Pumpkins are so NOW ! by Chiana Trabal
Currently we just entered the wonderful season of autumn . The time of year it starts to cool down and gets closer to Christmas . But what ’ s something that everyone enjoys during the autumn and waits all year for ? It ’ s not Halloween nor Thanksgiving , it ’ s everything pumpkin flavored . There ’ s pumpkin spice lattes over at Starbucks , pumpkin flavored smear at Einstein Bros . Bagels , and just pumpkin flavored everything everywhere ! The taste of pumpkin may be amazing and may seem like the best thing in the world , but how good is it for you ? How does it effect you and your health ?
The first pumpkin flavored item is the pumpkin spice lattes from Starbucks . If someone were to buy one of the 16 ounce lattes with whipped cream , it would add up to 380 calories . For a drink , that is a lot of calories to intake and is close to 20 % of the average calorie intake a person should have . In this drink , there are also 50 grams of sugar . That ’ s one-fourth of a cup full of sugar ! But on the other hand , pumpkin spice lattes contain 8 grams of saturated fat . A healthy amount of saturated fat is actually good for you . Another great thing about pumpkin spice lattes is that it contains 14 grams of protein !
The next fall favorite item is pumpkin spice cheesecake . The moment my grandma called me to tell me that she brought me a slice of pumpkin spice cheesecake , I flipped out . From the moment I had heard about , I was in love with it , but I knew that it couldn ’ t be very healthy at all for me . The pumpkin spice cheesecake from Ruby Tuesday , according the fooducate . com is 700 hundred calories ! That ’ s more than the pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks ! Even though that ’ s a lot of calories , I still don ’ t regret having some pumpkin flavored cheesecake . Although it contains an insane amount of calories , it has , again , 14 grams of protein . But unfortunately , it contains 740 milligrams
of sodium and the amount of sodium content per serving should be less than 140 milligrams . Sorry pumpkin spice cheesecake lovers , it ’ s not as good as you thought .
The last , but never least , pumpkin flavored item is the classic pumpkin pie . Now pumpkin pie is something many people have throughout fall and especially Thanksgiving . Surprisingly , pumpkin pie is as bad as the other pumpkin items above . It contains about 323 calories for 1 slice . That ’ s not bad compared to a pumpkin spice latte and pumpkin spice cheesecake . Even though it still contains 318 milligrams of sodium , it ’ s not too terribly bad . It also contains 5 grams of protein which is a pretty decent amount . Although it still contains 25 grams of sugar which isn ’ t the best thing in the world for someone .
There are countless pumpkin-flavored desserts and drinks out right now at the start of fall and will continue on for the entire season . I only listed a few of the pros and cons of a few pumpkin treats , but if you like , you can research it more yourself to see what other things people are consuming . Also , here ’ s a question for y ’ all , would you rather eat your calories or drink them ? For me , I would say eat my calories rather than drink them for a few reasons . I hope you all have a wonderful start to the season of fall and enjoy all the pumpkin spice flavored food and drinks , just don ’ t overload yourself with pumpkin .
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Chiana Trabal is an award-winning young writer and student who resides in Florida . Ever since the first grade , she has aspired to be a writer . Currently , Chiana is working on multiple books and projects , one of which she plans to complete within the next year to submit for publication .
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