Healthy Eating Tips with Nuts and Seeds

Nuts

Store in cool dark place, buy unsalted and unprocessed.

Adequate source protein and contain a range of vitamins (A and D, B2, B3, B1) and minerals (magnesium, calcium, potassium, zinc and iron) and Essential Fatty Acids. Highest protein levels in peanuts.

Little healthy eating snack idea: toasted with a little soy sauce.

Use nut oils (dark bottle, unrefined), hazelnut, almond and walnut, which are great for salads.

Have 100% nut butters as a snack with sliced fruit or oat cakes.

Seeds

Store in cool dark place, by unsalted and unprocessed

Adequate protein, zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, iron as well as Vitamin A,E,F and B2 and B3, and Essential Fatty Acids. Highest protein levels in pumpkin seeds.

Have them as a healthy eating snack, in your salads and on your porridge.

Buy 100% seed butters and have them on sliced fruit.

Roast them or soak over night.