Buy Australian Magazine June 2016

Our market research has found one of the key reasons why
Australians don’t eat nuts every day is their concern about
nuts causing weight gain. However, international research
has found nuts do not cause weight gain and there are many
reasons why:
• Nuts help satisfy appetite – healthy fats, fibre and
protein in nuts help control appetite
• Less fat absorption – we don’t absorb all the fat in nuts;
some is trapped with fibre and excreted in stools
• GI lowering effect – adding nuts to meals with
carbohydrates slows digestion and slows the rise in
blood glucose, keeping you feeling satisfied for longer
• Improved insulin response – nuts make the body more
sensitive to insulin, whereas insulin resistance leads to
weight gain
Better compliance – people enjoy nuts, and we all know
people stick to a healthy eating plan for longer if it contains
foods you enjoy. Better compliance to a healthy eating plan
leads to greater weight management success.
Nuts are available all year round, except for fresh chestnuts
which are only available over Autumn and early winter.
Frozen chestnuts and other chestnut products such as
chestnut flour, are available all year round.
Once you have your nuts at home it’s best to store them in
an air tight container in the fridge or freezer. They will keep
for 6-12 months if stored well. Remember to bring then
back to room temperature before eating to bring back the
nutty flavours. We like to zap them in the microwave for 30
seconds – nothing beats the taste of warmed nuts!
Nuts in cooking
Many years ago Nuts for Life analysed the recipes in
women’s, food and health magazines to determine what
are the most common types of recipes published and what
are the most common types of recipes that use nuts as
ingredients. As a result Nuts for Life developed two tabletfriendly
recipe booklets which showcase nuts in savoury
settings, but don’t worry there’s a few fun recipes there too.
They can be downloaded here http://nutsforlife.com.au/
nut-recipes/nut-recipe-book
For more information, recipe ideas, fact sheets and
infographics
www.nutsforlife.com.au
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twitter @nutsforlife searching #nuts30days30ways
facebook page facebook.com/nuts4life.
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