Winter Squash

Kevinpa · 09-24-2006, 02:40 PM

Yesterday I went to our local Super Wal-mart and as I was browsing the produce section I came across several winter squash that I had never heard of before. Curious, I pick them up and began reading the label and was a bit shocked to see the carb count. I have never thought of winter sqush being a carb bargain but all of these sqush showed 8 net carbs per cup. Being the inquisitive soul that I am I bought 2 of each of these squash to try. Their names were: Delicata, Sweet Dumpling, Golden Nugget, and Kabocha Squash.
Following are their pictures in the order listed.

Today I made the the first 2 in the list and was amazed at how much both the Sweet Dumpling and the Delicata tasted like potatoes. I cut them in half, scooped out the seed and microwaved them cutside down in 1/4 cup water for about 7 min. on high. Their size made them very easy to cut and both had relatively few amount of seeds.

When done, the pulp scooped right out of the skin and I mashed and buttered them with a fork and could not believe my taste buds. My DW melted a little chedder cheese on top of hers and gave me a taste which was even better.

I have not tried the other 2 yet but when I do I will let you know what they are like.

If you can afford the 8 carbs and you have been wanting something potatoe-like, I recommend that if you see these in the store.......you try 1 or 2 of these squash.

SugarBabi · 09-24-2006, 03:38 PM

Great find, Kevin. I've seen the Delicata here, but never thought of trying one. I like the idea of them tasting like potatoes. Imagine the possibilites....

This WOE just keeps getting better and getter.

Charski · 09-24-2006, 06:06 PM

I've tried all but the Golden Nugget, don't think I've ever even SEEN that one!

My favorite way is baked til tender, halved, scoop out the seeds and gookie stuff, and slather with real butter.

My FAVORITE winter squash though is and probably always WILL be butternut - we had some last week and it was soooooo sweet and good!

Kevinpa · 09-24-2006, 06:22 PM

We have not eaten a pumpkin pie in this house in about 15 years. About that time we started making butternut squash pies and have never looked back. The only thing I have against eating butternut on a regular basis is it has more carbs than most of the other winter squashes.

Butternut · 09-24-2006, 06:49 PM

Thanks so much Kevinpa for your posts, pics, recipes and uplifting, positive ideas. Your stats are an encouragement to all.
Thanks again.

CarolynF · 09-24-2006, 07:42 PM

Wow..Kevin..I love winter squash..Thanks for being our guinea pig (once again)..will definitely try these new varieties..

terez · 09-25-2006, 07:13 AM

Thanks, Kevin. I'll have to try these squashes. I watched a show called CookingRx on PBS which is hosted by a husband and wife team who are both doctors. They do low carb cooking, but I don't they're in the same league as you and Scott, Linda Sue, and others.

BUT, they showed how you can make clam chowder using celery root, and I'm going to use your idea as a substitute. I think I like your idea of squashes that taste like potatoes in any soup,or crock pot stew and probably you can fry them up in "potato" pancakes, or "hash browns".

Kevinpa · 09-25-2006, 07:28 AM

Low Carb Cookworx with husband and wife Drs. Michael and Mary Dan Eades was one of my favorite LC shows. It is no longer on in this area.

As a matter of fact, while I was losing my weight I used to get up at 4am when the show aired in this area and sit and do my recliner bike while watching the show.

I suggest using the sweet dumpling squash for those things you mention as it seems to be the closest to a potatoes color and texture. The taste unlike celery root is just like potatoe.

Buffy45 · 09-25-2006, 08:10 AM

Love winter squash but haven't had any since coming back to LC. Glad to hear some varieties are lower in carbs.

Tweaker Geek · 09-25-2006, 04:10 PM

Kevin, care to share your butternut squash pie recipe? Is it just basically a pumpkin pie with squash substituted and all the usual spices? I just happen to have several butternut squash hanging around.

Kevinpa · 09-25-2006, 04:17 PM

Yes, it was just the pumpkin pie recipe that we used to make. I will dig it out of my journal from last thanksgiving and share it with you though.

Tweaker Geek · 09-25-2006, 04:46 PM

Thanks!

CarolynF · 10-04-2006, 05:42 PM

I bought two kinds of these squashes and had a small delicata for lunch today with some protein..WOW...it was wonderfully full of flavor...

Going to try my Golden Nugget another day..

Kevinpa · 10-04-2006, 06:23 PM

I have been smacking myself

for 2 days now that I didn't think to use these instead of cauliflower in the mock potato hamburger casserole.

CarolynF · 10-04-2006, 07:24 PM

Kevin: I was thinking the same thing..HOWEVER, how would the squash and cauliflower be mixed together..???

Kevinpa · 10-04-2006, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarolynF

Kevin: I was thinking the same thing..HOWEVER, how would the squash and cauliflower be mixed together..???

The carbs would be pretty close to the same either way......the squash would have the best texture alone though.

Tennessee · 10-04-2006, 08:44 PM

So far I've tried the Delicata and Sweet Dumpling, thanks to your post. WOW! They're good, and really satisfying. Thanks Kev!

Bhambabe · 10-04-2006, 09:29 PM

Hi Kevin thanks for sharing , it all sounds so good.

What is the carb count for butternut squash. ? I would sure love the pie recipe and also the mock potato hamburger casserole.

Is it posted somewhere on the boards ? ,as it sounds like others also have it.

Not to skip the subject but I love

your recipe for coconut cookies you posted a bit ago, they are so good and easy too

.

SugarBabi · 10-05-2006, 01:15 AM

Today I found the sweet dumpling variety at Walmart. They had them labelled as "carnival squash".

Kevinpa · 10-05-2006, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SugarBabi

Today I found the sweet dumpling variety at Walmart. They had them labelled as "carnival squash".

carnival are similar but have slightly different markings sugar the meat is a different color than sweet dumpling.

SugarBabi · 10-05-2006, 01:47 AM

Thanks Kevin. They really looked exactly the same as the picture up there. I thought they mislabelled them. After I left, I was kicking myself for not getting one anyway. I guess next trip, I'll have to try one and see how it is.

Kevinpa · 10-05-2006, 01:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bhambabe

What is the carb count for butternut squash. ? I would sure love the pie recipe and also the mock potato hamburger casserole.

Bhambabe, butternut squash are a bit higher in carbs than these I have listed above. Butternut is approx 13 carbs per cup of cubes raw.
Here is the Potato Hamburger Casserole and the spaghetti pie recipes

Kevinpa · 10-05-2006, 02:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SugarBabi

Today I found the sweet dumpling variety at Walmart. They had them labelled as "carnival squash".

Ok Sugar the squash on the left is a sweet dumpling and on the right is a carnival.

SugarBabi · 10-05-2006, 02:18 AM

Thank you for the visual, Kevin. I think maybe my vision has gone off to join my memory in sometimer land.

Kevin, have you ever eaten turban squash? A few years ago, I grew some and they were really good--wierd looking things, but pretty tasty. I have no idea if they are carb friendly or not though. I thought of them while looking at these pictures--never seen them in any of our stores around here.

Kevinpa · 10-05-2006, 02:23 AM

I think I remember my father in law growing them a few years back. The name seems familiar anyway. I don't have a memory of what they taste like though.

SugarBabi · 10-05-2006, 02:33 AM

I found a couple of pictures online. Just thought I'd post them.

I remember them tasting sort of like the butternut, but not as buttery. It's hard to describe them accurately. What was so amazing is that they grew so well. And I remember that they kept for months.

Kevinpa · 10-05-2006, 02:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tweaker Geek

Kevin, care to share your butternut squash pie recipe?

Sorry Tweaker, I forgot all about saying I would do this.

Ok, this is my HC version since it was always perfect and up until now I had no real sub for evaporated milk...last year I just used heavy cream. Also when I made this last year I was still a bit of a rookie at sweeteners and just used splenda. A note: you will notice the variable sweetener amounts....this is because the texture and taste of butternut can vary so much I adjust by taste. For the most part though.....the older the squash is the more sweetener needed.

I will post my final recipe with adjust to sweeteners and milk closer to Thanksgiving in its own thread. The crust will be my carbalose crust though.

Butternut Squash Pie

2 eggs (beaten)
2 cups squash (cooked and smashed)
3/4 to 1 cup brown sugar
2 t. cinnamon
1 t. vanilla
1 T. flour
1/2 t. salt
1 can evaporated milk

Combine eggs and squash.
Blend in sugar, spices, flour and salt and Mix well.
Add milk and mix well.
Pour into unbaked crust.
Bake in a 425 degree preheated oven for 15 minutes.
Reduce temperture to 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted in middle comes out clean.

magnamater · 10-05-2006, 06:09 AM

Okay, I'm now. . .dazed and confused!

Which has lower carbs. . . and calories. . .pumpkin or butternut squash, am I correct, now, the butternut squash????

Cause I roasted pumpkin last Thanksgiving instead of squash for my LC side. . .thinking I was saving. . .

Kevinpa · 10-05-2006, 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magnamater

Okay, I'm now. . .dazed and confused!

Which has lower carbs. . . and calories. . .pumpkin or butternut squash, am I correct, now, the butternut squash????

Cause I roasted pumpkin last Thanksgiving instead of squash for my LC side. . .thinking I was saving. . .

Pumpkin, raw 1 cup of 1" cubes is 7 net carbs 30 cals.
butternut, raw 1 cup of 1" cubes is 13 net carbs 63 cals

magnamater · 10-05-2006, 06:22 AM

AND, you make butternut pies because they are better! I reread and this is now my working assumption. . .

Correct me if I'm right or wrong. . .

I try to catch up here (LCF) in short periods of time, and it shows. .. .

09-24-2006, 02:40 PM	#1
Kevinpa Guest Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 5,575 Gallery: Kevinpa Stats: 230/160/165 WOE: Low Carb Maintenance Start Date: May 2005	Winter Squash Yesterday I went to our local Super Wal-mart and as I was browsing the produce section I came across several winter squash that I had never heard of before. Curious, I pick them up and began reading the label and was a bit shocked to see the carb count. I have never thought of winter sqush being a carb bargain but all of these sqush showed 8 net carbs per cup. Being the inquisitive soul that I am I bought 2 of each of these squash to try. Their names were: Delicata, Sweet Dumpling, Golden Nugget, and Kabocha Squash. Following are their pictures in the order listed. Today I made the the first 2 in the list and was amazed at how much both the Sweet Dumpling and the Delicata tasted like potatoes. I cut them in half, scooped out the seed and microwaved them cutside down in 1/4 cup water for about 7 min. on high. Their size made them very easy to cut and both had relatively few amount of seeds. When done, the pulp scooped right out of the skin and I mashed and buttered them with a fork and could not believe my taste buds. My DW melted a little chedder cheese on top of hers and gave me a taste which was even better. I have not tried the other 2 yet but when I do I will let you know what they are like. If you can afford the 8 carbs and you have been wanting something potatoe-like, I recommend that if you see these in the store.......you try 1 or 2 of these squash.

09-24-2006, 06:49 PM	#5
Butternut Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 7,545 Gallery: Butternut Stats: FAT WOE: No Flour, No Sugar Start Date: I have been very bad....	Thanks so much Kevinpa for your posts, pics, recipes and uplifting, positive ideas. Your stats are an encouragement to all. Thanks again. Last edited by Butternut; 09-24-2006 at 06:51 PM..

09-25-2006, 07:13 AM	#7
terez Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Barony of Three Rivers Posts: 3,268 Gallery: terez WOE: Reinduction 1-2-2013	Thanks, Kevin. I'll have to try these squashes. I watched a show called CookingRx on PBS which is hosted by a husband and wife team who are both doctors. They do low carb cooking, but I don't they're in the same league as you and Scott, Linda Sue, and others. BUT, they showed how you can make clam chowder using celery root, and I'm going to use your idea as a substitute. I think I like your idea of squashes that taste like potatoes in any soup,or crock pot stew and probably you can fry them up in "potato" pancakes, or "hash browns". __________________ Illegitimi non carborundum.

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09-24-2006, 03:38 PM	#2
SugarBabi MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,235 Gallery: SugarBabi WOE: My Own Type Of Low Carb Start Date: 2/12/2005	Great find, Kevin. I've seen the Delicata here, but never thought of trying one. I like the idea of them tasting like potatoes. Imagine the possibilites.... This WOE just keeps getting better and getter.

09-24-2006, 06:06 PM	#3
Charski Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mostly in the kitchen! Posts: 33,832 Gallery: Charski Stats: 174 (WW)/139/150 goal 5'5" 59 years YOUNG! WOE: ATKINS always Start Date: May 2003	I've tried all but the Golden Nugget, don't think I've ever even SEEN that one! My favorite way is baked til tender, halved, scoop out the seeds and gookie stuff, and slather with real butter. My FAVORITE winter squash though is and probably always WILL be butternut - we had some last week and it was soooooo sweet and good!

09-24-2006, 06:22 PM	#4
Kevinpa Guest Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 5,575 Gallery: Kevinpa Stats: 230/160/165 WOE: Low Carb Maintenance Start Date: May 2005	We have not eaten a pumpkin pie in this house in about 15 years. About that time we started making butternut squash pies and have never looked back. The only thing I have against eating butternut on a regular basis is it has more carbs than most of the other winter squashes.

09-24-2006, 07:42 PM	#6
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,825 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Wow..Kevin..I love winter squash..Thanks for being our guinea pig (once again)..will definitely try these new varieties..

09-25-2006, 07:28 AM	#8
Kevinpa Guest Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 5,575 Gallery: Kevinpa Stats: 230/160/165 WOE: Low Carb Maintenance Start Date: May 2005	Low Carb Cookworx with husband and wife Drs. Michael and Mary Dan Eades was one of my favorite LC shows. It is no longer on in this area. As a matter of fact, while I was losing my weight I used to get up at 4am when the show aired in this area and sit and do my recliner bike while watching the show. I suggest using the sweet dumpling squash for those things you mention as it seems to be the closest to a potatoes color and texture. The taste unlike celery root is just like potatoe.

09-25-2006, 08:10 AM	#9
Buffy45 Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Lewisville, TX USA Posts: 8,523 Gallery: Buffy45 Stats: Type 2 Diabetic as of 6/1/08 WOE: LC/MP/HF Start Date: Restart 9/3/2012	Love winter squash but haven't had any since coming back to LC. Glad to hear some varieties are lower in carbs.

09-25-2006, 04:10 PM	#10
Tweaker Geek Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA Posts: 2,702 Gallery: Tweaker Geek	Kevin, care to share your butternut squash pie recipe? Is it just basically a pumpkin pie with squash substituted and all the usual spices? I just happen to have several butternut squash hanging around.

09-25-2006, 04:17 PM	#11
Kevinpa Guest Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 5,575 Gallery: Kevinpa Stats: 230/160/165 WOE: Low Carb Maintenance Start Date: May 2005	Yes, it was just the pumpkin pie recipe that we used to make. I will dig it out of my journal from last thanksgiving and share it with you though.

09-25-2006, 04:46 PM	#12
Tweaker Geek Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA Posts: 2,702 Gallery: Tweaker Geek	Thanks!

10-04-2006, 05:42 PM	#13
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,825 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	I bought two kinds of these squashes and had a small delicata for lunch today with some protein..WOW...it was wonderfully full of flavor... Going to try my Golden Nugget another day..

10-04-2006, 06:23 PM	#14
Kevinpa Guest Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 5,575 Gallery: Kevinpa Stats: 230/160/165 WOE: Low Carb Maintenance Start Date: May 2005	I have been smacking myself for 2 days now that I didn't think to use these instead of cauliflower in the mock potato hamburger casserole.

10-04-2006, 07:24 PM	#15
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,825 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Kevin: I was thinking the same thing..HOWEVER, how would the squash and cauliflower be mixed together..???

10-04-2006, 08:44 PM	#17
Tennessee Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 853 Gallery: Tennessee WOE: Low carb, high protein Start Date: 10/21/2005 restart 7/15/08	So far I've tried the Delicata and Sweet Dumpling, thanks to your post. WOW! They're good, and really satisfying. Thanks Kev!

10-04-2006, 09:29 PM	#18
Bhambabe Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Seattle, Wa Posts: 680 Gallery: Bhambabe Stats: R4P3 91 pounds released WOE: Dr. Simeon's Protocol HHCG Start Date: Started 7/21/09	Hi Kevin thanks for sharing , it all sounds so good. What is the carb count for butternut squash. ? I would sure love the pie recipe and also the mock potato hamburger casserole. Is it posted somewhere on the boards ? ,as it sounds like others also have it. Not to skip the subject but I love your recipe for coconut cookies you posted a bit ago, they are so good and easy too .

10-05-2006, 01:15 AM	#19
SugarBabi MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,235 Gallery: SugarBabi WOE: My Own Type Of Low Carb Start Date: 2/12/2005	Today I found the sweet dumpling variety at Walmart. They had them labelled as "carnival squash".

10-05-2006, 01:47 AM	#21
SugarBabi MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,235 Gallery: SugarBabi WOE: My Own Type Of Low Carb Start Date: 2/12/2005	Thanks Kevin. They really looked exactly the same as the picture up there. I thought they mislabelled them. After I left, I was kicking myself for not getting one anyway. I guess next trip, I'll have to try one and see how it is.

10-05-2006, 02:18 AM	#24
SugarBabi MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,235 Gallery: SugarBabi WOE: My Own Type Of Low Carb Start Date: 2/12/2005	Thank you for the visual, Kevin. I think maybe my vision has gone off to join my memory in sometimer land. Kevin, have you ever eaten turban squash? A few years ago, I grew some and they were really good--wierd looking things, but pretty tasty. I have no idea if they are carb friendly or not though. I thought of them while looking at these pictures--never seen them in any of our stores around here.

10-05-2006, 02:23 AM	#25
Kevinpa Guest Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 5,575 Gallery: Kevinpa Stats: 230/160/165 WOE: Low Carb Maintenance Start Date: May 2005	I think I remember my father in law growing them a few years back. The name seems familiar anyway. I don't have a memory of what they taste like though.

10-05-2006, 02:33 AM	#26
SugarBabi MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,235 Gallery: SugarBabi WOE: My Own Type Of Low Carb Start Date: 2/12/2005	I found a couple of pictures online. Just thought I'd post them. I remember them tasting sort of like the butternut, but not as buttery. It's hard to describe them accurately. What was so amazing is that they grew so well. And I remember that they kept for months.

10-05-2006, 06:09 AM	#28
magnamater Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,063 Gallery: magnamater	Okay, I'm now. . .dazed and confused! Which has lower carbs. . . and calories. . .pumpkin or butternut squash, am I correct, now, the butternut squash???? Cause I roasted pumpkin last Thanksgiving instead of squash for my LC side. . .thinking I was saving. . .

10-05-2006, 06:22 AM	#30
magnamater Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,063 Gallery: magnamater	AND, you make butternut pies because they are better! I reread and this is now my working assumption. . . Correct me if I'm right or wrong. . . I try to catch up here (LCF) in short periods of time, and it shows. .. .