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Woman's Day - Pasta with Walnut Pesto and Peas
This light spring pastas incorporates fresh green peas and omega-3-rich walnuts.
California Walnuts – walnuts.org
More than 99% of the walnuts in U.S. are grown in the fertile soils of California’s Central Valley. Internationally, California walnuts supply two-thirds of the world’s walnut trade.
Here you can learn more about this truly American success story: the rich history of the ‘Royal’ nut; the journey from the orchard to your table; and the wealth of health benefits that have been discovered through two decades of health research.
Q: Do you think all nuts are the same?
Q: Do you wonder if heating walnuts affects their nutritional value?
This light spring pastas incorporates fresh green peas and omega-3-rich walnuts.
Ever since the New England Journal of Medicine released new, positive findings on the Mediterranean diet this week, California's walnut and olive oil processors have been fielding calls.
February is American Heart Month, and there is no better time to start thinking about how your lifestyle might be impacting your risk for heart disease, America’s No. 1 killer. The good news is that many of the risk factors are within your control.
What are walnuts?
Walnuts are the edible seed of the Juglans tree varietals: English (Persian) walnut, Juglans regia; Black, Juglans nigra; White (butternut), Juglans cinerea.
Copyright 2012 California Walnut Commission
Supportive but not conclusive research shows that eating 1.5 ounces of walnuts per day, as part of a low saturated fat and low cholesterol diet, and not resulting in increased caloric intake may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, March 2004.
One ounce of walnuts provides 18g of total fat, 2.5g of monounsaturated fat, 13g of polyunsaturated fat, including 2.5g of alpha–linolenic acid — the plant-based omega–3.