I love walnuts. Are they good for me?!
Answers: Walnuts are good for your mood, and they are high in ALA, a polyunsaturated fat that is converted to Omega-3. something that is very good for you.
I dont know but I love them too...
they are full of "good" fats, great for hair, skin, etc. but it is still fat so too much is not good. a handful a day is probably good.
They ARE wonderful!
In moderation. They are high in protien and complex fats. If you balance them with fruit, vegetables and dairy, you'll be fine.
A salad of mixed greens, walnuts and raisins with raspberry dressing tastes great and is good for you.
A 2006 study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that eating walnuts after a meal high in unhealthy fats can reduce the damaging effects of such fats on blood vessels. Researchers from Barcelona's Hospital Clinic conducted a study on 24 adult participants, half of whom had normal cholesterol levels, and half of whom had moderately high levels of cholesterol. Each group was fed two high-fat meals of salami and cheese, eaten one week apart. During one meal, the researchers supplemented the food with five teaspoons of olive oil. The researcher added eight shelled walnuts to the other meal, the following week.
Tests after each meal showed that both the olive oil and the walnuts helped reduce the onset of dangerous inflammation and oxidation in the arteries after the meals, which were high in saturated fat. However, unlike the olive oil, the walnuts also helped the arteries maintain their elasticity and flexibility, even in the participants with higher cholesterol
I am a former chef and "Yes" they are very good for you, they are good for your blood, reduce cholesterol and are a good source of iron and minerals, they are one of my favorites to cooked with.
I use them in salads (along with walnut oil), in sauted dishes like Chinese dishes and in desserts, I love to make a pie similar to Pecan but with a walnut filling. One of my favorite other desserts in a Hungarian crepe called Palachintas, they are sweet crepe serve with chopped walnuts, sugar and cinnimon rolled up like an egg roll, I have these alot when I go to the Hungarian places here in Toronto Canada, a there is a streudel made with them to that is quite tastey.
So used them like you would almonds or peanuts, there good for you.
All nuts are good in moderation. They contain good oils and nutrients. However, oil is fat, and fat is high in cals. so you could gain weight eating too many nuts.
Which ones? The English or Black. I'm really fond of Black walnuts. Oooooohhhhhh they're sooooo goooood. But I despise English walnuts They have too bitter a taste for me just like Pecans do.
me too ,i heard that it makes you smarter ,:D
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