5 original ways to consume raw pumpkin

There are numerous varieties of pumpkin, with different shapes and colors. Most of them have an orange pulp, firm and at the same time very juicy. Inside are its seeds, which are delicious and nutritious, both fresh and dried. The shell is thick and allows it to be preserved and eaten for most of the year.

Pumpkin provides essential vitamins and minerals with hardly any calories. It is especially rich in the antioxidant beta carotene, which is converted to vitamin A as the body needs it. It also contains significant amounts of vitamins C and E, both antioxidants, whose action is reinforced by lycopene, the same pigment that gives tomatoes their color.

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Pumpkin gives your health a boost

Due to its nutritional composition, pumpkin is advisable at all stages of life, especially during childhood. Its sweet taste is liked by children, but does not provide too much sugar. In fact, diabetics can consume it.

In general, it especially contributes to the good condition of the skin and eyes, and of the nervous and digestive systems. Natural medicine recommends it to correct night blindness and photophobia, to prevent and treat disorders of the Cardiovascular system, such as high cholesterol or hypertension. It is also indicated to strengthen the immune system in its fight against pathogenic bacteria and viruses.

How is raw pumpkin prepared?

There are many traditional recipes: cakes, stews, soups, etc. But the live feeding offers you other possibilities that will surprise you.

grated: yes, like a carrot. Although it may seem strange to you, pumpkin can be eaten raw. Grated can become one more ingredient in a salad, for example.In juice: you can pass it through a juice extractor and obtain the juicy sweet liquid that you can drink alone or combine it with apple, carrot, celery, beetroot or green leaves, among other possibilities. experiment.Gazpacho: Mash the pumpkin together with lemon, olive oil, apple, salt, pepper, turmeric and water to make a delicious fresh soup. I recommend it. It is one of my recipes for Spiritual Chef, the essential foods of the soul (Ed. Urano).Powdered: Dry it in the dehydrator or in the oven at the minimum temperature, then reduce it to a powder and use it as a sweet condiment or decoration.In a sweet cream: prepare a cream of soaked cashews, mix it with grated pumpkin, sugar and coconut oil, a little vegetable milk and crush. It is a spectacular cream: try arranging it on a base of almonds and crushed dates.