Best Healthy Pumpkin Recipes for Fall

Pumpkin isn’t just an ingredient for pies anymore. It is popping up in a variety of foods and recipes these days — from cereals to beverages. The bright orange winter vegetable is loaded with a pre-cursor to vitamin A called beta-carotene, found in most orange and yellow vegetables. Vitamin A is critical for vision, healthy skin and brain function. One cup of cooked pumpkin contains 49 calories, 3 grams of fiber, 20 percent of our daily vitamin C needs, 245 percent the daily recommended value of vitamin A as well as a number of other important vitamins and minerals.

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