Heralds autumn days and unavoidable theme of romantic landscape autumn, pumpkin (or pumpkins), a very common ingredient in authentic Croatian dishes. But they are often very calorie and fat, such as stews or beverage of pumpkin and cream. Just a little change traditional ways of preparing the pumpkin and get a top dietary ingredient, high nutritive value.Pumpkin has a round fleshy fruit, when perfectly ripe, intense orange color and is surrounded by large green leaves. Pumpkin is native to South America, specifically Mexico, and belongs to the family pumpkin of which the most famous retort. Pumpkins are harvested in the fields of September onwards, and though the villages had long served as food for cattle, is today found in many top-quality food because it is tasty, easily digestible and nutritionally rich.
Health Benefits of Pumpkin
Pumpkin strengthens the protective lining of nerve and does not cause discomfort such as natural remedy for soothing. Also strengthens the cardiovascular system (thanks to the beta-carotene), enhances the work of the thyroid, strengthens the immune system and regulates the amount of water (natural diuretic) and helps with weight loss. The ingredients of pumpkin and influence on the regulation of sebaceous glands, and effectively soothes burning skin and help remove acne and blackheads, pumpkin extracts, therefore, are increasingly being used in the cosmetic industry (in making masks for cleaning narrow pore face).
Valuable nutrients pumpkin
Rich is primarily beta-carotene (the orange pigment in our body converts to vitamin A and serves as an antioxidant, necessary for the preservation of the immune system). Contains 90% water and only 35 kcal per 100 grams and is therefore highly desirable in the diet; given the high content of ballast substances and small amounts gives long-lasting feeling of satiety. Furthermore, abundant: calcium, chlorine, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, manganese, folate and vitamin C and a maximum of steel has in the kernel.
Smoothie pumpkin
Peel pumpkin, cut into cubes and with a little brown sugar and boil in 1 liter of water. Chilled pureed together in a porridge. Add one ispasiranu carrots, and a few teaspoons of lemon juice and water as desired (depending if you like more or less densely smoothie), and once again mix well. In addition, sweeten if desired - brown sugar or stevijom. Keep in the refrigerator and drink within two days. Pumpkin juice is the best drink vegetable because it contains vitamins and minerals present in the ratio that best suits our metabolism, and good for whole body detoxification. Pumpkin juice also stimulates digestion and removes toxins from the intestines, reduces fat levels in the blood activity of enzymes that dissolve fat and cholesterol associated with him and helping the breakdown of fatty tissue. If, during the autumn and cold winter days you enter only one Tbsp of ecological pumpkin (in the form of juice), will prevent problems with bladder and prostate. I seeds and oil are also used for problems with bladder, kidney and prostate.
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