Eat those Almonds!

Another round for food that I love! First it was coffee, and now it is my favourite nut, almonds, that are getting the shining spotlight in the food and science world. Almonds are already seen as one of the nutrient packed choices from the nut family, since it is an excellent source of calcium, magnesium and vitamin E and only has one gram of saturated fat per one ounce tasting. It also helps that they are mighty tasty…yum yum yum. Now a study just published last week puts them on par with fruits and vegetables with its antioxidant levels. So that means my favourite nut can also confer the health benefit of protection against heart disease! Well, I might be getting ahead of myself on that conclusion, but the researchers for this study are going on to do further investigation on whether the human body can efficiently use and extract these anti-oxidants from the almonds.

So now I can have my tea or my coffee, grab a handful of almonds and think about all the goodness I am doing for myself with food that I enjoy.

For more information on almonds, the Almonds are In website has recipes, FAQs and more resources so you can learn more about this enjoyable nut.