• One of America's favorite nuts, pecans should be incorporated in any well-balanced diet as a good source of oleic acid, Vitamin B-Thiamin, magnesium, protein and fiber.
   
• Nuts are a part of most universally-accepted balanced diets, such as the "Mediterranean Diet," which includes fish, poultry, vegetables, fresh and dried fruit, nuts, grains, olives and olive oil.
   
• Nuts appear in the meat/protein section of the food pyramid guidelines,  established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
   
• Pecans have such a distinctive and popular flavor "au natural." That flavor is enhanced in the baking process or by toasting before adding the nuts to a recipe.
   
• Like most nuts, pecans contain fat, therefore, we recommend they be used in small amounts. Fortunately, most of the fat is unsaturated, "the good type," which may help lower LDL cholesterol levels in your blood.