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Christmas pecking? The nuts can not go wrong!

Brightest holiday of the year is the time snacking and most of us it intends to fully indulge. But if you want to use, if possible, healthy and without major "scars" on digestion, you can choose from. Try this time to reach for the nuts - there are plenty of delicious and beneficial for the body varieties.

Each type of nut has its specific effects, so it is useless question, which is the best. Are commonly available nut mixes, but do not eat too many cores, hiding in itself is a large amount of calories. However, i have a beneficial effect on the heart and blood vessels, which it is now widely known. Their consumption but also brings other benefits.


Cashew nuts

Recommended serving: 18 pieces
Energy value: 163 calories

You are not igniting spinach eaters? Never mind. From one serving of cashews get nearly 10% of the recommended daily allowance of iron. In comparison with other nuclei have even more folic acid and vitamin K, which is important for blood clotting.


Walnuts

Recommended serving: 7 pieces
Energy value: 185 calories

Walnuts are hearty - contain large amounts of protein, fiber and magnesium. What is special? The content of alpha-linolenic acid, which is one of the omega-3 fatty acids, which encourage activity of the brain.


Almond

Recommended serving: 23 cores
Energy value: 163 calories

Almonds can lower cholesterol great. They have more fiber and calcium than any other nut from our list, their energy level is lower, and are an excellent source of vitamin E.


Macadamia nuts

Recommended serving: 10-12 pieces
Energy value: 204 calories

Although it contains many fats they are also most abundant source of unsaturated acids. It is also a reservoir of vitamin B1, which is essential for the correct function of all the cells, especially in the nervous system.


Pistachio

Recommended serving: 49 nuts
Energy value: 162 calories

Pistachios have fewer calories than many other nuts, but that's not their only advantage. They contain large amounts of lutein, an antioxidant that is also found in leafy vegetables and is important for good eyesight and skin. In addition, you will find in each serving almost as much potassium as a small banana.


Brazil nuts

Recommended serving: 6 nuts
Energy value: 186 calories

These often overlooked berries are an important source of selenium, a trace element important example for proper thyroid function. One walnut has a whole more than the recommended daily dose, so you will get a big boost with an energy value of only 30 calories. Selenium but not too much, because with Brazil nuts overdo.


Pecans

Recommended serving: 9-10 pieces
Energy value: 196 calories

They are very popular in South America, for example. They are rich in beta-sitosterol, a plant sterol that lowers cholesterol and contributes to the health of the prostate, so their consumption is particularly advantageous for men.


Pine nuts

Recommended serving: 167 nuts
Energy value: 191 calories

They are filled with manganese, trace element that is required for many metabolic processes. Fatty acids contained in them helps the secretion of hormones, so for them you feel good.


Source: Healing ran.cz

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