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Healthy Diet &
Recipes
Why Nuts are Healthy?
We all indulge into snacking at any time of the day to satiate
our hunger. But it is very important to be smart enough in
choosing snacks as wrong choice can cause weight gain in your
body.
You would be glad to know that nuts are one of the healthiest
items for snacking. It is not only great in taste but also fills
your stomach for longer time. Nuts being in tiny form can be
easily grasped and is savory and sweet in taste thus making it
as an perfect item to be eaten up in between your regular meals.
There are various reasons why nuts are healthy, some of such
reasons are written below-have a look!
To achieve lean and slim figure, people avoid intake of food
items rich in fat content. But if you still want to enjoy some
healthy snack item which is not only rich in nutrition, feel
full, then nuts are the best choice for you! Nuts are loaded
with healthy fats. One should go in for boiled peanuts rather
than roasted ones to gain healthy benefits from nuts.
It has been proved that people who regularly eat nuts in their
diet do not get affected by bad cholesterol and thus are free
from any kind of heart related ailment. Moreover daily intake of
nuts reduces the risk of blood clots that leads to heart
attacks.
Nuts keep your stomach full for longer time as they are highly
loaded with proteins.
Nuts are loaded with selenium mineral which activates the
antioxidant substances called as glutathione peroxidase. This
antioxidant wards off free radicals that lead to cancer.
Moreover, you can always combine nuts with other food items. For
e.g. you can make food with peanut sauce or use it as a topping
etc.
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