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Walnuts Add a Lift to Meals and Snacks

   

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Try this today
  • Incorporate walnuts into your meals and snacks over the course of a week.
  • Consider adding the walnuts to: salads, sandwiches, soups, entrées, rice, couscous, quinoa, cereals, granola, oatmeal, pancakes, desserts, trail mix and smoothies. 
  • Enjoy these meals and snacks with walnuts — and the omega-3s you get with each one.
Why

Walnuts contain alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), considered essential because it is the only one of the three omega-3 fatty acids that your body cannot synthesize. Walnuts offer a great way to avoid the undesired fats, cholesterol and potential toxins frequently linked to other high omega-3 foods — plus, they are loaded with fiber!

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