Why Eat Pumpkin Seeds?

10/7/2021

Small and seasonal, pumpkin seeds are quite the nutritional powerhouse with plenty to offer. You can typically find them in the grocery store as raw, roasted, or sprouted. Let’s see why you should add them to your diet:

🎃 Magnesium
Pumpkin seeds are one of the best natural sources of magnesium you can find. Magnesium plays an important role in everything from brain and bone health to muscle movement to converting food into usable energy.

🎃 Zinc
Zinc is plentiful in pumpkin seeds and is used by your body to regulate hormones and support a healthy digestive system.

🎃 Antioxidants
Antioxidants help to protect your cells and prevent disease and pumpkin seeds contain several different types of antioxidants. Carotenoids and vitamin E are a couple antioxidants that can help add some protection and reduce inflammation.

🎃 Heart Health
The combo of aforementioned magnesium, zinc, and antioxidants are a great way to promote heart health by potentially reducing blood pressure and increasing good cholesterol.

🎃 Fiber
Even a small serving of pumpkin seeds contains a fairly high amount of fiber. A diet high in fiber can mean good digestive health and possibly even a reduction in the risk of heart disease and diabetes.

🎃 Protein
A 1oz serving contains 7g of protein, making it a super easy way to add some protein (among other things) to a soup, salad, or side dish.

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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).

Continuing on this path, all of my clients wanted to know how I was doing it. I always dreamed of creating a business that truly added value to people and improved their health. My husband, Grant, and I decided it was time to take that leap.

December 9, 2016, Simply Prepped Meals was born. Based around the mission of providing whole food based nutrition to people's doorsteps, we set out to create a new idea that fast food didn't have to be expensive or bad for you. Six months later, we built our permanent location in Cynthiana, IN. Then, January 2, 2018, we entered into a partnership with the YMCA of Southern Indiana to continue spreading the word of meal prep and eating with purpose.

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