Can you believe that it’s already September? This month, fall begins which means sweater weather, warm drinks, and fall vegetables. One vegetable that gets extra praise today is the Acorn Squash!   Celebrate this sweet and delicious vegetable on September 7th for National Acorn Squash Day. Acorn squash is part of the Winter Squash family…

As we enter into September, we enter the beginning of many new things… one of them being fall.  What kinds of vegetables come to mind with this season change? For me, I often think of acorn squash – I feel like it has such a fallfeeling to it! I must not be alone in that…

It’s that time of the year again! October means fall is officially here and it’s time for pumpkin flavored everything! It’s also time for jack-o-lanterns and trick-or-treating, but pumpkins can be so much more than simply decoration.   Pumpkins are a cultivar of squash and are planted in the summer to be available in the…

Did you know that the zucchini variety of summer squash is native to Italy?  The word zucchini comes from the Italian zucchino, meaning a small squash.  It was brought over to America in the 1920s, where it was often referred to as the “green Italian squash” and was not recognizable.   Boy have things changed!…

Spaghetti Squash By Charna Sheinfeld,  Nutrition Intern Cheap, easy to prepare, versatile, gluten free, and guilt free. These are just some of the many ways to portray spaghetti squash. This yellow, oval shaped squash gets its name because of the way its flesh separates after being cooked into yellow strands resembling spaghetti. At only 42…

The sweetness of the roasted apple is enhanced with mild sweetness of the butternut squash. When the olives are added, their saltiness balances out the sweeter flavors of the salad. This is a great salad to celebrate some of fall’s wonderful flavors.

Fall is just around the corner and with a new season comes new veggies you can celebrate.  Luckily, Wednesday is National Acorn Squash Day, and I’d like to use today to focus on this underrated vegetable.   Do you know where the acorn squash got its name?  That’s right, it’s named after the acorn!  When…

I hope you all have been having a wonderful New Year so far! To start your New Year on the right foot, start by celebrating National Spaghetti Day the healthier way. Most people make the same resolution every year- to change their diet and to exercise more. The thing is that most do not end…

Pumpkin is a favorite throughout the fall season and these muffins are a perfect way to enjoy it the healthy way. This recipe combines the harvest flavors of pumpkin, cinnamon and nutmeg into a warm, tasty treat that your whole family will love!

Pumpkin pie is a staple dessert that we all love to enjoy around the holidays. Pumpkins are a type of squash whose nutrients are often masked by tons of heavy cream and sugar. This pumpkin pie recipe allows you to satisfy that fall time craving guilt-free!