Pick pumpkin this holiday season
Categories: Nutrition & Supplements
My kids think pumpkins are for Halloween carving, displaying on the front porch, and tossing once they get mushy and moldy. Yesterday, though, my 7-year-old asked while admiring rows of orange at the grocery store: "Are those pumpkins for cooking?""They can be," I told him.
Sure enough. Pumpkins can be for cooking. Now my boys know. Here's what you should know about pumpkins, according to the American Cancer Society.
- Pumpkins can be a tasty main ingredient in many autumn dishes.
- The pumpkin is a versatile food -- bake, steam, mash, cube, or puree it and you can't go wrong.
- Pumpkins have vitamins -- A, C, and K, especially.
- Pumpkin puree is full of fiber.
- Try pumpkin like this: Cube and add to a medley of roasted vegetables, toast pumpkin seeds, and for a sweet seasonal treat, give this pumpkin muffin recipe.
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marcie0305 10-05-2008 @ 11:19PM
Don't forget toasted pumpkin seeds for a snack - add olive oil, sea salt, and your favorite pepper - yummy!
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Joe Kerr 10-10-2008 @ 5:09PM
Our family Fall tradition is a treek to the u-pick pumpkin patch at Los Rios Rancho in Oak Glen (CA). It's a great fresh-air activity for the whole family, and the farm has over 30 kinds of pumpkins to choose from, including several cooking varieties.
http://www.losriosrancho.com
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