{"id":320,"date":"2015-10-07T08:36:06","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T13:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stagingtops.org\/wellness-wednesdays\/?p=320"},"modified":"2017-04-03T09:43:12","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T14:43:12","slug":"think-twice-about-pumpkin-spice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/wellness-wednesday\/think-twice-about-pumpkin-spice\/","title":{"rendered":"Think Twice About Pumpkin Spice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-321 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/wellness-wednesday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/pumpkins-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"pumpkins\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/wellness-wednesday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/pumpkins-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/wellness-wednesday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/pumpkins-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/wellness-wednesday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/pumpkins.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Pumpkin lattes, pumpkin-spiced ice cream, pumpkin cream cheese, pumpkin frosting, pumpkin candy&#8230;if you\u2019ve been in a grocery store lately you\u2019ve probably seen one of these treats. We are officially in the season of pumpkin-spiced everything. According to Registered Dietitian and nutrition expert for TOPS, Dena McDowell, these foods have one thing in common&#8230;and it has nothing to do with actual pumpkin. Most of these treats are loaded with sugar and calories and lack the nutrients of real pumpkin. That\u2019s a shame, too, since, according to Dena, pumpkin is a great source of vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, vitamin B6, thiamin, potassium and antioxidants. To help you reap the nutritional benefits of this natural superfood, Dena shares the following tips for adding pumpkin to your diet.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Boost your fiber for the day by adding pumpkin puree to yogurt.<\/li>\n<li>Need to satisfy your sweet tooth? Add cooked pumpkin to homemade muffins or cookies. Using pumpkin puree can substitute for oil or butter and will produce a moist and light final product.<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy a hearty soup or stew made with pumpkin.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t forget about the seeds! Lightly coat pumpkin seeds with olive oil and seasonings of your choice and bake. Enjoy this crunchy snack mixed with dried fruit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If pumpkin-spiced treats are one of your favorite parts of fall, it\u2019s perfectly okay to indulge every once in a while. Just remember that, sometimes, you can\u2019t beat the real thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pumpkin lattes, pumpkin-spiced ice cream, pumpkin cream cheese, pumpkin frosting, pumpkin candy&#8230;if you\u2019ve been in a grocery store lately you\u2019ve probably seen one of these treats. We are officially in the season of pumpkin-spiced everything. According to Registered Dietitian and nutrition expert for TOPS, Dena McDowell, these foods have one thing in common&#8230;and it has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":321,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nutrition"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>Think Twice About Pumpkin Spice - Wellness Wednesday<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/wellness-wednesday\/think-twice-about-pumpkin-spice\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Think Twice About Pumpkin Spice - Wellness Wednesday\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pumpkin lattes, pumpkin-spiced ice cream, pumpkin cream cheese, pumpkin frosting, pumpkin candy&#8230;if you\u2019ve been in a grocery store lately you\u2019ve probably seen one of these treats. 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