Millions of Christmas are coming soon! Children will always look forward to various changing parties, and can also carry a small pumpkin-shaped basket to ask for candy from nearby neighborhoods, "tick or treat if you don't give them sugar"!
Pumpkin Lights Pumpkin Lights (Jack-o '-lantern) can be said to be the most representative of the Christmas Day! Its method is very simple. First, you have to choose a pumpkin of the right size to ensure that the space inside can be placed in the basin. Next, paint your favorite expressions on the outer skin of the pumpkin, and cut out a round shaped cover at the top of the pumpkin that can put the balls on it. Use a spoon to dig the flesh and seeds inside, then carve the expressions, put them into the balls on, and put them on the covers and you're done!The pumpkin pulp and pumpkin seeds dug out when making pumpkin lights should not be wasted. After cooking it properly, you can make a good meal. It is not only delicious, but also very nutritious.
Nutritional Value of Pumpkin. Pumpkin is a comprehensive variety of foods in the "Daily Diet Guide" of the National Health Department of the Ministry of Welfare (note! It is not a vegetable~). It has a low heat and contains dietary fiber, rich minerals and vitamins. It is an ideal source of staple food!There is a common hot table for all-viewing foods. From here, you can see that pumpkin is a food with relatively low heat. Therefore, if you have weight management needs and want to eat low calorie health but don’t want to eat, pumpkin is your good partner.
In addition to low heat, pumpkin also contains many nutrients:
• Dietary fiber Dietary fiber can promote gastric peristalsis, increase foot feeling, promote good bacteria growth and help with smooth bowel movement, which is very helpful for kidney health.
• Vitamin Pumpkin contains rich vitamins, including vitamin A, β-Husperm, vitamin C, vitamin E, etc., which have antioxidant, help maintain night vision, maintain skin health, improve body immunity, and help normal development of teeth and bones.
• Mineral Pumpkin contains a variety of minerals such as phosphorus, debris, calcines, irons, and galvanic substances, which are helpful for maintaining cardiovascular health, bone health, or blood replenishment.
The benefits of pumpkin seeds. The pumpkin pulp is very nutritious, and the pumpkin seeds inside are not too scared. After cleaning and baking, they become a common old-fashioned snack - white melon seeds. In addition to eating them directly, they can also be further squeezed into pumpkin seed oil, which has many uses.Pumpkin seeds are oils and fruit seeds, with the main ingredient being fat, followed by protein, and finally carbohydrates. Pumpkin seeds and pumpkin seed oil are good sources of fat and contain rich in fat and fatty acids, which can reduce blood sterol and reduce coronary heart disease risks. These include the essential fatty acids of human body - omega-6 (ω-6) and omega-3 (ω-3). They can synthesize other fatty acids in their bodies, which are responsible for providing energy, promoting new dysfunction, and helping to maintain the body's various functions. ω-3 fatty acids also have anti-inflammatory, improved depression, and anti-cancer effects! In addition, pumpkin seeds also contain dietary fiber and a variety of minerals, including tinea, tinea, tinea, tinea, iron, phosphorus, etc. It is suitable for daily use (a small handful of a day, about 10g) to maintain the body and maintain health.
4 tips for choosing pumpkins 1. Appearance: The appearance should be dry, complete, disease-free, bumpy, or other injuries. 2. Pedicle: The greener the more fresh the, the more yellow, the drier the higher the maturity. 3. Hardness: Press the skin with your fingers, and the surface should be firm and not sunken. 4. Weight: Hold it in your hands with a heavy feeling. Pumpkin Saving Methods When choosing a good pumpkin, you should also pay attention to the way of saving pumpkin. Usually, store the whole pumpkin in a dry place, but if it has been cut and eaten, it is recommended to clean the remaining pumpkin seeds and the middle cotton fiber, then cut into pieces and chill or store in a cold place.This article is authorized by "PrimePlus Health Designer", and reprinting is prohibited without permission