Health Benefits of Butternut Squash

9/16/2020

Our Fall menu wouldn’t be complete without butternut squash. This orange Fall favorite is as nutritious as it is delicious. It’s low in calories, and high in fiber.

Here’s what else one cup of butternut squash can provide:

• Vitamin A
Just one cup will get 457% of your daily recommended intake of vitamin A.

• Vitamin C
The same one cup brings 50% of your daily value of vitamin C.

• A Variety of Minerals
Magnesium, potassium, and even calcium can be found in butternut squash. These are all great for keeping your bones healthy.

• Hydration
Squash is made of about 85% water, so it can help keep you hydrated.

• Immune-Boosting
Squash is full of beta- and alpha-carotene that are converted to vitamin A and used by your body to support your immune system, among other things.

• Eye Health
There are compounds called lutein and zeaxanthin in butternut squash that help protect your eyes from damage caused by ultraviolet rays. The vitamins A and C we mentioned earlier help too.

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Amanda is a mother of three (10, 7, and 5) and has been married for 14 years. My weight loss journey started July 17, 2008, one day after my daughter's first birthday. Tipping the scales at 235 pounds at 5'3, being an over weight, over tired, out of shape role model no longer appealed to me and I knew it was time for a change. Three pregnancies later, I had lost a total of 105 pounds. I had run 2 marathons and dozens of half marathons. Something was missing. I was thin, but I wasn't fit. I wasn't healthy. I could feel it in my insides. I was 136 pounds and a size 8. Something didn't add up. I got my certification in personal training, nutrition, weight management, and dove into supplementation and whole foods. 90 days later, I gained 10 pounds and lost two pants sizes (8 to a 4).

Continuing on this path, all of my clients wanted to know how I was doing it. I always dreamed of creating a business that truly added value to people and improved their health. My husband, Grant, and I decided it was time to take that leap.

December 9, 2016, Simply Prepped Meals was born. Based around the mission of providing whole food based nutrition to people's doorsteps, we set out to create a new idea that fast food didn't have to be expensive or bad for you. Six months later, we built our permanent location in Cynthiana, IN. Then, January 2, 2018, we entered into a partnership with the YMCA of Southern Indiana to continue spreading the word of meal prep and eating with purpose.

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