Selection and Nutrition Tips for Superstar Soup Recipes

Turkey Pumpkin Chili

• Canned pumpkin provides a unique dimension. Even non-pumpkin eaters will enjoy the richness it provides.
• Indiana is one of the top 10 pumpkin-producing states, with the majority going to canned pumpkin.
• Substitute any ground meat, such as ground beef, chicken or pork.
• Remember to rinse and drain those canned beans to slash sodium by nearly 45 percent.
• Any canned bean works in this chili, too, from black beans and light kidney beans to red beans and pinto beans.
• Just ½ cup of pumpkin provides nearly 85 percent of your daily vitamin A needs for healthy eyes and night vision. Cancer- and disease-fighting phytonutrients are abundant in pumpkin as well.
• Kidney beans, like all dried beans, brim with protein and other health-boosting benefits. They’re an excellent source of both insoluble fiber for digestive health and soluble fiber for heart health. Their vitamin and mineral package promotes healthy blood pressure and immunity, too.
• All-white-meat turkey provides plenty of protein for muscles, bones and teeth but minimal fat and saturated fat.