Hopefully you were not surprised to learn last week that 100 calories of walnuts are healthier for you than 100 calories of french fries.
A federally funded 20 year study led by the Harvard School of Public Health found “striking differences in how various food and drinks, as well as exercise, sleep patterns and other lifestyle choices affect whether people get gradually fatter”.
So it’s not just the amount of calories but the kind and the quality of the food that has an impact on weight gain.
Come on people, this is not rocket science. You are what you eat. And most of the things (notice I did not say food) in a grocery store that aren’t around the perimeter of the store are not even “real” food.
We live in a primitive body that really is not much different from 100,000 years ago. Nuts (almonds, cashews, pecans, pine nuts, walnuts) and seeds (pumpkin, sunflower, sesame) were an important component of early man’s diet so it should be no surprise that nuts in spite of their high fat content helped people in this study avoid weight gain.
Unfortunately, all nuts are not created equal……
See my recipe for Roasted Nuts (in the Recipe drop down menu above) adapted from a wonderful cookbook called Nourishing Traditions. If you want to know what real food is or you already do but want to learn more, this is a great cookbook to add to your collection. For more information check out www.westonaprice.org
Let they food by thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food. Hippocrates
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