Pumpkin Seeds Benefits + How to Include them in Your Diet?
By Bhawna D. - October 20, 2018
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| Introducing - Goodness of the Pumpkins |
Hi Guys,
Welcome back
to the Glistening Lane ✨
Few days
back, I encountered a discussion wherein the realisation dawned upon me that until
and unless I’m paying a good attention to my health in general, none of the
efforts would be worth reaping fruits. For instance, if I keep cutting down on
my “me-time” in order to generate more blog posts, chances are that it may
exert my body. And when I’d genuinely feel struck by the bow of Creativity Gods/Muses,
I might fail to jot down my thoughts because of a weak body.
Makes sense?
I hope it does.
This is also
one of the reasons why, I’ve curtailed upon the quantity of posts generated.
The idea is to post about things and products that I feel connected to. After
all, numbers don’t really matter now. It’s the continuous effort from my end
which I’d take into account and feel more happy about. With so much being
instilled in my mind, today I decided to post about pumpkin seeds. In the west,
healthy lifestyle was adopted long ago, although, we have loopholes everywhere.
However, the incorporation of incorporating healthy food products and seeds is
still an emerging concept in the Indian market.
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| Pumpkin Seeds Benefits |
In one of my
recent visits to Dehradoon, I picked up two jars of pumpkin seeds. Believe it
or not but till few months, I had no inclination of trying them out. Until one
day, when I thought I’d make some alterations in my everyday meals. In order to
have a light dinner, I thought of incorporating a bowl of salad at the night
time and having regular chapatti meals
during the day. The salad which I made was garnished with some of the pumpkin
seeds. To my surprise, I did like the taste of them. Infact, they felt similar
to the dried seeds of muskmelon. My mother used to take out the seeds of
muskmelon, wash them off with water and let it dry naturally.
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| Pumpkin Seeds in Appearance |
What Is A Pumpkin Seed?
Pumpkin
seeds are derived from the pumpkins which are also known as kaddu in Hindi. Their seeds are edible, light
green in colour; with no overwhelming taste as such. They are regarded as a
power-packed source of nutrition due to a high content of protein, fiber and other
micronutrients. Moreover, they are a good source of vitamin B, iron and
magnesium. Pumpkin seeds contain high amount of essential fatty acids which aid
in maintaining blood vessels healthy and keeping the cholesterol under check.
Pumpkin Seeds Benefits:
Pumpkin seeds work immensely
well for men or women alike. They help in keeping the stomach filled for a
longer time frame and suppressing the hunger pangs or other cravings. Healthcare
benefits which are associated with pumpkin seeds include healthy heart, better
sleep, strengthens immunity, anti-inflammatory capabilities, helps in weight
loss and hair growth, and improving the prostrate health.
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| Adding them to your Sandwiches or Cereals |
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How to Include Pumpkin Seeds in Your
Diet?
As I
mentioned before, you can literally toss these seeds with everything and
anything. I often sit and munch these on their own as well, especially for
sufficing the late night hunger pangs. I’ve also tried incorporating it into my
sandwiches, cereals, salad and pasta. If you’re wondering how I make my everyday salad
then I must tell you that it comprises of any vegetable which I find in my
refrigerator. It usually contains thinly sliced cucumbers, capsicum, corn,
onions (soaked in apple cider vinegar), tomatoes and peas. I’m guilty of adding
peas in almost every cuisine but you can definitely skip on this if you don’t
like peas. Also, if you happen to find fresh iceberg lettuce, then you can toss
that into your salad as well. In my case, I saw some terrible condition of
vegetables in Big Bazaar store and it got me repelled in an instant. To put
this salad together and give it that taste, I sprinkle black salt, black
pepper, oregano mix and Thousand Island dressing. And of course, the pumpkin
seeds are a must!
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| Pumpkin Seeds Brand which I'm using currently. |
That’s about it for today’s post!
Comment down below: what is your favourite super-food?
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Much Love ❤
*I’m not
promoting any particular brand of pumpkin seeds. This post primarily focuses on
the goodness of pumpkin seeds. Also, the product image is only for showing you
what I’m currently using and it is part of no collaboration as such.
2 Comments
Never knew this 😃
ReplyDeleteNice and informative post on health benefits of pumpkin seeds. I have only used pumpkin seed oil for skin. Will try to incorporate the seeds in my diet as well. Thanks for sharing...
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