3 Reasons to Eat More Pumpkin Seeds

By
Ron K
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Pumpkin seeds are rich in protein, fiber, minerals, and vitamins. Eat them as a snack between meals. As it’s always the case with nuts and seeds, you don’t need to eat too much to enjoy their health benefits. An ounce per serving is enough and it will provide you with a good amount of protein, fiber, iron, magnesium, potassium, and zinc – all that for 160 calories.

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All these seeds came from one of my sweet sugar pie squash, which are keeping beautifully through winter in my basement. Unfortunately I can't plant these seeds as squash will happily cross pollinate with any other cucurbit (melons, cucumbers, other squash) within a 1/4 mile radius. So these are for roasting. Yum! . . . #squash #roastedpumpkinseeds #hearthealth #healthyfood #wholefoods #wastenotwantnot #sweetsugarpie #wintersquash #squash #pumpkin #pumpkinseeds #seeds #cucurbitaceae #homegrownfood #growyourownfood #selfsufficient #selfsufficiency #urbangarden #citygarden #citygardening #roastedseeds #healthfood #suburbangarden #gardener #gardenstories #mygarden #gardenersofinstagram #instagarden #gardener #myyard

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Improves Sleep and Mood

Pumpkin seeds contain tryptophan that’s responsible for generating serotonin and melatonin, hormones that will help you sleep better and be in a better mood.

Anti-Inflammatory

They have anti-inflammatory properties and can help cure arthritis and other inflammatory diseases.

Better Health

Magnesium in pumpkin seeds supports cardiovascular health and nervous system health.