Pumpkin seeds

SingSmileLaugh
SingSmileLaugh Posts: 278
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
why is it that pumpkin seeds are so concentrated with calories>!?!!? I put onion and garlic powder on them and thought I was making a beautiful and healthy snack! I got blind sided by the calories!
Stacey

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  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    Nuts and seeds have lots of naturally occurring fat/oil. They're still good for you, though!
  • AZKristi
    AZKristi Posts: 1,801 Member
    Imagine how many calories a human would have to pack into their embryonic fluid if we didn't have internal gestation. Seeds are high in calories because they provide all of the nutrients that are needed for a plant to initiate life.

    On the bright side, they truly are jam packed with goodness, so enjoy in moderation!
  • Onesnap
    Onesnap Posts: 2,819 Member
    Please. Don't. Feel. Guilty.

    Pumpkin seeds are a natural whole food. They provide nutrients and vitamins. They are a much better snack than something that is processed that comes in a package.

    Just log them by measuring how many you ate and keep them on hand for a healthy snack.

    PLEASE do not beat yourself up over this type of food.
  • Catiec76
    Catiec76 Posts: 55 Member
    What a bummer.
  • shirayne
    shirayne Posts: 263 Member
    Don't let that stop you from eating them! I add them to my salads with other types of seeds like sunflower and hemp seeds! Soooo healthy for you! They're worth every calorie!
  • SlimSammy2012
    SlimSammy2012 Posts: 893
    Imagine how many calories a human would have to pack into their embryonic fluid if we didn't have internal gestation. Seeds are high in calories because they provide all of the nutrients that are needed for a plant to initiate life.

    On the bright side, they truly are jam packed with goodness, so enjoy in moderation!

    Hmmmmmmm....I am Rethinking the whole Pumpkin Seed thing from an unappetising vision now! I don't want to steal all the nutrients needed for baby Pumpkin Seeds.. :laugh:
  • JayByrd107
    JayByrd107 Posts: 282 Member
    It was a healthy snack. It was also a calorie dense one. High calorie does not mean unhealthy.
  • ThatsNotMine
    ThatsNotMine Posts: 75 Member
    One serving has 25% of your iron! Well, raw pumpkin seeds do anyway. It's sooooo worth the calories!
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