Pumpkin Spice Lattes May Be Popular, But These 10 Foods Are The Healthiest Pumpkin-Flavored Options
America’s obsession with all things fall is pretty hard to miss. Girls take hundreds of pictures with the foliage, kids excitedly decorate for Halloween, and everyone loses it when Starbucks brings back the Pumpkin Spice Latte every fall. The latte, however, isn’t exactly the healthiest way to indulge in pumpkin, the signature flavor of autumn.
An actual pumpkin is hands down the best way to enjoy the flavor, with an array of health benefits, including supporting better eyesight, weight loss, mood enhancement, and your immune system. Some options (I’m looking at you, pumpkin pie) aren’t always diet-friendly, there are ways to enjoy a tasty pumpkin snack without getting off track.
HealthGrove calculated the nutrients of some of our popular pumpkin-flavored choices, assigning each of them a letter grade for how healthy they are. Like I said, plain old pumpkin beats everything out as the healthiest, but there are a few surprises on the list too. Read up and enjoy the last couple weeks of pumpkin season before peppermint and eggnog take over.