Roast it at home! If you enjoy eating roasted nuts but do not want to lose those nutrients or add extra calories, buy raw nuts from the market and roast them at home using an oven or air fryer.

⅔ cup warm water. 1 tablespoon coarse sea salt. 1 tablespoon of sugar (optional, for the kettle-corn seekers) ⅔ cup walnut pieces or halves. Preheat the oven to 400°F.

The decision between roasted and raw flax seeds depends on your nutritional priorities, taste preferences, and how you plan to incorporate them into your meals as both offer numerous health benefits.

They can be eaten raw, roasted, ground into flour, or mixed into pastries. They grow on trees in the genus Castanea, and many species in this group can live for an impressive 500 years or more.