Pumpkin now is the most fresh seasonal veg. It is lowest prince and fully nutrition.  Chicken Breast Stir-Fried Seasonal Pumpkin is one of the tasty, easier cooking dishes. It is only 15 minutes to cook and costs $3 for two.

 

Pumpkin nutrition

Pumpkin fruit is one of the widely grown vegetables incredibly rich in vital antioxidants, Pumpkin is a storehouse of many anti-oxidant vitamins such as vitamin-A, vitamin-C and vitamin-E. It is one of the very low calorie vegetables.It is also an excellent source of many natural poly-phenolic flavonoid compounds such as a, ß carotenes, cryptoxanthin, lutein and zea-xanthin. Carotenes convert into vitamin A inside the body. Zea-xanthin is a natural anti-oxidant which has UV (ultra-violet) rays filtering actions in the macula lutea in retina of the eyes. Thus, it may offer protection from “age-related macular disease” (ARMD) in the elderly. The fruit is a good source of B-complex group of vitamins like folates, niacin, vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine), thiamin and pantothenic acid. It is also rich source of minerals like copper, calcium, potassium and phosphorus.

 

Local pumpkin

In fall local pumpkin is most fresh, lowest price veg. You can see all kind of pumpkins at store and you can buy a pumpkin for less a dollar. We can buy couple of pumpkins stored at home for winter. So that you can lower the living cost and add nutrition at your dishes.

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