Pumpkins are a common accessory that can be seen placed on the porches of many houses during the fall season. However, did you know that 1 billions pounds of pumpkin goes into land fills? It only takes 90-100 days to grow a pumpkins yet, these pumpkins in land fills can emit more than 20 times the average green house gases.
Here are some things you can do with a pumpkin
Roast the seeds and eat them.
Purée thee pumpkins
Bake into a pie cake cup cake or bread
As you can see, there are many creative alternatives rather than just throwing the pumpkin away.
Pumpkins have so many health’s benefits. There are numerous vitamins and minerals such as Vitamin A. Eating pumpkin can also help with blood pressure, diabetics, can increase immunity, can help your heart, and even improve your sleep.
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