Well, I’m doing my best to eat them and I would be a lot better off if I liked fish. Problem is, I can’t stand the stuff. How anyone can eat something that looks back at you is beyond me. Even if it’s processed like Salmon in a sauce… still don’t like it. Unfortunately, everyone else in the family is big fish eaters, so I force myself to at least eat salmon. Sardines and pilchards, you can forget those. My British husband tried to introduce me to pilchards on toast… where do English people come up with this stuff?

Now walnuts I can handle… but they are fattening! Just can’t win.

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Food for Better Thought

Walnuts have often been thought of as a “brain food,” not only because of the wrinkled brain-like appearance of their shells, but because of their high concentration of omega-3 fats. Your brain is more than 60% structural fat. For your brain cells to function properly, this structural fat needs to be primarily the omega-3 fats found in walnuts, flaxseed and cold-water fish. This is because the membranes of all our cells, including our brain cells or neurons, are primarily composed of fats. Cell membranes are the gatekeepers of the cell. Anything that wants to get into or out of a cell must pass through the cell’s outer membrane. And omega-3 fats, which are especially fluid and flexible, make this process a whole lot easier, thus maximizing the cell’s ability to usher in nutrients while eliminating wastes–definitely a good idea, especially when the cell in question is in your brain. ”

I was planning on making some bran muffins this afternoon. You can almost eliminate most of the sugar and they still taste good, but after reading all of this, I think that I will toss in some walnut pieces for good measure.

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