California Walnuts – walnuts.org
This Father’s Day, nourish the men in your lifeand wow their taste buds!
Walnuts are the only nut to contain the plant-based omega-3 alpha-linolenic acid, which is essential for good health.
Each year, more than 600,000 people (that’s 1 in every 4) die from heart disease in the United States.
Whole foods like walnuts can provide valuable nutrition that defend against diseases and other maladies.
Do your readers know how to properly store and handle walnuts?
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.
