I was dropping weight and got cramps while exercising.. I needed more water, but also magnesium so I looked it up.. Pumpkin seeds go a long way..

CAN anyone tell me about Squashes what differences are there among them?

If zucchini is a squash, are the hard shell ones so called winter squash?
Is pumpkin (from a can) or fresh a vegetable or a fruit?  ??)

Beans, black 1 cup 120
Broccoli, raw 1 cup 22
Halibut 1/2 fillet 170
Nuts, peanuts 1 oz 64
Okra, frozen 1 cup 94
Oysters 3 oz 49
Plantain, raw 1 medium 66 ... not banana?
Rockfish 1 fillet 51
Scallop 6 large 55
Seeds, pumpkin and squash 1 oz (142 seeds) 151 ... I eat few 1/2 teaspoon full to satisfy.
Soy milk 1 cup 47
Spinach, cooked 1 cup 157 ....

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will do spinach today

Quoted from Goldie

If zucchini is a squash, are the hard shell ones so called winter squash?
Is pumpkin (from a can) or fresh a vegetable or a fruit?

Zucchini is a summer squash.  There are also yellow summer squash.  All summer squash have a very soft, tender skin and don't store well long term without freezing, etc.

Winter squash have a hard shell, so store a longer time without spoiling.  Butternut, Buttercup, and Acorn are all winter varieties.

Pumpkin shows up on SWAMI lists in the Live foods section.  I know it grows on a vine like squash, and can be used in both sweet and savory dishes.

Quoted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkin

Pumpkin is the fruit of the species Cucurbita pepo or Cucurbita mixta. It can refer to a specific variety of the species Cucurbita maxima or Cucurbita moschata, which are all of the genus Cucurbita and the family Cucurbitaceae.

Whether this rates it a fruit or vegetable, I don't know...

and zinc......and more :)

Quoted from ABJoe

Pumpkin shows up on SWAMI lists in the Live foods section.  I know it grows on a vine like squash, and can be used in both sweet and savory dishes.


Whether this rates it a fruit or vegetable, I don't know...

To me it rates as delicious!

Quoted from Lloyd

To me it rates as delicious!

Pumpkin went Black Dot for me, so I'll use some superfood squash or sweet potato instead.