When Should Nuts Be Introduced Into An Infant’s Diet?

Nut products (such as nut butters, pastes and flours) can be introduced to infants at around 4-6 months – and should ideally be a part of their diet by 12 months. For healthy infants, the National Health and Medical Research Centre (NHMRC) recommends...

What Is The Health Star Rating for Nuts?

All raw and roasted unsalted nuts usually score a Health Star Rating of between 4 and 5 stars . Sometimes, due to the natural nutrient variations in fresh produce between seasons, the Health Star Rating may vary. Health Star Ratings were originally ...

Can The Med Diet Fight Inflammation?

Diet and lifestyle choices go a long way towards managing chronic inflammation. But can the Med Diet fight inflammation? And if so, how? An'anti-inflammatory diet' is widely considered to be an eating pattern that emphasises plant-based foods, such a...

What Foods Commonly Contain Nuts?

Peanuts and tree nuts can be found in many different foods and ingredients. For people allergic to nuts, it is essential to check the ingredients of all foods every time you make a purchase. Examples of foods with nuts: African, Chinese, Indonesian, ...

How To Boost Dietary Diversity

Australia's Dietary Guidelines recommend we'enjoy a wide variety of nutritious foods'every day (1). And they're not alone! Across the globe, improving dietary diversity is widely recognised as a vital part of healthy diets. A varied diet can help mee...

Nuts In A Vegetarian Diet

If you choose to adopt a vegetarian diet, eating a wide variety of healthy plant-based foods will make it easier to meet your nutrition needs. Certain nutrients (such as protein, some minerals – especially iron, calcium and zinc – and vitamins B12 an...

Can Nuts Help Me Sleep?

Melatonin, magnesium and selenium have all been linked with getting a better night’s sleep – and nuts contain all three! Melatonin: Nuts are a top source A review paper, which looked at the melatonin content of a large number of foods, found nuts h...

Is A ‘Handful’ A Useful Way To Guide Nut Intake Recommendations?

A new study suggests advice to eat a ‘handful’ of nuts, rather than a ‘30g serving’, could be a better way to get more people eating enough nuts (1). The New Zealand-based researchers found that when using a ‘handful’ to describe a serving of nuts, p...

Is Roasting Nuts Ok?

We all know that raw (natural) nuts are a great everyday food. But what about roasted nuts? Is roasting nuts ok? Raw and roasted: A similar nutritional make-up Both raw and roasted (whether dry or oil roasted) nuts have a similar nutrient composition...

Nuts and Their Fats

The fat in nuts is mainly the healthy (unsaturated) type, which is crucial for heart health. Healthy mono- and poly-unsaturated fats – found in nuts, and other foods like seeds, avocado, olives and fish – can help improve cholesterol levels by decrea...

Actual VS Target Nut Intake

Dietitians recommend a handful of nuts (around 30g) every day , to gain protective health benefits. Nuts are a key food within healthy dietary patterns. And decades of research links these naturally-nutritious, whole foods with major health advantag...

Peanuts

Like all nuts, peanuts are packed with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and phytochemicals beneficial to health (1). Regularly eating nuts has been shown to contribute to heart health, reduce overall mortality and the risk of developing type 2 diabet...