Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Natural Super Foods Almonds

Almonds are one of the amazing wonder foods provided by nature.This small nut packs a powerhouse of nutrients that we need in our daily diet.One ounce of almonds provides about 12 percent of our daily requirement of protein and contains no cholesterol.

It also provides about 35 percent of our daily allowance of vitamin E, which is a valuable antioxidant with many cancer fighting properties. They are also a great source of minerals like magnesium,phosphorous ,zinc,calcium,folic acid and loads of healthy fiber.

Most of the fat contained in almonds is mono unsaturated fat that is good for maintaining healthy cholesterol levels. Now if all this information makes you want to grab some almonds and munch on them immediately..WAIT.

It seems that to get the maximum nutrition out of almonds the best way to get them is to soak them overnight and have them the next morning.This is because almonds contain enzyme inhibitors that get neutralized by soaking them.Additionally soaking also makes the almonds easier to digest and helps our body to increase the absorption of vitamins from the almonds.

Another benefit ,if you have these soaked almonds in the morning they are also said to assist in stabilizing your blood sugar throughout the rest of the day.

So do remember to soak those almonds and have them each morning and also remember to have them in moderation as all nuts are high in calories.

For more information about the health benefits of almonds,you can check out a substantive article here