In your mission to eat healthier this year, you've axed iced cinnamon rolls and breaded shrimp off your shopping list. Just don't cross off nuts.
Many nut varieties can be part of a healthful eating plan, contributing fiber, protein and heart-healthy fats to your meals and even helping you shed pounds.
“If you look at cultures around the world, those who have done a better job of maintaining their weight include nuts on their diets,” says David Grotto, an Elmhurst dietitian and author of “101 Foods That Could Save Your Life.”
Even in America, he said, researchers recently concluded that people wh...