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Making Your Own Nut Butter Is Easy!
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Making Your Own Nut Butter Is Easy!

April 29, 2020

If you have a favorite nut (or seed) butter—whether it’s made from walnuts, pistachios, sunflower seeds, etc.—you don’t have to…

18 Delicious Ways To Enjoy Heart-Healthy Walnuts
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18 Delicious Ways To Enjoy Heart-Healthy Walnuts

Debby Maugans | March 8, 2017

Eating walnuts must be the tastiest way to protect your heart and your mind. Just a handful lowers “bad” LDL…

Beyond PB & J: Scrumptious Nut Butter Sandwiches
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Beyond PB & J: Scrumptious Nut Butter Sandwiches

Linda Gassenheimer | February 24, 2015

Peanut butter and grape jelly are a terrific combo—the nutty spread pairs beautifully with the sweet jelly. But sometimes you…

Cracking Tough Nuts
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Cracking Tough Nuts

December 10, 2014

We get all nostalgic about nuts around the holidays. No, we don't mean the loony friends and relatives that come…

Best Nuts for Your Health…
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Best Nuts for Your Health…

David Grotto, MS, RDN | June 18, 2014

They Lower Risk for Heart Attack, Cancer, Cataracts and More Nuts are some of the healthiest snacks you can eat.…

Eat Walnuts…Prevent Diabetes
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Eat Walnuts…Prevent Diabetes

Margie Abrams | June 2, 2014

Four bites a day and you could cut your risk for diabetes by 24%. Just four bites of something that…

How to Skin a Nut
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How to Skin a Nut

April 8, 2014

It's best to cook with raw, unfettered nuts right out of the shell...then you can salt or flavor them to…

When You Need Unsalted Nuts
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When You Need Unsalted Nuts

April 17, 2013

When a recipe calls for unsalted nuts but the ones you have are salted, cook the salted nuts in boiling…

Easy Way to Crack Nuts
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Easy Way to Crack Nuts

March 21, 2013

Want to make Brazil nuts and other hard-shelled nuts easier to crack? Keep them in the freezer, then take out…

Why Go Nuts for Nuts?
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Why Go Nuts for Nuts?

Richard D. Mattes, PhD, MPH, RD | August 24, 2012

If you’ve relegated nuts to the "occasional snack" category, it’s time to get more creative. Substitute nuts for some or…

Pistachios Are a Heart-Healthy Treat
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Pistachios Are a Heart-Healthy Treat

Sarah K. Gebauer, PhD | August 7, 2012

Tasty Pistachio Nuts Have Unique Cardiovascular Benefits New research on the heart health benefits of pistachios means we can toss…

Macadamia Nuts Are Heart-Healthy
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Macadamia Nuts Are Heart-Healthy

Penny M. Kris-Etherton, PhD | August 3, 2012

Once Thought "Too Fattening," Macadamia Nuts Have a Whole New Image Red wine, chocolate, macadamia nuts... healthy eating can be…

Make Your Own Nut Butters
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Make Your Own Nut Butters

Dana Jacobi | July 17, 2012

Say the words “nut butter” and most people think of peanut butter, the most common nut butter around. But there…

Walnuts Are the Healthiest Nut
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Walnuts Are the Healthiest Nut

Mark A. Stengler, NMD | March 2, 2012

When it comes to nutritional content, walnuts are king of the nut world. Walnuts have twice the amount of antioxidants…