Pumpkin Day
It’s Pumpkin Day!!!
With 1.5 billion pounds produced in the United States every year, it seems we are in a pumpkin frenzy.
Every fall, you search the pumpkin patch, local farms, markets and festivals for the perfect pumpkin. Once you have found it, the ways you can use those beauties are endless! You can decorate your porch and yards with them. You can wrap them, paint them, carve them or even melt crayons on them. In addition, this amazing squash in all of its varieties has become a family favorite at the dinner table.
Whether you are craving something sweet like pumpkin pie, cookies, bars or cheesecake, or looking to stay warm with coffee, pasta, oatmeal or soup, you are bound to find something yummy for everyone with this amazing food that is both a fruit and a vegetable!
If all of that wasn’t enough, pumpkins are packed with tons of vitamins and minerals such as vitamin A, which helps keep your gums healthy and builds the hard outer shell (enamel) of your teeth.
So go grab a pumpkin today and enjoy all that you can do with it!
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