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It used to be that the only pumpkin flavor we craved was the pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving, but now it seems that the dog days of summer are barely over and we start to crave everything pumpkin; pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin doughnuts, pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin candy, pumpkin inspired beers, pumpkin pop tarts, pumpkin pringles and even pumpkin dog food. What’s next spam?
Since its introduction Startbucks has sold over 200 million pumpkin spice lattes. You know that isn’t even really pumpkin, right?
Most pumpkin flavors contain little or no pumpkin in them, which is too bad since pumpkins are an undereaten fruit (OK, they are really a fruit), but they have more potassium than a banana serving per serving and are high in vitamin D.
We have included a link for some great REAL pumpkin recipes. Use your Halloween pumpkin or go to your local farmer’s market or pumpkin patch, you can get them real cheap after Halloween.