Are nuts a healthy food?

Are nuts a healthy food?

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Talking about nuts, I absolutely believe that nuts are a very healthy food for us. However, not roasted and salted. The minute that you roast and salt nuts (they're usually roasted and salted at very high temperatures), you've actually destroyed the molecular structure of the oil. Raw nuts are by far the best, and it doesn't really matter which raw nut. I believe that variety is the spice of life in everything. You need a variety of the different nuts, but here's the deal; five servings a week is good. Some people may have more. I mean, I will tend to have nuts as a snack everyday of the week, but not lots of them. They're very high in calories and fat, and if you eat a lot of them, you're going to add a lot of calories and fat to your diet. For example, a cup of nuts can be around 1,500 to 3,500 calories. So, you've got to be careful how much of those you're having. A handful is what we usually say is enough. Just have a handful of nuts. Have different ones each day or get a trail mix that has a variety in the trail mix, and then you're getting variety right there, but make sure it's raw.