Is Butternut Squash better for you than potatoes?

Chef's answer
Which is healthier: butternut squash or sweet potato? Both are great sources of vitamins and minerals, particularly antioxidants like beta-carotene. Sweet potatoes are about double calories, carbs, and sugar per serving than butternut squash. That being said, it does have more fiber and protein than butternut squash.
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Add a squeeze of lemon or lime or a splash of sherry vinegar at the end of heating the soup. Try drizzling a few drops of roasted nut oil on top each bowl of soup. Roasted pumpkin seed oil on butternut squash soup, for instance, or roasted hazelnut oil on mushroom soup.
Thanks! I like my butternut squash soup with grated ginger, honey, heavy cream, nutmeg, and cloves. Salt and ginger and some pureed leeks (white ends, chop them up fine, saute until translucent but not brown, then toss in soup and hit it with a stick blender)..
The butternut squash is roasted in its skin, giving it a lovely, caramelized flavor. The roasted butternut squash is then added to a sauteed onion, garlic and apple mixture. ... So instead of peeling, I roast it in its skin. Once roasted, it's easy to scoop out the flesh and add it to the soup pot.
Bring 1 inch of water to boil in a large saucepan fitted with a steamer basket. Add squash. Cover and steam until very tender, about 15 minutes..
Directions
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Advertisement.
  • Place squash, cut sides down, in a 9x13 baking dish. Pour water into dish around squash halves.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until tender and easily pierced with a fork, about 1 1/2 hours.
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    The bitterness is a sign that the squash in question contain high levels of chemical compounds known as cucurbitacins.
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