It is known that even the Babylonian priests, trying to keep their power intact, did not allow the poor to eat nuts. And for good reason. The cunning priests were well aware of how nuts affect mental abilities. Poor people don't need mental capabilities. Fortunately, no restrictions apply to modern people.
One of the most delicious nuts is walnuts. Oddly enough, but they came to us from Asia Minor, and not at all from Greece, as it might seem from the name. However, walnuts grow in many places. The main thing for them is to be warm. And it doesn't matter if it's Greece or Ukraine.
benefits of walnutsIt is incredible, but the fact is that up to 300 kg of harvest can be harvested from a single tree in a year. Nuts appear on trees only towards the end of summer. During this period, they do not yet have the appearance we are accustomed to, since they are covered with a green shell. Over time, it will turn black, crack, and only then a hard shell will appear and the nuts will begin to fall.
In order to crack a nut, man has invented a number of special devices. At the same time, the common squirrel copes with this task easily and simply.
Many people dislike the taste of the husk that covers the kernels. You can easily get rid of it. Simply by immersing them in salt water for 15 hours. However, after that the nuts will have to be dried for some time. It should be remembered that when calcined, the nuts lose their unique natural smell, and the taste leaves much to be desired. If you store them in a damp room, mold is assured.
Walnuts have great nutritional value. It consists of almost 80% fat, it is also rich in proteins and carbohydrates, contains a number of vitamins, calcium, magnesium and many other minerals. It has been proven that in terms of nutritional properties, it is several times superior to bread, and potatoes, and milk. It is enough to eat only a couple of dozen nuts for the body to receive the daily rate of fat. Walnut oil contains valuable linolenic acid. It is able to regulate blood pressure, it serves to prevent atherosclerosis and is generally very useful for a growing body.
It is interesting that unripe nuts contain huge amounts of vitamin C. They contain even more of it than citrus fruits or, for example, black currants. In addition, nuts perfectly relieve fatigue, help restore strength and restore lost vigor to the body.
Walnuts are successfully used in cooking in the preparation of various baked goods. Everyone in childhood adored Kozinaki. Oddly enough, but from unripe nuts, an incredibly tasty jam is obtained.
Start eating nuts today and you won't regret it!