Add Winter Squash To Your Diet

There are so many options to choose from if you have a good look on the veggie counter of your grocery store. And you always end up buying the same corn, potato, apples, peas; we just ignore vegetables and fruits which we haven’t eaten ever. There are loads of fruits and veggies whose taste we are absolutely unaware of.

In this article we are talking about one such vegetable called winter squash, which is available in many forms and varieties. The most widely used and the most popular ones are acorn and butternut. Winter Squash is one of the vegetables which have a soft flesh in the core and have an extremely solid and hard outer cover. Winter squash is also popularly seen as pumpkin’s cousin, it has a mild flavour with a sweet tinge to its flavour.

This vegetable is called a winter squash; which is ideally available in winters; the summer variety of this fruit is different and is called yellow squash or zucchini. The two varieties available mentioned above is found round the year. The peak season when this fruit is available is in October and November.

Why are Winter Squash Good:

Winter squash is a very amazing source of vitamins (Vitamin A and C). Besides vitamins it also has manganese, potassium, as well as fibre. Winter squash also has omega-3 fat acids as well as folate.  Omega-3 acids are amazing for the cardio health and it is not easy to find in food products, hence you should take full advantage.

How to prepare Winter Squash:

You should be particular when buying Winter Squash, you should buy one with a firm and hard shell, you can also pick a squash that feels heavy and is more in weight. You should use and extremely sharp knife when you have to cut the winter squash. Then slice it and you should be very careful, while you remove all the seeds, you have to remove all stringy particles. You can prepare Winter squash in many different ways and varieties. This vegetable is great as far as the taste and health benefits are concerned.