Be On Watch For Nutty Health Claims “I’ve been eating more nuts lately because I know they’re good for you, but my wife doesn’t believe it. Is there firm evidence?” Well, you two could very well be dueling nutritional scientists, because even they haven’t come to an agreement on whether nuts are “good for you” as in helping protect against heart disease or not. But there is at least some evi dence that the mono- and poly unsaturated fats and possibly the phytochemicals found in nuts can be good for the heart. And, nuts have fiber, too. But beware. Grabbing a handful of nuts here and there and popping them like vitamin pills won’t do you much good, unless you need to put on a few pounds. One and half ounces of nuts about one-third of a cup, the amount usually recom mended for potential heart healthy benefits contains about 250 calories. If you sim ONLY! $37.00 ** $67.00 Years In PA. NJ. 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Three and a half ounces of dark-meat chicken '%££&£t £&&*“£* ■5552525 *»**»•* x~ (roasted, with the skin) con tains 255 calories. A nut-based dish, such as a vegetable stir fry with almonds, could be a good alternative. And be discriminating about what nuts you choose: almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios, walnuts and peanuts are the only ones that can use a newly approved qualified health claim that “Scientific evidence sug gests, but does not prove, that eating 1.5 ounces of most nuts as part of a diet low in saturat ed fat and cholesterol may re duce the risk of heart disease.” Brazil nuts, cashews, macad amia nuts didn’t make the cut. Chow Line is a service of Ohio State University Exten sion and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. Send questions to Chow Line, c/o Martha Filipic, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1044, or fllipic.3@osu.edu. aS*=s stfS ‘' Christmas Shopping Doesn’t Get Any Easier Than This! Give The Gilt That Comes Week After Week. 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