Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Morning all,I am wondering if anyone successfully uses raw pumpkin in their drinks?Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Pumpkin is one of my staple foods, and is very healthy and nutritious. You CAN eat pumpkin raw, no harm in it, but I find it to be too starchy and floury. I prefer it cooked. Throwing some raw pumpkin seeds in your smoothies is a great way to get the raw nutrition of them, if that is your goal. If you just want the pumpkin for body and a base, it is better cooked. I roast WHOLE pumpkins in my solar oven (can do them in a slow cooker too) for easy handling. By roasting whole, you eliminate the need to saw through the hard shell-it splits open beautully and easily once it is cooked, and you can easily scoop out the seed mass and puree the flesh. I puree it in the Vitamix, then put it in ice cube trays and freeze into cubes, which I then transfer to a mason jar for storage, so I always have cooked pumpkin on hand to toss in a smoothie, ice cream or baked goods-also makes a lovely soup! > > Morning all, > I am wondering if anyone successfully uses raw pumpkin in their drinks? > > Kathy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 I dehydtrate the cooked sreds, sprinkle with sea salt and gobble them up! Sometimes I will cut a whole pumpkin and keep the seeds raw, but they are delicious cooked and crisped back up in the dehydrator too-and MUCH easier to contend with! > >> Morning all, > >> I am wondering if anyone successfully uses raw pumpkin in their drinks? > >> > >> Kathy > >> > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Yes, I just put the gooey stringy mass in a strainer after I cut the cooked pumpkin, let it air dry for a little while, then scrape off the strings with a fork, sprinkle the seeds with sea salt then dehydrate on high overnight. Yum! > >>>> Morning all, > >>>> I am wondering if anyone successfully uses raw pumpkin in their drinks? > >>>> > >>>> Kathy > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ------------------------------------ > >>> > >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 not all pumpkins are equil. The big pumpkins that you see for halloween are not that good for eating as the smaller varieties, sometimes called pie pumpkins. The large ones that are almost exclusively at grocery stores are poor grade for eating. Get the smaller, darker pumpkins for pies or eating. Try fresh yams in your smoothies. I use raw butternut squash in mine, gives a wonderful texture. I do cook a lot of butternut squash for my animals so do add the cooked to my smoothies also. I feed it to my dog, canaries and tortoise, they all love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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