Today I ate spaghetti squash for the first time in my life.

It's light yellow and kind of the shape of a watermelon. You cut it lengthwise, and then put it cut-side-down on a pan. 30-45 minutes in the oven and then let it cool for 15 minutes (it's still very hot).

An interesting thing happens... you take a fork to it and scoop out the inside and noodles form. Squash noodles! It's pretty darn cool.

It has a very neutral flavor to it so it is (apparently) used for all sorts of recipes from sweet to savory. I'll bet butter and honey would taste great...

Anyways... I tried a recipe that replaced pasta noodles with squash noodles, all else being the same. I had a very meaty spaghetti sauce on top of it.

So good! Surprisingly so!

Calorie and carb comparison:

1 cup of regular, enriched, noodles: 43 carbs, 221 calories

1 cup of spaghetti squash: 10 carbs, 60 calories

Health tip o' the day...