I noticed canned
organic squash at my local grocery store and I was thinking about substituting it when pressed for time.
Not exact matches
Now that it's spring / summer, it's harder to find
organic canned
squash at a reasonable price.
Mine had pumpkin and butternut
squash, but I was lazy and used cans (it was the
organic, good stuff
at least, ok?).
I make a similar meatless chili in a crockpot (I make a LOT
at once and freeze for a quick lunch or dinner for 1 or 2)- and I think you'll like this idea: along with carrots, celery, onions and garlic, I usually use 3 - 4 cans of (low sodium, rinsed) beans (2 kidney, 1 each of another; I like black and small white or pink beans), 3 - 4 red / yellow / orange sweet peppers (I but
at the farmer's market when fresh and cut up and freeze the extras for making chili in the fall / winter); 1 or 2 zucchini and / or yellow
squash, and (drum roll) 1 can of
organic PUMPKIN PUREE!
I have found
organic pre-chopped butternut
squash at both Costco and Whole Foods.
When I saw this butternut
squash -LCB-
organic and already chopped up -RCB-
at Costco, I literally squealed in excitement.
3 - 4 cups fresh,
organic and seasonal veggies (use
at least one green veggie such as spinach or kale and one orange or root vegetable such as carrot, sweet potato or
squash)
3 whole eggs (yes, including the super-healthy egg yolks) scrambled with TONS of veggies (onions, mushrooms, peppers, diced
squash, and chopped spinach) 1 large chicken sausage (
organic free range chicken with NO nitrates, nitrites, or preservatives... only chicken and spices) Half of a red grapefruit 1 large cup of yerba mate / green / mint tea (this is my new favorite tea I found
at Whole Foods... it's a mix of yerba mate, green tea, and mint tea, and it's freakin amazing!)
My favorite frozen veggies to buy
at Costco are frozen asparagus, frozen
organic broccoli, and frozen mixed veggies (
squash, cauliflower, carrots, broccoli).
I asked everywhere for
organic solutions for tackling these little buggers, until I had what I regard as a revelation — zucchini and
squash are plentiful
at the farmers market and in the grocery store.