Nutrition Facts: Nuts

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Eating a small handful of nuts several times a week can reduce your risk of heart attack and heart disease by up to 50%!  But keep in mind that nuts are high in good fats. So don’t just add nuts to your snack list or you might gain weight by adding good fats to the bad fats that are in most unhealthy snack foods.  Instead, replace unhealthy snacks with nuts like almonds, walnuts, cashews or brazil nuts to reap the benefits of these nutrient-packed foods. Click here for more information…

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