Autumn is here, and pumpkin season is in full swing. Flesh, seeds, oil: did you know that this Halloween staple has plenty to offer? It can be cooked in countless ways, and its oil also has its place in skincare, alongside your cellulite routine. Let’s take a closer look.
Pumpkin, the star of autumn
Sweet, bright orange flesh
Pumpkin owes its lovely orange colour to beta-carotene, a pigment that the body converts into vitamin A. It also contains other vitamins, such as vitamin C. In the kitchen, its mild flesh works just as well in soups and mash as it does in bakes and cakes.
An easy vegetable to cook
Made up of 90% water, pumpkin fits easily into a balanced diet. To prepare it, remove the skin, scoop out the seeds and cut the flesh into cubes, then steam, boil or roast it.
Our favourite ways to cook it
- As a velvety soup, with an onion and a splash of single cream.
- Roasted in cubes, with a drizzle of olive oil and some dried mixed herbs.
- Mashed, mixed with potatoes or carrots.
- Baked into a cake or muffins, for a sweet afternoon treat.
Pumpkin seeds have more than one trick up their sleeve
Pumpkin seeds: a crunchy snack
There’s more to pumpkin than just the flesh. Its seeds can be enjoyed too! They contain iron and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), an omega-3 fatty acid.
Add them to your salads or enjoy them plain as a snack, for a little variety. To give them more crunch, you can toast them in the frying pan (it needs no added fat), then leave them to cool before storing them in an airtight jar.
Pumpkin seed oil, in the kitchen and in your skincare
Oil extracted from pumpkin seeds contains polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E. It has its place in the kitchen, used cold, making it ideal for salad dressings, and it also appears in some massage oils. To keep it at its best, store it away from light and heat, and close the bottle tightly after each use.
Alongside an anti-cellulite routine
Pumpkin can be enjoyed as part of a varied diet, but no food acts on cellulite on its own: exercise and massage also have their place in your daily routine.
To round off your routine against cellulite, the Night Cellulite Cream is the ideal addition. Thanks to its formula enriched with caffeine and green coffee, this cream is designed to be applied overnight, as part of your evening routine.
The cream that smooths the appearance of orange peel skin* and tones the skin
*Consumer test on 22 volunteers over 2 weeks, participants' self-assessment.
- Smooths the appearance of orange peel skin on the thighs, buttocks and stomach
- Caffeine & Green Coffee, the two benchmark active ingredients in body care
- Melting texture: absorbs in seconds and leaves the skin feeling comfortable
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