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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
Using California walnuts can add value to any menu, whether it’s great flavor and texture or the many nutritional benefits consumers know walnuts provide. This section provides a range of usage ideas, downloadable resources - including tools to help you pair walnuts with a wide variety of foods - plus information on how to select, buy and store walnuts for maximum quality.
This light spring pastas incorporates fresh green peas and omega-3-rich walnuts.
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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.