Pumpkin is a superfood. Recipe for some awesome Pumpkin Protein Bars

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Jeanette McVoy
Is Pumpkin A Super Food!
Posted by Jeanette McVoy on Apr 13th, 2015
Pumpkin is traditionally considered a holiday food and is a staple in our kitchen pantries and freezers during that
festive time of the year. However, did you know that pumpkin is one of the Super Foods?
According to Dr. Steven Pratt, author of SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life. Well, pumpkin
is one of the most nutritionally valuable foods known to man.
Moreover, it’s inexpensive, available year round in canned form, incredibly easy to incorporate into recipes, high in
fiber, low in calories, and packs an abundance of disease fighting nutrients.
What exactly makes pumpkin so super?
The powerful antioxidants known as carotenoids give this food its super status. Carotenoids have the ability to ward
off the risk of various types of cancer and heart disease, along with, cataracts and macular degeneration.
Dr. Pratt mentions many other disease fighting super foods in his book as well, but we are most interested in
pumpkin because of the year-round availability and ease of use in canned form.
How can we add this wonder food to our diets through out the year? Take advantage of the benefits and great taste
of pumpkin with the following delicious Pumpkin Recipes.
Pumpkin Protein Bars (these are awesome)
½ cup Xylitol or Stevia
1-4oz applesauce
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 ½ tsp ground ginger

2. 2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground clove
1 tsp ground allspice
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla
4 large egg whites
1-15 oz can raw pumpkin|
2 cups oat flour
2 scoops vanilla whey protein
½ cup unsweetened almond milk
½ cup chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350
Spray a 9 X 13 Pyrex dish with non-stick spray.
Combine first 12 ingredients and mix well
Add the final 3 ingredients and stir.
Spread batter in pan and bake for 30 minutes
Pumpkin Pancakes
2-1/2 cups flour
1 cup of buttermilk
1 tsp. salt
2-1/4 tsp. soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup of pumpkin
Measure flour into bowl and add dry ingredients. Stir in buttermilk and add pumpkin. Mix Well. Cook on hot griddle or
skillet until golden brown.
Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
1 cup coconut milk
½ cup pumpkin puree
1 frozen banana
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
Add ice and blend
I make the protein bars every week and freeze them. They are great to take hiking, skiing or biking. These bars are
much healthier than anything you buy at the store and taste better.
If frozen, Just put in microwave for 45 seconds and ready to eat.
Hope you enjoy!

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