How the pumpkin helps you lose weight

 How the pumpkin helps you lose weight

I think you will agree with me that lately we most often associate pumpkin with Halloween. American culture, which we have taken over in recent years, has turned the cute orange vegetable into a ubiquitous star setting in movies, commercials and supermarkets. I have to admit, it's kind of hard for me to look at it as a scary carcass. Moreover, from the perspective of a man who loves to eat healthy and by the nature of the profession of nutritionist, I think of pumpkin as a real culinary delight.

Why is the pumpkin 

so great I never forget why you are here, most likely to find out weight loss tricks, valuable information that can help you get rid of the burden of extra pounds. That's why I'm going to start with the most "dietary" part of my arguments. Although it has the sweetness of a fruit, the pumpkin is caloric equivalent to the vegetables allowed in any diet, with only 26 calories per 100 grams!

In addition, it contains a small amount of carbohydrates (6.5 g), which makes it ideal for consumption even in the evening.

Pumpkin, a rich source of fiber, antioxidants, minerals and vitamins, passes the nutritional test brilliantly and is excellent for health. It contains vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E and B-complex vitamins, but also minerals such as calcium, zinc, phosphorus and potassium, which help the heart and brain to function at optimal parameters. Beta-carotene is also one of its strengths - it increases resistance to infections and intervenes in regulating the body's immunity, prevents vision disorders and slows down the aging process of cells.

How we eat and, especially, how we enjoy pumpkin

• For breakfast, enjoy a piece of the traditional, and so delicious, pumpkin pie, or its more modern variants: pumpkin tart with tomatoes and quiche with pumpkin, leek and spinach. Or how about two slices of vegetarian pizza with pumpkin and rosemary? Just be sure to use the oil as a spice! 

•  And to make it even simpler and more dietetic, try a piece of plain baked pumpkin with a few walnuts and low-fat yogurt.
•  At lunch, you have the option of replacing the potatoes or rice next to the chicken or next to the beef steak with a garnish of baked pumpkin or a salad of arugula with baked pumpkin and pomegranate.
•  For the evening, try the pumpkin cream soup, with the more spectacular version served right in the pumpkin, or the traditional baked pumpkin. You will be convinced that there is no better way to enjoy both your taste buds and your stomach at the end of an autumn day.

 

See here a recipe for pumpkin cream soup!

And the good news doesn't stop there! Pumpkin goes very well with a wide range of spices. This means that we can enhance its taste without adding extra calories. We can customize it according to our preferences or we can walk it through various culinary areas. So try to prepare the baked pumpkin with a few sprouts of pine and garlic, with colored peppercorns, allspice and coriander, with sage. Or, if you want to cast a spell and instantly turn it into a dessert that no nutritionist would advise you to refrain from, put cinnamon or nutmeg.