Why Should You Include Nuts & Seeds in Your Diet?

In between two meals, we often feel hungry. But it’s not the kind of hunger that demands a belly full of food, it’s the hunger for some light snacks. And for these light snacks, we end up eating oily, deep-fried, unhealthy, fat-laden items, which are bad for our health. So what is the alternative to these unfit snacks? Well, your answer is nuts & seeds. Nuts & Seeds might seem like an odd choice for snacks, but when eaten correctly, they are super delicious and super nutritious. 

• Light-weight - Nuts & Seeds are often eaten roasted, sundried, or even raw. Their fat content is almost negligible, and they are rich in fibers. They regulate gut health, heart health, and overall body health as well. Being light in weight, nuts & seeds can be eaten not just as snacks, but as a side dish in breakfast or lunch. They regulate body weight as their fats are not fully absorbed, they regulate food intake and help burn energy.
• Rich in nutrients - most of these nuts & seeds are superbly rich in nutrients, such as vitamins, fatty acids, and minerals, which work to keep your eyes, heart, and bones healthy and properly functioning. Most nuts have very similar macronutrient (protein, carbohydrate, and fat) profiles, but different types of nuts may have slightly different micronutrient (vitamin and mineral) content.
• Fats in nuts are not totally absorbed by your body. And lesser fat absorption means that less energy from nuts is absorbed too. Nuts also help to suppress our hunger. As a result, food intake is cut down. This effect is due to the protein, fat, and fiber content of nuts.
• Nuts & seeds lower the risk of heart disease.  Although high in fats, nuts are good sources of healthy fats (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated) and are low in (unhealthy) saturated fats. This combination of ‘good fats’, makes nuts super healthy.
• Nuts also help to maintain healthy blood vessels and blood pressure (through their arginine content) and reduce inflammation in the body as they are high in antioxidants.
• Regular intake of nuts & seeds is linked with reduced inflammation. Research shows that people who included nuts & seeds in their diets were less prone to suffer from bodily inflammation. 

How to include nuts & seeds in your diet? 

• Eat them raw - the range of Nuts & Seeds offered by Vann Essentials consists of flaxseeds, fox nuts, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, sunflower seeds, soya nuts, and sesame seeds. Most of these are readily edible, but chia seeds and sesame seeds should either be roasted or included in other dishes to be eaten. 
• Add to smoothies/shakes/cookie dough/cake batter/soups, or puddings. 

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