Pumpkin Spice Lovers Recipe Reservoir

Calling all my PUMPKIN and FALL LOVERS!!  We are officially into September and I’m loving all things fall including pumpkin spiced ANYTHING!  Pumpkin does have an abundance of health benefits when we don’t add all the unneeded sugar to it!  Pumpkin has a good source of fiber, which slows down digestion and helps keeps you full.  It also contains beta-carotene, which turns into vitamin A promoting eye health.  Vitamin A is essential this time of year to help fight off infections too!

I hope you are ready for a few months full of pumpkin recipes because I’m ready to get in the kitchen and taste test it all! This time of year can be the first of many high fat, sugar and calorie traps to fall into as the “holiday” season has legitimately started. Having said that I want to spend my fall season finding healthier ways to enjoy my favorite pumpkin spice flavors without having to eat all those foods that leave me feeling yucky!  Enjoy!

Pumpkin Pie Shake

Ingredients:

• ½ cup pumpkin puree

• ¼-½ tsp. pumpkin spice

• 1-cup milk

• 1 scoop Vanilla CardioWhey

• 1 banana

• 6-8 ice cubes

**If you would like, you could freeze the pumpkin in ice cubes or freeze the banana to eliminate ice cubes

Directions:

• Blend all ingredients and enjoy!

Mindful Nutrition with Megan,

Megan Callahan, MS, RD, LD