California Walnuts – walnuts.org
Enjoy the California Walnuts Mediterranean recipe collection featuring the rich flavors and nutritious cuisine of this region. The collection will help you plan out your menus throughout the week and make eating the Mediterranean way delicious and effortless. The only thing missing will be the crystal blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea!
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.
