Know Your Food — nutrition
Magnesium - A Nutrient Of Concern
By Florencia Tagliavini, Nutritionist Magnesium is widely available in plant and animal foods and often included in fortified ...
Do Nuts Contain Too Much Fat?
By Florencia Tagliavini, The NutraMilk Nutritionist There has been some reluctance to enjoy nuts due to the fear over their fa...
5 Effects Of Nutrition On Health
By Florencia Tagliavini, The NutraMilk Nutritionist. Food is made up of nutrients. Macronutrients such as carbohydrates which ...
Facts about Hemp Seeds
Hemp seeds, or hemp hearts, are the seeds of the hemp plant, or Cannabis sativa, and is one of the earliest domesticated plants...
Facts About Sunflower Seeds
Sunflower seeds originated in South America and were used by Native Americans more than 5000 years ago. Today, the leading prod...
Whole Foods Just Announced Their 2019 Trends and We're Super Excited About Them - Here's Why
Last week, Whole Foods announced the top 10 food trends to expect next year in 2019 in their fourth annual trends predictions...
Facts about Peanuts
By Florencia Tagliavini, The NutraMilk Nutritionist Peanuts are in fact not nuts. Botanically they are considered legumes, howe...
Facts About Pistachios
Wonderfully delicious pistachio nuts have long been cherished as the symbol of wellness and robust health since ancient times. ...
Walnuts Improve Gut Flora: New Research
By Florencia Tagliavini, Nutritionist With so many people writing about health and nutrition these days - it's hard to know wh...
Facts About Hazelnuts
Geographic Source One of the oldest agricultural crops, hazelnuts are believed to have originated in Asia and then moved into E...
Facts About Macadamias
History/Geographic Fact This tree nut is native to the Australian rainforest and named for the Scottish-born chemist who first ...
Facts About Brazil Nuts
Interesting Fact Brazil nuts are botanically not nuts, but are in fact seeds from the Brazil nut tree, one of the largest trees...
Facts About Pecans
Interesting Facts The Pecan tree is the only tree nut native to North America. Up to 80% of pecans are produced in the United S...
Facts about Cashews
Interesting Fact Cashew nuts are a kidney or bean shaped seeds that grow at the end of the cashew apple on a tree that is about...