Figures from the Norwegian Directorate of Health show that Norwegians get on average just eight grams per day, says a press release titled “I love fruits and vegetables from Europe” in the EU campaign.
The “Norwegian Diet 2020” report from the Norwegian Directorate of Health documents that Norwegian consumption of nuts has changed little in the past 10 years and has stabilized at around eight grams per day. At the same time, consumption of other healthy foods, such as fruits, berries and vegetables, increased sharply.
There are many good reasons to eat nuts. Nuts are nutritious foods that contain most of the vitamins and minerals your body needs. It’s one of the main sources of the omega-3 fatty acid ALA, and it helps protect against Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
McNet Cheese: A delicious mac cheese made with a cheese sauce consisting of cashews and yeast
Try the walnut taco
Need inspiration to increase your intake? The “I Love Fruits and Vegetables from Europe” campaign, funded in part by the European Union, aims to spread inspiration and knowledge to increase the consumption of European fruits and vegetables in Norway.
A good tip to increase your nut consumption is to replace ground beef with a mixture of lentils and walnuts in Taco Friday. All you have to do is fry the lentils and chopped walnuts with the taco seasoning. Or how about delicious mac cheese made on a cheese sauce made with cashews and nutritional yeast?
Recipe: Nut Cheese Sauce
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups raw cashews (soak overnight)
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3/4 cup water
1 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 garlic clove
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Optional pasta (serves for 4 people)
mushroom (1 pack)
Half head of cauliflower
Approaching:
Fry mushrooms in a pan with plenty of salt. Bake the broccoli in the oven with olive oil, salt and pepper.
While you wait for the broccoli to finish, pour all of the sauce ingredients into a blender. Mix until you get a creamy consistency.
Season with spices. Boil pasta mix with broccoli, mushrooms and cheese sauce. Enjoy!
For dessert, you can make peanut butter cookies or replace the cheesecake base with one made with nuts, dates, oatmeal, and coconut oil.
“I love fruits and vegetables from Europe.”
The campaign aims to increase consumption and awareness of European fruits and vegetables in Norway, and will run for three years.
The campaign is funded with help from the European Union and is part of the European Union’s “Enjoyit’s from Europe” marketing policy.
This marketing policy was adopted by the European Commission to help industry professionals break into or consolidate international markets, as well as raise European consumers’ awareness of the efforts of European farmers.
For more information visit the campaign website here: https://ilovefruitandvegfromeurope.com/no/
Nuts face mask
Did you know that nuts can also be used in a homemade face mask and moisturizer?
Mix six walnuts in a blender and stir in the powder with two tablespoons of banana puree. Add a tablespoon of honey until you get a smooth mass.
Apply the mass evenly on your face and leave it for 20 minutes before rinsing it off with warm water.