Pumpkin is often thought of as a Fall and/or Holiday food. That couldn't be more wrong. Pumpkin is a healthy food and should be eaten all through the year. According to scientists at Mississippi's Jackson State University, having some pumpkin daily could send your energy level soaring. They credit the carotenoids, the pigments that give pumpkins their orange hue, with helping muscles produce ATP. ATP is a potent energizing molecule. Other orange foods such as carrots and sweet potatoes also contain carotenoids. For some reason, I'm not a scientist so don't ask me, pumpkin seems to be the one with the most energy potent traits.
One way to add more pumpkin to your diet is to add some pumpkin puree to your pancake and/or waffle batter.
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