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Wondrous Winter Squash! Acorn Squash Kabocha Squash ● Mild, subtly sweet and nutty flavor ● Sweet and nutty, texture is between a ● Great for roasting, soup, salads. Even the skin sweet potato and a pumpkin is edible! ● Great for roasting, steaming, sauteing, ● Recipe to Try: Stuffed acorn squash or even as pie filling! Butternut Squash ● Recipe to Try: Curry kabocha squash ● This is the sweetest variety of winter squash soup ● Great for roasting, sauteing, making soup, and Pumpkin steaming! ● Sweet and earthy taste ● Recipe to Try: Roasted butternut squash soup! ● Great for roasting, purees, and baking Delicata Squash ● Recipe to Try: Pumpkin Chili ● Creamy texture, with a taste similar to a sweet potato Spaghetti Squash ● Great for stuffing, sauteing, steaming, and ● Chewy, fragile texture with a very roasting. The skin is edible! mild earthy flavor ● Recipe to Try: Roasted delicata squash ● Great for roasting or steaming. Scrape out the cooked strands and Nutritional Benefits of Winter Squash top with your favorite pasta sauce! - rich in beta carotene (vitamin A), vitamin C, vitamin B6, ● Recipe to Try: Pesto spaghetti magnesium, and potassium squash pasta - high in fiber→ great for cholesterol control - low glycemic index and glycemic load → good for regulating blood sugar Acorn Squash Wondrous Winter Squash! Kabocha Squash ● Mild, subtly sweet and nutty flavor ● Sweet and nutty, texture is between a ● Great for roasting, soup, salads. Even the skin sweet potato and a pumpkin is edible! ● Great for roasting, steaming, sauteing, ● Recipe to Try: Stuffed acorn squash or even as pie filling! Butternut Squash ● Recipe to Try: Curry kabocha squash ● This is the sweetest variety of winter squash soup ● Great for roasting, sauteing, making soup, and Pumpkin steaming! ● Sweet and earthy taste ● Recipe to Try: Roasted butternut squash soup! ● Great for roasting, purees, and baking Delicata Squash ● Recipe to Try: Pumpkin Chili ● Creamy texture, with a taste similar to a sweet potato Spaghetti Squash ● Great for stuffing, sauteing, steaming, and ● Chewy, fragile texture with a very roasting. The skin is edible! mild earthy flavor ● Recipe to Try: Roasted delicata squash ● Great for roasting or steaming. Scrape out the cooked strands and Nutritional Benefits of Winter Squash top with your favorite pasta sauce! - rich in beta carotene (vitamin A), vitamin C, vitamin B6, ● Recipe to Try: Pesto spaghetti magnesium, and potassium squash pasta - high in fiber→ great for cholesterol control - low glycemic index and glycemic load → good for regulating blood sugar.

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