Pumpkin Seeds, a Good Halloween Health Snack
I remember as a child, being excited to gut the pumpkin I was going to carve, not only for the excitement of carving a jackolantern for the exciting Halloween month, but also excited because my mom would wash the seeds, with my help, line them all on a cookie sheet, and coat them with a little oil and salt to make one of the best, most healthy snacks I can remember, pumpkin seeds.
It really is that simple too. They are healthy because they contain minimal calories and actually also contain fiber and a bit of protein. They’re a great snack if you’re on the go, and they fit well into a purse or satchel of any sort if you want to take them along with you for a hike as a salty little snack.
All you do is gut the pumpkin and separate all the seeds from the innards of the pumpkin. This can get a little tricky, but you’ll see what needs to be separated and what the innards are pretty easily. The bigger the seeds, the better they turn our after being cooked as they will maintain a bit of that inner moisture that makes them tasty.
Wash them all off in a strainer in the sink with cool water. Then, dump them on a cookie sheet and spread them so that they are one layer thick and aren’t lying on top of eachother. Then, you can either take a spray can with olive oil in it or a light cooking spray and spray the whole top layer lightly. After that, you can then sprinkle your pumpkin seeds with a light layer of sea salt for a little flavor. What you get is a tasty snack for Halloweed time!
