Clear your cupboard, empty your fridges and rejig your pantries, because a new superfood is in town and people are lapping it up by the bucketload. Chayote (pronounced 'chocho') is a pale-green, ...

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.

From acai and goji berries to yogurt and fish, the superfoods list only continues to grow year after year. And this year is no exception. Introducing the versatile superfruit: the chayote. After ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A chayote smoothie is an easy and refreshing way to kickstart your day. Blend peeled chayote with banana, spinach, and ...

Chayote, also called pear squash, pipinola and sayote, is considered a fruit because of its seed but is treated like a squash. Below is a recipe that uses chayote in a chicken soup. >> Note: Place raw ...

Sure, you know about pumpkins (and their lattes) and have likely heard about butternut and acorn squash, too. But what about chayote squash? Similar to a pear in size and shape, this bright green ...

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 ...