Pumpkin Isn't just for the fall junkies

Day 6- Pumpkin
Serving Suggestion: 1/2 cup most days

• Fun fact: pumpkin is a fruit, and is one of the most nutritional foods available
• has a good source of alpha and beta carotene, high in fiber, low in calories, and good source of vitamin C and E.
•  The body takes the specific carotenoids from pumpkin and converts them to vitamin A
• these carotenoids have also been linked to help fighting diseases such as cancers and heart disease. 

How to eat

• fun fact: canned pumpkin actually has more nutrients than fresh
•  pumpkin pudding
• mix in with yogurt
• soup
• pumpkin in shakeology ( cafe or chocolate is best)
•  Here to is a list of different recipes to try. 
• other winter squashes are really beneficial 

TIP:  Make sure you are getting pure pumpkin puree and not pumpkin pie filling with the sugar loaded in.

not healthy, not so true haha