Nuts, Seeds and Snacks

Facts

Although nuts are often eaten as a natural source of nutrients it must be remembered that preparation and handling can greatly increase or decrease their nutrient value.

Roasted nuts will have been subjected to high temperatures that denatures the fragile proteins and causes the unstable unsaturated fats to become rancid and renders them much less valuable to the body.

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Avoid

Standard roasted peanuts or seeds or dry roasted or other flavoured nuts, peanut butter with hydrogenated oils. Most commercial biscuits, sweets and treats made with margarine, hydrogenated oils, vegetable oil, refined sugars, syrups, sweeteners or additives.

Average

Organic roasted nuts and seed mixes, peanut butter with no additives. Biscuits made with butter, palm oil or coconut and minimal additives.

Good

Organic raw peanuts and other raw nuts, organic peanut butter made with no additives. Organic biscuits or bars made with butter, palm oil, coconut and minimal natural sweeteners like honey, molasses or maple syrup.

Best

Fresh raw organic nuts, soaked over night and dried, raw nut butters. Biscuits, bars or treats made at home from the highest quality organic ingredients. See home-made recipe options. Raw, organic chocolate & grass fed, additive free beef jerky.