My Love for Pumpkin is Thriving

I really hope you wonderful readers out there love pumpkin, because my breakfast today is yet another ode to this seasonal favorite.

Fall's Favorite

On the day of our engagement, Ryan and I stopped by Whole Foods for a yummy lunch from the salad and hot bars. The intention was to only stop for lunch… ha! Naturally I wanted to browse, mainly because Whole Foods offers tons of free samples and I’m a sucker for tasty nibbles.

(As my retirement job one day, I secretly want to be the sample lady at the grocery store.I want to prepare delicious bites for shoppers and I won’t give people weird looks if they want more than one sample. I get it. Samples are awesome.)

While wondering up and down the aisles, I stumbled upon a new bar made by Kashi.

Kashi Pumpkin Pie Bar

Couple Kashi with pumpkin and I knew this was a recipe for success.

My breakfast this morning was topped with a crumbled Kashi pumpkin pie bar.

Pumpkiny Good

I blended a half a cup of cottage cheese with a half a cup of pumpkin, several shakes of pumpkin pie spice and a little bit of sweetener.

Pumpkin Pie "Cheesecake"

I topped the mix (which tastes a lot like pumpkin pie cheesecake) with the Kashi bar for crunch and extra flavor.

Bowl of Pumpkin Fun

Breakfast was mmm, mmm pumpkin-good. I served the pumpkin cheesecake mix with a hot cuppa Yogi tea and a Viactiv calcium chew.

Yogi Green Tea

Breakfast is Served

Gettin' My Calcium

I LOVE these calcium chews and could eat them like candy. Mo’ calcium and vitamin D fo’ me!

Question: What’s your favorite thing to do with pumpkin (& yes, carve it is a great answer)?

*Merri, can’t wait for pumpkin carving on Thursday!!! 🙂