Pumpkin Seeds and Their Benefits

10/12/2018

If you’re carving pumpkins soon, you may want to think twice before throwing away the seeds. Not only are they delicious after roasting, they’re also packed with nutritious vitamins and minerals and even some protein.

Let’s look at what’s going on inside those simple looking seeds. A one cup serving of whole, roasted, salted pumpkin seeds has:

285 calories (14% DV)
34.4g carbs (11% DV)
12g protein (24% DV)
12.4g fat (19% DV)
One of the best sources of magnesium (42% DV) that your body uses for bone health, heart health, and maintaining blood sugar levels
Great source of zinc (44% DV) which is used for hormone balance, digestion, and heart health and many other things
High amounts of antioxidants used for reducing inflammation and preventing diseases

SOURCE
https://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/nut-and-seed-products/3182/2

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Amanda is a mother of three (10, 7, and 5) and has been married for 14 years. My weight loss journey started July 17, 2008, one day after my daughter's first birthday. Tipping the scales at 235 pounds at 5'3, being an over weight, over tired, out of shape role model no longer appealed to me and I knew it was time for a change. Three pregnancies later, I had lost a total of 105 pounds. I had run 2 marathons and dozens of half marathons. Something was missing. I was thin, but I wasn't fit. I wasn't healthy. I could feel it in my insides. I was 136 pounds and a size 8. Something didn't add up. I got my certification in personal training, nutrition, weight management, and dove into supplementation and whole foods. 90 days later, I gained 10 pounds and lost two pants sizes (8 to a 4).

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