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California Walnuts | Essential Food for Health

California Walnuts. Super Food. Super Ingredient

California walnuts are known as one of nature’s top “Super Foods” because of their high omega-3 content and high antioxidant activity. Their great taste as well as their nutrition and health benefits makes walnuts a super ingredient to add to almost any recipe.

How many “Super Foods” can you fit into your daily diet?

blueberries

The following menu includes “Super Foods” with every meal and snack. Use these ideas as inspiration to create your own “Super Foods” menus.

Breakfast

Yogurt-blueberry smoothie
Tea

walnuts

Morning Snack

2 Clementine oranges

Lunch

Pumpkin soup made with soy milk, topped with walnuts
Spinach salad with tomatoes and turkey breast

tea

Afternoon Snack

Oatmeal-walnut cookie
Tea

Dinner

Grilled salmon served on a bed of lentils
Broccoli sautéed with garlic
Glass of wine

salmon

Dessert

Dark chocolate covered strawberries

Search for Super Food recipes.

You can search this site for recipes that pair California walnuts with other “Super Foods” to create delicious, good-for-you dishes you’ll want to make again and again.