Nuts and Vegetables a Natural Fit!

You may think that the key to a trim body and healthy diet is consuming less relatively high fat foods like nuts seeds and avocado because they are higher in calories. However, there are lots of good reasons to include higher fat foods in one’s diet. Of course, take care not to overeat them or any other food.

Some questions to consider when eating *any* food are these:

• Is the food I am about to eat a whole, natural plant source of calories?
• Is it packaged with fiber, antioxidants and phytochemicals?
• Does it contain not just discovered nutrients, but plenty of undiscovered nutrients too?

Not whether it is a low fat or high fat food.

You may have heard that nuts, seeds and avocados are fatty and should be avoided if you are dieting or wish to lose weight. Recent evidence from many different studies that show a variety of health benefits from eating these foods has finally buried this myth.

Improved Lifestyle Choices and Natural Food Choices Make the Difference!

Research have found that health problems associated with high fat diets are from consuming animal fats, processed oils and trans fats, not from the consumption of avocados, and nuts and seeds. There has never been a study that showed a negative health outcome from consuming these natural, high fat, whole plant foods. In fact, the studies that have been done only show positive health benefits, and conclude that these foods should be an important part of a well-rounded, healthy diet.

To achieve an ideal diet with proper levels of phytonutrients and other micronutrients it is necessary to eat a large amount of green vegetables each day. Any diet that does not recommend sufficient consumption of vegetables is lacking. When you eat lots of vegetables, especially green vegetables, you meet your body’s need for fiber and micronutrients with very little calories.

The balance of our diet we are free to fill with an assortment of other delicious and nutritious foods, preferably ones that are of the highest nutrient quality. Many recent studies recommend more vegetables, fruits, beans, nuts and seeds and less bread, potato, and rice.

Choose Healthier Snacks Like Vegetables, Seeds & Nuts!

With the addition of nuts and seeds, which average about 175 calories an ounce, one or two ounces a day brings the diet up to the 15 – 30 percent of calories from fat range which is the recommended amount for the average persons diet. The addition of seeds and nuts is also considerably higher in protein too. Every calorie removed from the diet from rice, potato, bread or animal products and substituted with raw seeds and nuts you can get many health benefits, such as:

• Lower blood sugar
• Lower cholesterol
• Lower triglycerides
• Better LDL/HDL ratio
• Better antioxidant status
• Better absorption of phytochemicals from vegetables
• Better diabetic control
• Lower weight
• Better nutritional diversity and satisfaction with less calories
• Increased protection against cancer
• Better muscle and bone mass with aging

With the growing awareness of the health properties of nuts and seeds, Art’s Nuts is committed to providing the finest, plumpest, micro-batch roasted and tender salted seeds and nuts to its customers. Can’t find Art’s at your local snack food retailer? Ask for Arts! Or purchase your delicious Art’s seeds and nuts online by the case and always have some on hand!!

Read More at: The Good News about Seeds and Nuts