Feelings of fall are in the air as September leaves us and we approach October. This is the peak season for many varieties of fruits and vegetables. Butternut squash, sometime referred to as Winter Squash, is at its peak season now through early winter. Not only is it low in calories, but Butternut squash butternut squash is also a great source of some essential vitamins and nutrients that the body needs to stay healthy. At the top of the list is vitamin A, a nutritional element that helps with eye function. Butternut squash is also a major source of other vitamins like vitamin C, an antioxidant, as well as vitamins E and B6, and other nutrients like thiamin and riboflavin. Butternut squash also contains some folate, as well as potassium, a nutrient that can help with the treatment of some kinds of health disorders like hypertension.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 00:52:01 +0000
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