If you are thinking of decorating the house this weekend with some “scary pumpkin” you have many options to take advantage of all the good things that this vegetable contains and many reasons to do it because in addition to being delicious, its consumption is highly recommended for different reasons.
Absolutely everything is taken advantage of from the “terrifyingly healthy” Halloween pumpkin: inside and out and we will show you and leave you with simple ideas so you can do it without any fear.
Currently the winter squash, the typical one on the tables when Halloween arrives, is grown in hot and humid grounds but it is not new in our fields.
According to most researchers, pumpkin comes from Asia and there are traces that show that the Hebrews and the ancient Egyptians already planted them in their fields.
Autumn vegetable
Yes, it is at this time, in autumn, when they are best for consumption and as Halloween night approaches, we find them more easily in the supermarket shelves and in the vegetable and vegetable stalls of the most traditional markets.
It is highly recommended to buy one or two to spend an afternoon with the family, entertaining emptying and decorating them with the children of the house.
Let us not forget to take the precaution of carefully and hygienically removing the pulp from inside to be able to transform it into delicious dishes for dinner or snacks as rich as healthy for everyone.
Pumpkin encloses health
With that aspect of a future fairytale float, the autumn pumpkin turns out to have almost "magic" inside for all the good things it gives us when we open it and consume it.
It comes loaded with vitamins like A, E and C, So it is a great ally for the skin of the whole family. It helps to stop the most negative effects of the passage of time and also to clean the "pimples" of the skins that are approaching adolescence.
It influences the growth of our hair in a positive way and helps regulate the production of fat from both hair and skin. Thanks to all these antioxidants, it helps strengthen our immune system.
Its orange color already announces that it is loaded with beta carotene, something very positive also for the skin and that will also help us regulate blood sugar levels, something that we must always keep in mind when we talk about health and healthy eating for the whole family.
And it also contains tryptophan, which helps to relax, calm down and make it an ally of dinners that we want to end in a peaceful and restful sleep.
To eat it
Yes, once you have the outside on the one hand to decorate it to the most terrifying taste of the house, to put a candle and light it and scare the neighborhood more fun, with the meat we have taken from the pumpkin we can prepare some of these dishes with which to take advantage of all the benefits of which we have spoken.
In addition, the pumpkin does not understand the ages of its guests. From the puree for the little ones to what the older ones want, the benefits of the pumpkin can be enjoyed by all family members.
For the older and given the dates we are in, this pumpkin pie in which terrifying bats flutter, is perfect.
Like these pumpkin and cinnamon biscuits, where do you say you can't give away to the witches and monsters that come offering "trick or treat"?
To overcome the fright and stay with a good taste, these pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese cover, are great and for the older ones, they can be accompanied by a Pumpkin Spice Latte or coffee with spiced pumpkin milk.
Pumpkin cream and red curried lentils are sure to be the favorite of any little vampire we have at home these days.
Like this pasta recipe with pumpkin sauce, pistachios and blue cheese that will make some mummy suck on your fingers.
What if we start thinking about breakfast on the same day of Halloween to get energy with these pumpkin muffins and cranberries? They look great!
Pumpkin and oatmeal burgers seem lighter but don't think that's why they're going to be less appetizing and tasty.
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