Challenges

Quick Win
The nutrient-rich nuts can elevate everything from oatmeal to tacos.
Try This Today
- Look for ways to add walnuts throughout the week. The 2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends most adults 60 and older eat a total of 4 ounces of nuts, seeds and soy products each week.
- It's easy to add walnuts to salads, soups, rice, pasta, quinoa, cereal, granola, oatmeal, pancakes, smoothies — and tacos.
- Get creative and try using walnuts instead of pine nuts in homemade pesto. Or use them to make hearty vegan taco “meat.”
Why
Although all types of nuts are a healthy choice, walnuts are especially high in omega-3 fatty acids, research shows. These fats are linked to healthy brain aging, according to AARP’s Global Council on Brain Health 2018 report “Brain Food.”
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