Pumpkin Recipes For Fall
One easy way to get a nutritious, well balanced diet is to eat a variety of colors in fruits and veggies. The yellow-orange of the pumpkin shows it’s jammed packed with the antioxidant beta
carotene, which converts
to Vitamin A in the body.
Beta Carotene is important
in protecting the body
from heart disease,
certain kinds of cancer and
age related diseases.
Small varieties of pumpkin
can be baked whole at 350
degrees as you would a
baked potato. Be sure to
prick holes in the top to let
steam escape. They can also
be halved or sliced, sprinkled
with salt and pepper or your
favorite veggie seasoning and
placed upside down on a
baking sheet. Bake for 15-20
minutes at 350 degrees or until soft.
Pumpkin Seed Recipes
Pumpkin seeds are also extremely healthful. They contain iron, zinc, Vitamin K, manganese and magnesium and other minerals as well as protein. They can promote prostate health for men and are an anti-inflammatory which can help with arthritis pain. Besides all that, pumpkin seeds nutrients can help lower cholesterol.
Save all your pumpkin seeds for a nutritious snack. Carefully wash off the pumpkin meat that clings to the seeds and pat dry. Sprinkle with any combination of the following seasonings:
- seasoning mix, such as Greek seasoning
Stir seeds, seasoning and a little grapeseed or olive oil together until seeds are evenly coated. Roast at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes.
Be creative in the use of pumpkin seeds. Sprinkle on sauteed veggies, into salads, bread recipes or on cereal. Or just eat them by the handful.
Spiced Pumpkin Recipe
Ingredients
One sugar pumpkin
3 tablespoons butter, ghee or Smart Start
1/2 teaspoon each of ground cumin, coriander and ginger
one teaspoon brown sugar, stevia or brown sugar Splenda
This easy recipe begins with peeling the pumpkin and cutting into thin slices. Melt butter or Smart Start (for the cholesterol conscious) and brush it on the pumpkin slices. Separately combine the cumin, coriander, ginger and brown sugar or brown sugar Splenda and sprinkle over the pumpkin.
Bake the pumpkin slices and seasonings at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until fully cooked and serve while still warm.
Roast Pumpkin with Maple Syrup
Ingredients
1 small pumpkin
2 TBS butter
2 Tbs Maple Syrup
1 tsp Kosher salt or sea salt
dash cinnamon
Slice pumpkin into about six pieces and scoop out the insides. Save seeds for roasting separately.
Put about one inch water into 9x11 in glass pan. Place pumpkin slices cut side down into the water. Cover and back for about 30 minutes. Uncover and pour the water off, then turn the slices over. Drizzle with mixture of melted butter, maple syrup, cinnamon and salt. Bake for ten more minutes and serve.
Nutrition in one cup of pumpkin, cooked
- Potassium 564 mg Zinc 1 mg
Fall is a great time for pumpkins. They are inseason and much cheaper at that time. Pumpkin recipes add nutrition lots of nutrition and untrametabolism ingredients to our fall diets-a time when we're ready to snuggle into our winter routine and maybe, just maybe, gain a few pounds.
Once you've used up all your fresh pumpkin, try organic canned pumpkin for some of these great recipes.
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