Hello :-)

Are we allowed to eat butternut on Atkins? If so ... I need a recipe.

Please help. :-)

Rey

Do you mean butternuts - which are nuts - or butternut squash?

Karen

Hi Karen
Butternut squash is what I meant. Sorry for that. :-)

Thank you.
Rey

Hi Karin ...

Do you know of a good recipe? Doreen said it is probably too starchy. I already bought the butternut squash and baked a 50 g slice of it with salt and pepper only.

Any suggestions?

Rey

I don't have any specific recipes, but these flavours are good with it:

Parmesan and garlic
Cumin seed and chilies
Feta oregano and tomato
Curry powder
Blue cheese - especially gorgonzola
Sweet spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom

You could mix it with cauliflower and mash it up like faux mashed potatoes. Or make a pureed soup using cauliflower in it as well.

From LC Tools at the top of the page, 100 gr. of raw butternut squash:

Total Carbohydrates 11.69 g
Dietary Fiber 0.00 g
Total Protein 1.00 g
Total Calories 45.00
Total Fat 0.10 g

Karen

Hi Karen ...

Thank you very much. I saw a recipe somewhere ... cooked pumpkin (mashed), soy flour, eggs, bacon, and onion mixed and cheese on top ... baked.

At that stage I was in Germany and not a pumpkin in sight. Then I came to England and kept on searching. Again I could find no pumpkin. (I was told that tinned pumpkin tastes like "leftover dogfood", compare to what I was used to, so I was scared to try.)

So ... I found this butternut squash in Sainsbury's and bought it as a substitute, but the carbs are almost double the amount. Therefore I allow myself only 50g's.

Thanks for the info. I will try and invent something with 50g of butternut squash. I can't wait to be back in South Africa again ... all the wonderful fresh and cheap veggies !!

Thanks again
Rey