Chayote squash is a vegetable that originates from Central America. It's packed with fiber, folate, and magnesium. Chayote is highly versatile: You can eat the entire plant, either raw or cooked.

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Each year, during the month of March we celebrate all things nutrition because it is National Nutrition Month. In the northeast, the temperatures are still low, and there is nothing more nutritious ...

Tomatoes, onions, potatoes, chayote squash — the Aztecs and Mayans knew a good thing when they saw it. Those civilizations first cultivated many of the foods we eat today. Their prize was chayote. In ...

Chayote squash is used in many ways, from soup to enchiladas as well for salsa and pickles. iStock Chayote squash is a little, lesser known squash that originates from South America and Mexico. It has ...

In the world of nutrition, the search for the perfect superfood often leads us to exotic fruits and vegetables from far-flung corners of the globe. However, sometimes, the most powerful and beneficial ...

Time lapse of planting a chayote squash plant from a fresh fruit to vines. The chayote fruit was bought from our local ...

Chayote squash, also called mirliton or cho-cho, is a small, pear-shape, light green gourd. The chayote is common in Cajun and Creole dishes, where it is usually served stuffed. Because of its neutral ...

The chayote is low-calorie, low-carb (22-25 calories, 5 grams carbs to a cup, raw or boiled) and a respectable source of vitamin C. Shop for firm, smooth, blemish-free specimens; avoid ones with rust ...

A year ago last fall a friend brought me a queer-looking light-green squash-like fruit/vegetable to identify. She had found an unusual vine loaded with these oval-shaped fruits growing up and over a ...

Tomatoes, onions, potatoes, chayote squash — the Aztecs and Mayans knew a good thing when they saw it. Those civilizations first cultivated many of the foods we eat today. Their prize was chayote. In ...