wait till I'm doing crossovers to eat it that way again. :-( :-) Thanks.
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Post by rebekahrl on Oct 29, 2013 16:52:50 GMT -5
What about spaghetti squash? Is it also an E then?
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Post by Emily on Oct 30, 2013 15:55:16 GMT -5
Spaghetti squash is S, actually.
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Post by rebekahrl on Oct 30, 2013 22:38:15 GMT -5
O.k good! :-) Thanks, Emily.
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Post by joyfulmomof6 on Nov 25, 2013 10:35:44 GMT -5
I still don't understand how Winter Squash is an S.
If you look up the nutritional facts, there is no fat at all and about 14 g carbs. This was for Butternut Squash. Acorn Squash is about the same amount of carbs and less than 1 g fat. Spaghetti Squash is about 5.5 carbs.
Can anyone clear this up?
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Post by Blessed Beyond Measure on Nov 25, 2013 10:38:12 GMT -5
Hmm, good question. I'll go look it up.
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Post by Blessed Beyond Measure on Nov 25, 2013 10:47:07 GMT -5
Everywhere I look, winter squash, including butternut, is virtually fat free and 9-14g carbs. So, definitely not an S.
Perhaps, because its not that high in carbs, that is why it can be used in S helper? I just looked again and comparing the same size squash to sweet potato was 16g to 33g for carbs. So, definitely much lower for the squash.
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Post by joyfulmomof6 on Nov 25, 2013 20:39:19 GMT -5
So winter squash is E then? In the book and earlier in this thread it was called S
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Post by Blessed Beyond Measure on Nov 25, 2013 21:10:23 GMT -5
I spoke to Pearl. She said there's a doc on FB. I'm trying to find it. I'll get back to you as soon as I've read it.
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Post by Blessed Beyond Measure on Nov 25, 2013 21:13:48 GMT -5
It looks like squash, in general, is FP. Except acorn and butternut. They are E.
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Post by joyfulmomof6 on Nov 25, 2013 22:07:54 GMT -5
Thanks for taking the time to clear this up!
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Post by Blessed Beyond Measure on Nov 27, 2013 12:26:00 GMT -5
No problem!
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Post by lashie on Nov 28, 2013 8:31:38 GMT -5
Hi. Can I confirm. In Australia we eat what we call pumpkins. Butternut pumpkin is one kind. There are many others which are mainly actually pumpkin shaped : Queensland blue, Japara etc. Btternut is E so are the rest E. Which squash is FP. Are those like the yellow space ship shaped ones that are similar to a zucchini in texture? Thanks
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