For some reason, the announcing crew on today’s San Diego Padres telecast got into a discussion about pumpkins and what each broadcaster felt about them. They all agreed that they liked to stock up on them for the fall, especially for Halloween and Thanksgiving. They were divided over whether they bought pumpkins for consumption or for decor.
One of the crew liked to make pumpkin bagels, which got me thinking, “Now, there’s a twist.” Most people would think of pumpkin pie or pumpkin soup first. This got me wondering, “How many carbs are there in a pumpkin?” Gemini to the rescue.
According to the Googlebot, one cup of pumpkin contains 12 grams of carbohydrates, which is offset a bit by 3 grams of fiber, leaving 9 grams of net carbs. A cup isn’t much, right? Even a bowl of soup might have two or three cups, which totals about 18 carbs or more. Of course, there may be other ingredients to jack up the count a bit.
Ideally, to lose weight on Carb Swappers (my iteration of low carb), your daily intake should be 50 or fewer carbs, the fewer the safer and the better for weight loss.
Now, here’s another interesting little tidbit about pumpkins, which only one of the broadcasters knew: pumpkins are fruit, just as are avocados. The key here is that any naturally grown food product containing seeds is a fruit.
I’m dying to see how a pumpkin bagel is made, and what it ultimately tastes like. I guess you just add chunks of pumpkin to the dough.