With some foods we have to make a real effort to incorporate them into our daily diet, but this is not the case with nuts. Easy to find, versatile in cooking, with a pleasant flavor and multiple properties that help our body.
From the end of September, the harvest of a product that the Spanish Nutrition Foundation classifies as ''a complete food'' begins.
Great properties
We find in the walnut characteristics that would place it in the ''top ten'' of those that provide the most beneficial elements. Walnuts are loaded with proteins, B vitamins and those omega3 fatty acids that are so useful for our body. And to purify our body well, it offers us a good amount of vitamin E. In addition to nutrients and large doses of calcium.
A very preventive fruit
And it can help us prevent many conditions. They are phenomenal for preventing osteoporosis as well as cholesterol. Our heart will also appreciate the consumption of walnuts since it somehow strengthens it. It is even a natural remedy for morning sickness. Thanks to their ''peloton'' of B vitamins, they are highly recommended to combat stress and improve sleep. It is a phenomenal anti-inflammatory and for circulation it is a great ally for our arteries. What more could you ask for? Walnuts are certainly full of pleasant surprises.
How we eat it
There is no doubt that naturally it becomes an extremely entertaining snack if we buy it with shells. But you can also make delicious dishes and desserts. It goes perfectly with our salads and its oil is highly appreciated for its soft and delicate flavor. As a typical dish, we move to the Basque Country where, for more than 150 years, in the villages they have prepared a delicious sweet nut sauce called intxaursalsa for Christmas Eve.
