How is pesto good for you?
Okay, well for our health class, we are currently in our nutrition unit. we are supposed to prepare a healthy potluck with different kinds of foods to share with everyone in each class, and im assigned to do pesto pasta. i love pesto, but i have to explain WHY its good for you
can anyone help me?
i want to know the health benifits of the ingreidents, and the assortment of nutritional values (i.e vitamins) each contain.
thank you 
yes…very good…olive oil, good fat….basil, good green foilage….garlic, very good for your blood….pinenuts, good vitamins in nuts…..and, use fresh grated parmesan cheese for calcium…..plus, it tastes great….
dang girl well pesto has olive oil, its good because its pressed oil from a fruit. pine nuts, basil, garlic, and cheese. you need to look up the health benefits of each ingredient (cause im not going to do your homework for you) but the other day on martha stewart i think i heard that pesto is good for diarrhea or constipation, i forgot, but you should look it up.
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it tastes really good.
so it`s good for your soul
plus i think it has a good amount of carbs so that could be another reason.
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yes…very good…olive oil, good fat….basil, good green foilage….garlic, very good for your blood….pinenuts, good vitamins in nuts…..and, use fresh grated parmesan cheese for calcium…..plus, it tastes great….
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I’d say it’s relatively good for you… olive oil contains monounsaturated fats, so they carry other fats out of your digestive tract as they pass through. Pine nuts have a decent amount of protien and also contain some monounsaturated fat. It’s certainly a healthier condiment than mayo or ranch!
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