Kath Eats Real Food

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Butter Themed

You probably saw the signs last night when I mentioned a can of butternut squash. Ever since seeing Tina put it in her oatmeal as a pumpkin alternative, I put it on my “to eat” list :mrgreen:

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I was actually a little nervous because the can was stinking up my kitchen as I whipped the banana oats, but it turned out great!!

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The Mix:

  • 1/3 cup oats, vanilla soy milk, water, 1/2 large banana, pinch salt, 1.5 tbsp raisins
  • ~1/3 cup pureed butternut squash (Trader Joe’s is the only place I’ve found it), stirred in at end
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 tbsp pruney pumkpin butter
  • ~1/4 Cocoa Pistachio ProBar
  • Barney Butter, sprinkled around

It actually turned quite soupy after I stirred in the squash. Puzzling! Perhaps water content. It never quite gelled back up. But it tasted awesome! Almost like pumpkin oatmeal mixed with a little apple pie??

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Butterscotch Toffee.

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An orange on fire! My grandmother gave me a set of these cute candles –

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Celebrity Sighting

RhodeyGirl was spotted dining out in an “I Eat Real Food” shirt!!!

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I started my day with 45 minutes of Detox Yoga. Then I straightened up the house. Now I’m going to take my Psych Test online. Then workout. Then lunch out. Then study all afternoon!

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  6. hey kath– story to tell you: i went to Trader Joes yesterday & was stocking up on some pumpkin butter when this lady behind me says “oh that’s really good but i have to find other ways to use it other than just putting it on toast”– I told her i was a little bit obsessed w/it & gave her your idea of maybe putting it on top of her oatmeal. It was like i saw a light pop up on top of her head when i said that!
    p.s. i recently heard about Banana Butter! i’ve never seen it in any stores but i’ve searched a couple of recipes online that i’m gonna try. Thought you’d like to know! 😉

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  13. SmA033—BANANA BUTTER?!?!? Omg I have to look for that, I wonder where we can find it in stores???? Has anyone seen it?

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  25. I mix Sweet Potato’s in my oatmeal every now and then, when there are leftovers. It is quite tasty, it makes the oatmeal even smoother it seems, and the taste resembles that of sweet potato pie.

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  30. Hi Kath, I’m a regular reader, first time commenter but I couldn’t resist. I too tried the butternut squash and it always came out a little runny. Also it doesn’t hold a candle to TJ’s sweet potato puree as an oats mix in. I might even like it better than pumpkin. It is great mixed into yogurt too. Pick up a can next time your there, you won’t be disappointed!

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  31. I haven’t been able to find the canned butternut squash anywhere. Unfortunately we do not have a tj’s around here:( I’d really love to try it!

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  33. Hi Kath!
    When do you finish school and begin working as a fulltime dietician/nutritionist?
    Will be fun to read about your entry back in the workforce and how you fit in all your yoga/gym/biking!From the sounds of you you’ll have no problem juggling it all 🙂
    Thanks,J.

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  39. My Mom has always made squash pie instead of pumpkin pie because my parents grow butternut squash in the garden every year. She adds the same spices you’d add to pumpkin pie, tastes pretty much the same I think.

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  44. you know, you made me obssesed with your nice coffee every morning, lara bars and honest food stuff. now i’m googling all around trying to find something simillar in my country, but here there’s just dull unhealthy food 😀
    i love your candle, it looks like it smells wonderful.

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  52. I cannot find canned squash in my grocery store! I will keep looking at other places. Should I look in the cooking/baking aisle where the pumpkin is or in the canned vegetables area??

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  56. I saw organic canned butternut squash in the canned veggie food aisle while looking for canned artichokes in Harris Teeter this weekend. It was too pricey though for just a regular can size. (Maybe in the $3 dollar range??) I was also wondering what in the world I would do with it, ha! Guess I know now 🙂

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  58. SmA033 ,
    Cool! I can’t wait to open my next jar.

    Abby ,
    I always talk myself out of sweet potato because they are so easy to make from scratch, but I should try the canned in oats for the convenience factor because I doubt I’ll want to cook a SP first thing in the AM!

    jen ,
    I’ll be done with my RD July 2010 and done with my masters in the year after. I don’t plan on “entering the workforce” though, as one of the main reasons I pursued nutrition as a career was because of the flexibility it allows for part time and creative work. I went crazy working 9-5 and don’t ever plan to do that again. I hope to open a business and work part time in the mean time combined with freelance projects and blogging, of course. But I lost 30 pounds working 40+ hours a week, so I’m sure I would figure it out!

    Lindsay ,
    No idea.

    Kath

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  59. In a community ed class this fall, a local chef told us that canned pumpkin is usually made from butternut squash (and googling seems to confirm this). In class, we made a “pumpkin” pie from a freshly baked butternut squash, and it tasted the same.

    Your butternut squash puree may be processed differently than the canned pumpkin, but it’s probably started life as a very similar vegetable.

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