National Pumpkin Seed Day

In many places, the fall weather this month signals the time for harvesting of crops. And it’s a special treat when those crops include pumpkins! Not only are the pumpkins themselves delicious and nutritious, but each pumpkin typically also contains a large collection of seeds that can be eaten and enjoyed.

National Pumpkin Seed Day celebrates this tasty and healthy little snack!

History of National Pumpkin Seed Day

For centuries, pumpkin seeds have been appreciated for their nutritional values, particularly in ancient native cultures such as Aztecs and Mayans. A highly nutritious plant-based food, pumpkin seeds offer tons of protein, vitamins, minerals and other substances with nutritional value.

Now, National Pumpkin Seed Day offers the ideal opportunity to enjoy and appreciate everything to do with this small but mighty food.

How to Celebrate National Pumpkin Seed Day

Get on board with enjoying and celebrating National Pumpkin Seed Day with some of these fun ideas:

Try Eating Pumpkin Seeds

Pumpkin seeds can be enjoyed in a wide variety of ways. Whether simply eating a handful of them in a basic manner, just roasted and salted, or getting a bit more creative, eating them is the perfect activity to celebrate National Pumpkin Day.

Try sprinkling pumpkin seeds on top of salads, adding them to rye to make crackers at home, put them in chocolate chunk cookies, add them to a nut mix or trail mix, use them in hummus, or put them in soups. Certainly there are many creative and delicious ways to use pumpkin seeds every day!

Roast Some Pumpkin Seeds

While pumpkin seeds can often be found in the health food section of a grocery store or at a health food store, they can also be harvested from the pumpkin and roasted at home! When using a fresh pumpkin to make pumpkin puree for pumpkin bread or pumpkin soup, it is super easy to save the seeds and roast them in the oven with olive oil and salt.