Why on earth would you ever eat fucking almonds?!?!, you ask incredulously.
Good question!
Almonds = 🤮
But here’s the thing…
Almonds contain several vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that can help lower cholesterol, reduce blood pressure, drive down blood sugar levels, and improve your odds of not dying of heart disease and cancer. All of these things make almonds a great snack choice for those concerned about their health!
Caring about your health has never been something that describes you, though. Instead, you’re concerned about much more important things in life.
Such as?
Such as your appearance, of course!
Yeah, of course!!!
Well, almonds can help with that, too!
Almonds are low in carbs but high in protein and fiber, both of which have satiating and filling effects on appetite that help curb food intake, a vital component of weight loss.
Almonds are also rich in L-arginine, an amino acid that helps improve performance by increasing blood flow and the supply of oxygen to the muscles during workouts.
Yeah, I know, almonds sound mighty, mighty tasty right about now!
Almond Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 23 whole kernels (28g)
• Calories: 162
• Total Fat: 14g
• Cholesterol: 0mg
• Sodium: 0.3mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 6.1g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.4g
• Sugar: 1.1g
• Protein: 6g
NOTE: It’s been discovered that almonds provide fewer calories than the number of calories listed on nutrition labels, with whole unroasted almonds providing 25 percent fewer calories, whole roasted almonds 19 percent, and chopped roasted almonds 17 percent. Why? Because depending on the state of the almond (e.g. raw, roasted, soaked, etc) and its particle size before and after being chewed (e.g. whole, chopped, ground, etc), the more or less the body can break down almond cell walls and expose the nutrients to digestive enzymes for absorption.
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