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Using Squash
Quantity Recipes
- Baked Acorn Squash (15 K PDF)
- Roasted Butternut Squash (18 K PDF)
- Spicy Squash Bar (14 K PDF)
Home Recipes
- Baked Acorn Squash (17 K PDF)
- Roasted Butternut Squash (17 K PDF)
- Spicy Squash Bar (19 K PDF)
School Lunch Menu Examples Using Squash
Menu Example 1: Locally Grown Baked Acorn or Butternut Squash
Diced Roast Chicken with Gravy |
Honeydew Melon Cubes |
Food Component and Menu Item |
GRADES |
GRADES |
OPTIONAL |
|---|---|---|---|
Meat or Meat Alternate: Diced Roast Chicken with |
2 ounces |
2 ounces |
1 ½ ounces |
Vegetable: Mashed Potatoes |
¼ to ½ cup |
½ cup |
¼ to ½ cup |
Fruit: Honeydew Melon Cubes |
¼ to ½ cup |
½ cup |
¼ to ½ cup |
Grains/Bread: Cornbread Stuffing |
12 servings per week – minimum of 1 serving per day |
15 servings per week – minimum of 1 serving per day |
10 servings per week – minimum of 1 serving per day |
Milk: As Beverage |
8 fluid ounces |
8 fluid ounces |
8 fluid ounces |
Menu Example 2: Spiced Squash Bar with Cream Cheese Frosting
Piping Hot Cheese Pizza |
Spiced Squash Bar with Cream Cheese Frosting |
Food Component and Menu Item |
GRADES |
GRADES |
OPTIONAL |
|---|---|---|---|
Meat or Meat Alternate: Cheese Pizza |
2 ounces |
2 ounces |
1 ½ ounces |
Vegetable: Fresh California Blend |
¼ to ½ cup |
½ cup |
¼ to ½ cup |
Fruit: Chilled Peach Sauce |
¼ to ½ cup |
½ cup |
¼ to ½ cup |
Grains/Bread: Cheese Pizza Crust |
12 servings per week – minimum of 1 serving per day |
15 servings per week – minimum of 1 serving per day |
10 servings per week – minimum of 1 serving per day |
Dessert: Squash Bar |
No meal contribution |
No meal contribution |
No meal contribution |
Milk: As Beverage |
8 fluid ounces |
8 fluid ounces |
8 fluid ounces |
- Squash is an excellent source of vitamins A and C. A one-cup serving of winter squash provides about half of the daily requirement of vitamin C, and 4.5 times the daily requirement of vitamin A.
- One cup of cubed winter squash contains about 80 calories, virtually no fat, and very little sodium.
- Squash is a very good source of potassium and manganese; and a good source of calcium, magnesium, Vitamin E, Thiamin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, and Folate.
- Squash is high in fiber. It can help give people the sensation of feeling full, without having consumed a lot of calories.
- The pigments that give squashes and pumpkins their deep yellow and orange colors may help to protect humans against some forms of cancer.
- Summer squash do not have much vitamin A and have lower levels of most nutrients than winter squash. However, summer squash are a good source of vitamin C and dietary fiber, and are a very low-calorie food with about 35 calories per cup.
Sources:
Nutrition Data, www.nutritiondata.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2648/2
The World's Healthiest Foods, www.whfoods.com
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