SUPERFOOD of the Week - Brazil Nuts!

Food Facts - 
Brazil Nuts
As you might guess, these nuts are native from South America.  What you may not guess though, is these nuts are crazy high in selenium.  Selenium?  You have probably heard of this important nutrient.  Let’s take a look:

• Selenium is very important for our immune system function.  In fact, suboptimal intake of this nutrient has been shown to play a role in increased cancer risk. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28657651
• Selenium is also important for our thyroids to function properly.  Our thyroids store a large amount of selenium and use it to produce thyroid hormones.
• Selenium appears to help in the production of serotonin the “feel good” neurotransmitter.

​In fact, Brazil nuts are so high in selenium, it is actually recommended to limit intake to just 2 of these nuts a day to meet your needs.  So go ahead and just throw 1 or 2 Brazil nuts in the smoothie too!

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Your Recipe
​Easy ways to incorporate Brazil nuts in your daily food:

1. Eat up to 2 whole nuts a day (easy peesy!)
2. Throw a couple in your smoothie
3. Grind a bag of the nuts up and add ¼- ½ cup to pancake or muffin mix.  (Store unused ground nuts in the freezer).
4. Chop a couple of nuts and add to your salad
5. Stir 1-2 Tablespoons ground nuts into yogurt.
6. Add ½- ¾ cup ground nuts to casseroles for the entire family to enjoy.

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