Nuts and Fruit Add Nutrition to Diet

Ensure that you included various seeds and nuts for good nutrition in your diet .
There are many nuts and seeds to choose from including cashew nuts, walnuts, peanuts, almonds and sunflower seeds and so on. They are also packed with vitamins, minerals, fibre and phytochemicals which are full of protein and essential fatty acids.
You of course need to be careful in terms of the salt as many nuts and seeds contain too much salt .
As seeds and nuts are high in fat, they full of calories .
Just a few cashewnuts or two tablespoons of peanut butter has approximately about 200 calories, more than the amount you’ get in half a tuna salad sandwich.
There are some people who are allergic to nuts. However, the majority of people are fine. It is highly important to include them in your diet as they are very nutritious, taste great and add essential crunch and texture. Some nuts, like walnuts, are known to help reduce cholesterol levels.
You can use nut and seed butters for spreads for sandwiches. They also add that additional flavour when you stir them into sauces and stir fries.
You can add them to salads, with flaked almonds complimenting steamed green beans fabulously, and walnuts tasting great in a Waldorf or spinach salad.
You can add sunflower seeds to all salads and chopped nuts add that extra crunch and texture to fruit salads.