Calorie Density Question - Squash

[jessicajane11]

Hello!
I've been trying to follow the MWL program as closely as possible (I was losing weight before but eating pasta was definitely slowing me down!) but I had a question about caloric density. I try to eat a hearty salad or steamed veggies before I eat my starches to follow the more yellow and green veggies recommendation, and I LOVE spaghetti squash as a replacement for pasta. I just wasn't sure if winter squash count as a starch or a yellow vegetable. Is that type of squash particularly nutrient dense?

Thanks all!
Jessica

[VeggieSue]

Winter squashes, including spaghetti squash, count as starches, as far as McDougalling goes. Summer squash, like yellow and zucchini, are counted as vegetables.

[jessicajane11]

Thank you, VeggieSue!

[GeoffreyLevens]

Can always look here to find calorie density of specific food

https://cronometer.com/

They do count as starch BUT winter squash a lot less calorie dense than potatoes--

White potatoes about 427 cal/pound

Butternut squash about 182 cal/pound

Spaghetti squash, the winnah and still the champeeeeeen at 141 cal/pound

Summer squash about 1/ that averaging 77 cal/pound

[jessicajane11]

Thank you!