Squash and Zucchini - SF or IF? (nt)
#215191 - 09/22/05 09:20 AM
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Thanks guys. I really need to increase my veggie intake (I'm drinking organic veggie juice by the gallon) and these are two of my favorites. I'll just be sure to peel them before putting them on my George Foreman grill.
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Squash, along with potatoes, are my safest veggies! I eat lots of zucchini, yellow squash, acorn squash, etc. Enjoy! 
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Remember though that winter squash like butternut, acorn, hubbard, are SF and summer squash- yellow or green (zucchini/courgette) are different and have more IF. And yes the skins of summer squash are IF but so are the seeds, so summer squash should be treated as an easier to digest IF veggie, but winter squash is a SF veggie since you don't eat the skins or seeds and the flesh is like a sweet potato. 
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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Minnie, are you sure? I just remove the seeds from my summer squash and they've always been 100% digestible for me. I was under the impression squash was squash, and it was all mostly SF.
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The point is that the pulp of the summer squash is pretty darn mushy but there is still skin and seeds to get rid of first. Whereas winter squash is just mushy altogether since you can't eat the skin and seeds. My gut feeling is that there is a difference in the pulp too but that is just a guess. I don't feel summer squash is as easily digestable as winter squash since summer squash is more like a cucumber. Not that we should be afraid of IF in veggies! but we should know the difference between summer and winter squash. I hope this makes sense.
What I am thinking is that it is true SF if it mashes like a potatoe which winter squash definitely does. Summer squash doesn't mash the same and my gut feeling (no pun intended) is that is has more percentage of IF than winter squash.
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
Edited by Little Minnie (09/22/05 07:07 PM)
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But since squash is listed in Heather's Soluble Fiber food list, I always figured that the insides of all squashes were SF and the skin and seeds of all squashes were IF. To me the difference is that you're more likely to eat the seeds and skin of zucchini and yellow squash than you are of ones like acorn and spaghetti. It sounds like you're saying that even the flesh of zucchini and yellow squash is not really SF, yes?
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I think it is mushy enough to be considered SF, but I think it has a different texture than winter squash and is maybe less digestable for a newbie and they should know the differences since many people don't know what summer and winter squash are. BTW how could a person really de-seed a zucchini and skin it effectively? There would be not much left that is for sure! and how would that work cullinary-wise? some chunks of zucchini mush- mmm sounds great. LOL
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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