{"id":10723,"date":"2014-08-15T15:18:05","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T15:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/?p=10723"},"modified":"2014-08-15T18:01:46","modified_gmt":"2014-08-15T18:01:46","slug":"summer-squash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/d\/summer-squash\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Squash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summer squash is in season!\u00a0 Summer squash is a category that encompasses many types of squash including: zucchini (zucchini can be yellow or green), patty pan, yellow squash, sunburst squash, chayote squash, opo squash, crookneck squash, etc.\u00a0 An easy way to tell yellow squash from yellow zucchini is that yellow squash is \u201cribbed\u201d and yellow zucchini is smooth and without ridges.\u00a0 Yellow squash has a more mild flavor than green zucchini and is often more acceptable to children. \u00a0Yellow squash and green zucchini were used in the Summer Squash Spaghetti recipe below.\u00a0 Any kind of summer squash could be used.<\/p>\n

Summer squash is harvested when it is tender, before the rind and seeds become hard.\u00a0 Choose squash that is shiny, has bright colored skin, and that is firm and free of spots, bruises, and cracks.\u00a0 When squash gets too large it is fibrous and has a bitter flavor.\u00a0 Summer squash can be eaten raw or cooked.\u00a0 It can be baked, steamed, saut\u00e9ed, grilled, and deep fat fried.<\/p>\n

The skin is edible and contains many of the vegetables nutrients.\u00a0 Store squash in the refrigerator up to five days.\u00a0 To extend its “shelf\u00a0life”\u00a0don\u2019t wash with water until you are ready to use. \u00a0Add summer squash to salads, soups, sandwiches and pasta.\u00a0 Involve your children in grating zucchini and using it to make muffins, or breads.\u00a0 Check out this past Nutrition Know How article for a fun zucchini muffin recipe<\/a>.\u00a0 Zucchini can also be frozen and used at a later date, Nutrition Know How’s Nancy Urbanec\u00a0shows you how<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This fall watch for our winter squash article. Winter squash includes acorn squash, butternut squash, spaghetti squash , etc. and are harvested in late fall.<\/p>\n

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Summer Squash Spaghetti<\/div>\n
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