Calorie restriction, or caloric restriction, (CR) is the practice of limiting dietary energy intake in the hope that it will improve health and slow the aging process. Calorie restriction is a common measure, found in several dietary regimen, including the Okinawa diet and the CRON-diet.

Pumpkin is very low calorie, super rich in potassium and is loaded with beta-carotene.This is my absolute favorite pumpkin bread recipe from growing up.

A low-fat, super easy, totally delicious, and entirely vegetarian pumpkin recipe at less than 200 calories per serving AND you can find recipes for Martha Stewart’s sweet and spicy pumpkin seeds and pumpkin ravioli, Gourmet’s pumpkin custard tart, and Saveur’s horchata de pepitas (with a nod to Mavericks Pumpkin Harvest Ale)!