Nutty Facts
A small handful of nuts is equivalent to what portion size?
1 ounce
Pecans are grown primarily Georgia, New Mexico, and which other state?
Texas
Which nut is richest in omega-3 fatty acid?
Walnuts
Which nut is the oldest known tree food?
Walnut
A 1 ounce serving size provides about how many calories?
160- 200 calories
This state produces virtually all of the US grown walnuts, pistachios, and almonds.
California
Which nut is the richest in vitamin E and fiber?
Almond
Which Nut needs Bumble bees to grow?
Almonds
The calories in nuts come mostly from which macro nutrient (carbohydrate, protein, or fat)?
fat (the healthy monounsaturated fat)
Hazelnuts are grown in this northwestern state
Oregon
This nut has 100% of the daily value for selenium
Brazil Nut
What is the rarest nut?
Macadamia Nut (They go for $25 a pound)
Nuts are great sources of what beneficial nutrients?
fiber and protein (not to mention copper, magnesium, vitamin E, and folic acid)
Macadamia nuts are grown in which tropical US location?
Hawaii
Which nut is the most "diet friendly" at only 4 calories per nut?
pistachio
What is the most famous Nut?
Peanut
What is a potential benefit of eating a small handful of nuts on a regular basis?
they can lower "bad" cholesterol (LDL) and increase "good" cholesterol (HDL)
Between 2006 and 2010, over _____ billion pounds of tree nuts were produced in the US
2.0 billion pounds
Which nut is particularly high in iron and zinc?
Cashew
Which Nut tree is the oldest Nut tree?
Ginkgo