Pumpkin Seeds as a diet snack.

[Baitball Blogger]

Why not? People eat sesame seeds, why not pumpkin seeds? The problem I find is buying pumpkin seeds that are not in the husks. My grocers only have the David variety that expect you to consume or spit out the seed covers. Anybody know any other brand?

[Skittles]

1. Trader Joe's pumpkin seeds are pretty good

[Baitball Blogger]

2. Thank you!

[rurallib]

3. I just googled 'shelled pumpkin seeds' and got lots of hits

I used to buy them at Costco. Really good.

[applegrove]

4. They have them at my grocery store. They are green. Try a health food

store if you can't find them in the nut isle at your local grocery store.

[MontanaMama]

5. I love to empty out pumpkins for the seeds.

Wash them and toss them in a little avocado oil, season with sea salt and bake them until they're golden and delicious. It's super easy although a little time consuming. I save the pumpkin guts for my chickens. Treats for everyone!

ETA: grocery stores with bulk items often sell them.

[Baitball Blogger]

7. Do you eat the shells?

[MontanaMama]

10. Yes. Baking them breaks them down

so they're lightly crunchy. I would imagine they'd add fiber although I don't know that for sure. When I buy them at the grocery store in the bulk section instead of making them, they come in the shells and I eat them that way.

[dameatball]

6. The kernels inside the seed hull are called "pepitas." You can buy them at almost any major grocery

store and also online. Even Amazon has them. I have loved them since I was a kid. They come already roasted or you can get them raw and roast them yourself. Just mix them together with some olive oil and salt and roast them on whatever pan you prefer.
I'm not sure they are actually a diet snack however. Depends on how many you eat I suppose.

[Baitball Blogger]

9. I would definitely measure out the amount.

But I find that when I'm working on something on the laptop I have a desire to munch and I think the pumpkin seeds will be better than M&Ms or popcorn that leave me too full.

[dameatball]

13. They are great IMO. I've also seen them at flea markets if you have any near you with a good

amount of vendors.

[Mendocino]

16. I eat pepitas raw.

Sometimes I grind them to put in my oatmeal. They are a good source of zinc and magnesium.

[dameatball]

17. Good idea. Sometimes I add some to the blender when making smoothies.

[Mendocino]

20. With my steelcut oats,

I add ground flax, wheatgerm, walnuts, pecans, blueberries, bananas, with ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, and nutmeg

[MLAA]

8. Just got a big bag I ordered from Vitacost online.

They frequently have sales if you can stand to get their emails and just open them when you see it is a sale 😊

[Baitball Blogger]

11. Thank you!

[MontanaMama]

12. Never heard of Vitacost.

I'll off to check that out!

[MLAA]

15. I've ordered from them several times with no issue 😊

[lordsummerisle]

26. I've been buying most of my vitamins and supplements

from VitaCost for many years, great company.

[Baitball Blogger]

14. I found the raw and shelled seeds.

Are there any already baked? Or is it preferable to buy them raw and you cook them yourself?

[dameatball]

18. Either way probably. Not sure if shelf life or nutrition is affected by roasting.

[AncientGeezer]

19. When I was a tiny geezer...late '60's, early '70's..

My G'mom used to save the seeds from all of us G'kids Halloween pumpkins and and roast(I think) them.
I remember them being pretty good

[dameatball]

21. I also use Nutstop.com. A bit cheaper than Nuts.com and still top notch products.

[Baitball Blogger]

24. Found what I wanted at Nutstop. Roasted and unsalted.

[eppur_se_muova]

22. Check the Mexican/Latin American section at your grocer's.

I often see pepitas in Mexican(-American) stores, and on the snack rack even in gas stations.

Many years ago, I had some richly spiced pepitas from an all-nut vendor in the Cordova Mall in Pensacola. I have never found any as good since, and don't even remember the name of the store !

[Baitball Blogger]

23. +1

I will look for them. Thanks.

[bikebloke]

25. Whole Foods

I bought some in the past from Whole Foods. Though nowadays I don't care to do business with Bezos.

[cyclonefence]

27. If you are serious about losing weight

you should not be snacking. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. It's too easy to lose track of snacks, plus adults do not need snacks. Toddlers? Yes. Adults? No.

If you want to eat pumpkin seeds, incorporate them into a meal so you can keep track of what and how much you are eating.

[PennyK]

28. I get Superseedz

They come in Sea Salt and Seriously Spicy.
I have a handful every night. Yum!