Fun Pumpkin Health Facts For Halloween and Thanksgiving

GOChiroPractice.com Pt f CarrieJesseCoaching.com Pumpkin: a Healthy O Holiday Treat It's All Edible Almost every part of the pumpkin is edible. You can eat the fruit, leaves, flowers * It's Healthy and seeds. Roast the seeds (pepitas) for a fun fall snack! Pumpkin is low in fat, high in antioxidants, & high in fiber. Pumpkin Facs E So Many 1.5 billion Ibs of pumpkins are grown in the US each year I So Big! The biggest pumpkin ever baked weighed 2,020 pounds! Eat it Canned Canned pumpkin is a goód substitute for fresh. Don't cook with pumpkin pie filling. (It has sugar and spices added.) Veggie or Fruit? A pumpkin is actually a fruit. It's a berry and belongs to the gourd family, which also includes watermelon, squash, and cantaloupe. how to: Eat Pumpkin Ale pick a pumpkin to eat There are many pumpkin varieties but they aren't all tasty. Look for pie pumpkins at your local grocery store. They're meaty and sweet. Choose a pumpkin without any bruises or soft spots. 2 decide how to prepare it Pumpkin is great for holiday meals. Try roasting it like you would butternut squash or pureeing for soups and breads. (Remember to scoop out the seeds.) Pumpkin is a delicious treat no matter how it's prepared. 3 cook it and enjoy! 0000 Try Pumpkin Chili (recipe below) or roasted pumpkin. Cook at 350 degrees for 90 min. Serve with fresh whole wheat bread & enjoy with friends. Holiday meals are best shared! Tasty Pumpkin Recipe Pumpkin Black Bean Chili Ingreftints Dlive of Lwhite onion, chopped 2-3 garlic dloves, diced -2 jalapeno peppers, thinly sliced I 14.50z. can fow sadium chicken or veg stock Ipackage ground turkey IL tsp.cayenne pepper tsp.cumin th tsp. black pepper 11502.can pumpkin 1 15 0z.can black beans, rinsed and drained Imedium avocado 02. Directions: I Heatolive oil in medium-sized y 2. Addonion garlic, andjalapeno and cook 2-3 minutes. 3.Add the turkey and spices and cook until meat is brown. 4.Adl the chickenlveggie stack, bears, and pumpkin. 5.Mix thoroughly and reduce heat to fow. If the mixture is too thick, add water. 6 Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally pot. ChiroPractice GoChiroPractice.com 6CarrieJesse Goaching CarrieJesseCoaching.com ORIGIN Celebrate the Holidays in Style SeekOrigin.com GOChiroPractice.com Pt f CarrieJesseCoaching.com Pumpkin: a Healthy O Holiday Treat It's All Edible Almost every part of the pumpkin is edible. You can eat the fruit, leaves, flowers * It's Healthy and seeds. Roast the seeds (pepitas) for a fun fall snack! Pumpkin is low in fat, high in antioxidants, & high in fiber. Pumpkin Facs E So Many 1.5 billion Ibs of pumpkins are grown in the US each year I So Big! The biggest pumpkin ever baked weighed 2,020 pounds! Eat it Canned Canned pumpkin is a goód substitute for fresh. Don't cook with pumpkin pie filling. (It has sugar and spices added.) Veggie or Fruit? A pumpkin is actually a fruit. It's a berry and belongs to the gourd family, which also includes watermelon, squash, and cantaloupe. how to: Eat Pumpkin Ale pick a pumpkin to eat There are many pumpkin varieties but they aren't all tasty. Look for pie pumpkins at your local grocery store. They're meaty and sweet. Choose a pumpkin without any bruises or soft spots. 2 decide how to prepare it Pumpkin is great for holiday meals. Try roasting it like you would butternut squash or pureeing for soups and breads. (Remember to scoop out the seeds.) Pumpkin is a delicious treat no matter how it's prepared. 3 cook it and enjoy! 0000 Try Pumpkin Chili (recipe below) or roasted pumpkin. Cook at 350 degrees for 90 min. Serve with fresh whole wheat bread & enjoy with friends. Holiday meals are best shared! Tasty Pumpkin Recipe Pumpkin Black Bean Chili Ingreftints Dlive of Lwhite onion, chopped 2-3 garlic dloves, diced -2 jalapeno peppers, thinly sliced I 14.50z. can fow sadium chicken or veg stock Ipackage ground turkey IL tsp.cayenne pepper tsp.cumin th tsp. black pepper 11502.can pumpkin 1 15 0z.can black beans, rinsed and drained Imedium avocado 02. Directions: I Heatolive oil in medium-sized y 2. Addonion garlic, andjalapeno and cook 2-3 minutes. 3.Add the turkey and spices and cook until meat is brown. 4.Adl the chickenlveggie stack, bears, and pumpkin. 5.Mix thoroughly and reduce heat to fow. If the mixture is too thick, add water. 6 Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally pot. ChiroPractice GoChiroPractice.com 6CarrieJesse Goaching CarrieJesseCoaching.com ORIGIN Celebrate the Holidays in Style SeekOrigin.com