I’m seriously thinking about buying stock in Blue Diamond Almonds. It makes logical sense considering that I love all their products and buy them on a regular basis. Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze is truly an EBF household staple, I love the the Nut Thins and I always have a container of almonds on hand for snacking or making recipes – cinnamon raisin almond butter or creamy curried almond dressing anyone?

If you like snacking on almonds as much as I do, you’ll be happy to know that a variety of Blue Diamond Almonds have been certified by the American Heart Association (AHA) as a heart-healthy food. Not only are Blue Diamond Almonds a delicious snack, but they are good for your heart and good for your health! The following flavors meet the AHA guidelines and now feature the AHA Heart-Check mark:
- Whole Natural
- Roasted Salted
- Low Sodium
- Sea Salt
- No Salt
- Honey Dijon
The Whole Natural are my favorite because I can eat them raw or use them in recipes, plus I find that I’m better with portion control when snacking on raw almonds rather than salted or flavored varieties. Although I do want to try to find the Honey Dijon flavor because it sounds super tasty.
I’m sure most of you know about the American Heart Association, but their mission is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular disease and stroke. Heart disease is American’s number one killer and is completely preventable by following a number of health measures, one of which is eating healthy. <;-- It's hard to believe that number one killer in America is preventable. Stop and think about that for a second! Thinking about it definitely helps to keep me motivated to eat healthy, workout and share what I can to help others through this little blog and my health coaching practice!
Evidence of almonds’ benefits in helping to prevent heart disease has been growing over the past several years and beyond that, almonds are a great source of vitamin E, magnesium, and manganese and a good source fiber, copper, phosphorous and riboflavin. When compared ounce for ounce, almonds are the highest in protein (6g), fiber, calcium, vitamin E, riboflavin and niacin! Time to start eating more almonds, no?
Need a little almond inspiration? Here are a few tasty snack recipes to help you get a dose of heart-healthy almonds in!
Heart-Healthy Snacking with Almonds
- Pumpkin Spiced Nutty Granola
- Naked Raw Trail Mix
- Baked Banana Oatmeal Cups
- Vanishing Nuts
- No Bake Almond Cookies
- Cinnamon Raisin Almond Butter
Do you like almonds? If so, what’s your favorite way to eat them?
If you want to learn more about Blue Diamond Almonds and their new AHA Heart-Check certification, join me on Twitter for a chat next Monday, May 21, 2012 at 8PM CST / 9PM EST.
FitFluential LLC compensated me for this campaign. All opinions are my own.
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