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butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides a healthier fat option.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated cheddar

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds umami.

maple syrup

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener with similar flavor.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Homemade broth can be lower in sodium.

Introduce different types of winter squash available in stores.

Show how to cut and remove seeds from spaghetti squash.

Score the inside of the spaghetti squash and rub with olive oil.

Bake spaghetti squash at 375°F for about 40 minutes.

Demonstrate how to pull out the spaghetti strands from the cooked spaghetti squash.

Introduce acorn squash and describe its texture and juiciness.

Cut acorn squash and remove seeds, mentioning they are edible.

Score the acorn squash, rub with olive oil, and suggest baking or stuffing it.

Suggest roasting acorn squash slices at 425°F for 10-15 minutes, turning them halfway through.

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