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One of nature’s greatest gifts, with countless health benefits is nuts. These are small fruits with great properties, as they provide vitamins and minerals necessary for a healthy body, but also beneficial fatty acids.
The most common nuts include:
- Almonds
- Nuts
- Hazelnuts
- Cashew
- Peanuts
Nutrition facts and benefits
Just 30 grams of mixed nuts offer:
- 180 calories only
- 5 grams of protein
- 3 grams of fiber
- 13% of daily vitamin E needs
- 17% of daily magnesium needs
- 14% of daily phosphorus needs
- 23% of daily copper needs
- 25% of the daily potassium needs (indicatively, a banana that is considered by many to be one of the top foods in potassium, covers only 15% of the daily needs)
- 26% of the daily manganese requirement
- 56% of daily selenium needs
- 70% of the daily needs for beneficial omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids
For sure, it is better to get these calories from a healthy and tasty food such as nuts, rather than from junk food without any nutritional benefit. After all, thanks to the calories of nuts and the high content of vitamins, minerals and fiber, they will reduce hunger and the cravings to consume other perhaps unhealthy snacks.
So, it is worth including some quantity in your daily diet. You can consume them plain or add them to yogurt or other healthy snacks to make them even more enjoyable.
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What you should take care of, is that the nuts you buy are raw and do not have added salt or sugar, since in this case, the effects of their consumption will be more negative than positive for your health.
