Almond Love
I am Bonnie Taub-Dix, a registered
dietitian nutritionist, specializing
in helping everyone from big
food companies to private clients
understand how to make nutritious
and delicious coexist on the same
plate. I have always believed
that food provides one of the
pleasures in life and so does
looking and feeling your best.
Whether I’m writing a story, giving
a presentation or being interviewed
for TV, radio, magazines or the
internet, my message has been
consistent: all foods can fit into a
healthy diet as long as you keep
balance in mind.
What you should also know is that
I love to go food shopping. In fact,
I even wrote a book called,
Read
It Before You Eat It
, to help people
navigate the aisles of any store
and decode confusing food labels.
Moreover, almonds are highlighted
within my book and Almond Board
of California sponsored my first
book tour! I have been a fan of
Blue Diamond
almonds and Almond
Breeze almondmilk for as long as I
could remember, and in our house,
we enjoy almonds in all forms
including whole, sliced, slivered and
crushed almonds along with almond
butter.
Many of you already have a pretty
good idea about all the healthy
benefits of almonds, but I think
there’s a great deal of information
about why almonds make your
body smile, both inside and out.
Here’s more information about
almonds and almondmilk to share
with others:
Almonds
Almonds contain a wealth of
nutrients including calcium, vitamins
E and B-6, riboflavin, niacin, thiamin,
pantothenic acid and folate. These
fiber-rich nuts have been shown
to improve gut health by affecting
the bacteria in the colon. Almonds
are also a source of protein and
heart-healthy fats, which have
been shown to reduce “bad” LDL
cholesterol. In a study in the
Journal
of the American Heart Association
,
researchers put adults who had
elevated cholesterol but were
otherwise healthy on a diet for
several weeks. Half the group got
1.5 ounces of almonds as a daily
snack while the other group ate
the exact same diet, except with
muffins (with the same number of
calories as the almonds) as a snack
instead. Compared to the muffin
eaters, the almond eaters reduced
their LDL cholesterol, belly fat and
waist circumference, suggesting
that almonds crushed high-carb
snacks in preventing heart disease
and diabetes. By the way, if you
do want to make muffins and you
are gluten-sensitive, almond flour
is naturally gluten-free. And if you
want to make muffins that serve
you up the benefits of almonds and
almondmilk, you’ll love my Banana
Almond Muffins. The recipe is so
easy to make... even my kids make
them for me on Mother’s Day!
Almondmilk
Though almondmilk has taken over
the refrigerator section of the
supermarket, its presence in the
middle aisles allows consumers to
stock up and never run out of this
beverage with benefits. Almondmilk,
for example, is an excellent
source of calcium, vitamin D and
vitamin E and it’s a good source of
vitamin A and fiber. Moreover, the
unsweetened almondmilk varieties
are low in sugar content and have
far fewer calories than other options.
Almondmilk — a creamy, tasty,
calcium-enriched alternative to dairy
milk — is also the perfect choice for
those who are troubled with lactose
intolerance. Most of all, almondmilk’s
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