Every body builder, athlete, and serious weight loss participant knows that you have to eat 6 smaller meals per day to lose weight, gain muscle, be more healthy. Walnuts are a great source of protein that can be eaten with other complex carbs to produce one of such meals. I’m eating a handful as I write this, because I’m hungry!

What I’m getting with just a 1/4 cup is omega-3 oils, which have been shown to lower cholesterol, protect heart, arteries, (and many other things), 3.81 grams of protein, dietary fiber and many other vitamins, minerals and nutrients, such as copper, manganese, and tryptophan.

Below is a link to the California Walnuts web site, particularly to a delicious-looking tuna salad which has walnuts in:

http://www.walnuts.org/walnuts/index.cfm/all-recipes/a-smarter-tuna-salad/

Enjoy!