Superfood: Pecans

by Author erosenzweig_38r11gxo on Posted on Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Health & Nutrition

We’re over the moon that our Summer Lemon Tossed Salad with Spiced Pecans is back this April! Along with overtones of tart & tangy lemons we love the crunchy pecans this salad features. We also love these fun facts about pecans from the National Pecan Sheller’s Association (they’re great conversation starters over dinner):

• It would take over 10 billion pecans to reach the moon
• To fill an Olympic sized swimming pool you would need 144 million pecans
• There are over 1,000 different varieties of pecans
• The pecan is Texas’ state tree

Pecans are also a source of health benefits! Why do we deem pecans a superfood? Consider the following:

• They provide over 19 vitamins and minerals
• Pecans are naturally sodium-free
• Pecans help to lower cholesterol
• They can help to prevent coronary heart disease
• One ounce of pecans provides 10% of the recommended daily fiber intake

Resources
http://www.ilovepecans.org/