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California Walnuts | Essential Food for Health

WAIST DEEP IN WALNUTS AT THE SUPER BOWL!

94.5 million Walnuts estimated to be purchased. Makeover your party menu with these delicious recipes.
 
The Walnut Marketing Board estimates consumers will purchase 2.7 million pounds of walnuts to enjoy with the 2008 Super Bowl; enough to bury the playing field in over 3 feet of walnuts! Enclosed are 3 delicious ways to use walnuts to makeover your Super Bowl menu.
 
According to the American Dietetic Association, the average Super Bowl fan will eat 3,000 calories while watching the game, most of which are loaded with saturated fat and cholesterol and little nutritional value.
 
Great football coaches develop game plans for beating their opponents and so can you. This year, tackle calories and saturated fat without fumbling taste by eating smart at your Super Bowl party with this delicious and nutritious game plan.
 
By the time they start their main dish, the Calorie Control Council estimates a football fan will have consumed around 1,200 calories and 50 grams of fat just from snacking! Kickoff the game with a handful of walnuts, which are the second highest source of ALA, the plant based omega-3.   Also, walnuts may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.[1]
 
Instead of less healthy snacks, why not try Toasty Walnut Hummus withwhole grain crackers and carrot strips for a tasty, nutritious and crunchy treat with more fiber!
 
You’re sure to find deep-fried Buffalo wings close by when there’s a game on TV. Only problem is eat six and you’ve eaten 72% of your daily allowance of fat and nearly all of your sodium for the day. That doesn’t even count the dipping sauce! This year try these Crunchy Walnut-Coated Chicken Strips instead and eliminate 420 calories, 36g of fat and 11g of saturated fat per serving!
 
Finish off your smart eating game plan with a sensible sweet treat, Walnut Cookies, a recipe from Dr. Andrew Weil. Each cookie has 230 less calories and 7.5 less grams of saturated fat than some store-bought chocolate chip cookies.
 
You don’t have to look like a 300-pound offensive lineman to enjoy food while watching the game. Nor, does your food have to taste like football leather to be good for you. 
 
Nutritional Comparison: FINAL SCORE (1 serving of each)
 

 
Calories
Total Fat
Saturated Fat
Fiber
Walnuts Game Plan
•        Toasty Walnut Hummus w/ whole grain crackers and carrot strips
•        Crunchy Walnut-Coated Chicken Strips (no sauce)
•        Walnut Cookie
483
21g
1.8g
7.0g
“Traditional” Super Bowl Foods
•        Potato chips w/French onion dip
•        Buffalo wings (6) (no sauce)
•        Chocolate chip cookie
1,127
77g
24.5g
2.0 g

(Walnut recipes available on this website.)
 
B-roll and high resolution photography available upon request.
 
 
The Walnut Marketing Board (WMB) and California Walnut Commission (CWC) prohibit discrimination in all programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance programs. 
 
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the WMB / CWC offices at (916) 922-5888. 
 
To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). WMB/CWC is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
 
[1]Walnut Health Claim: Based on a decade of evidence supporting the cardiovascular health benefits of walnuts, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a qualified health claim for walnuts – the first for a whole food – in March 2004. “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.”