Acorn squash

[mattgrizzlybear]

I read that you can feed a redfoot acorn squash. Do you feed it cooked or uncooked? Thanks!

 

[ColorfulTortoise]

I feed my squash raw.

 

[BodaTort1]

I mix shredded squash with greens and Mazuri twice a week. My torts love squash but not so much Mazuri. Adding the shredded squash guarantees they will eat the Mazuri since they can't separate the two. I WIN!!

 

[dmmj]

I feed it either warmed up in the microwave, or shredded, so it is easier to eat.

 

[Jacqui]

I prefer to bake it with brown sugar and bacon for my family. For the tortoises, it depends who is going to get it. For some it is cooked, for some grated, and others get it as is.

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

I prefer to bake it with brown sugar and bacon for my family.

I like to make a spaghetti type meat sauce and bake it on the half shell with mozzarella cheese as a topping.

 

[Kapidolo Farms]

I read that you can feed a redfoot acorn squash. Do you feed it cooked or uncooked? Thanks!

Butternut squash has a somewhat better ratio of calcium to phosphorus than acorn. <http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/>

Raw to answer your specific question is best.

Will

 

[mattgrizzlybear]

Is it better raw? Does it lose nutrients or something? it is for a baby so woud it be better softer? Thanks!

 

[Yvonne G]

If you buy a cheese grater with very tiny holes, you can grate hard things like carrots and acorn squash through the tiny holes and babies can eat it uncooked.