I looked at my friend… what on earth was that?
The answer was pecan nuts.
I’m a fan of nuts.
All sorts of them.
I grabbed one and smacked it with a small stone – a bit hard because it shattered into many pieces.
I decided to donate those bits to the ants and was more careful when I cracked the next one.
The tree was tall, taller than the house and laden with nuts.
I could not believe that anybody could be so lucky as to live in a house with a ready supply of pecan nuts.
Of course my friend is used to them and thought I was acting nuts (hahaha).
It was hysterical to see their little worsie dog merrily chomping down nuts too.
She cracked them with her teeth and delicately ate the nutty bits.
So I started wondering (a) are pecan nuts good for people and (b) are pecan nuts good for dogs?
I googled pecan nuts when I got home and according to dear old Wiki they are pretty wholesome little snacks.
They contain, among other things, Vitamins A, B-6, C, E, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium and Zinc.
The nuts are also rich in monounsaturated fatty acids like oleic acid and provide an excellent source of phenolic antioxidants.
Goodness! It’s almost like eating the table of elements.
Originally they came from Mexico but they do grow quite well in South Africa – specifically in the Northern Cape, although the tree I saw was in a garden in Pretoria.
I also found out that as with all tree nuts, pecans are not really nuts – they are hard-shelled fruits.
Did you ever?
As far as dogs and pecan nuts go… not so healthy.
In fact, according to all the stuff I read, this little worsie dog should be long since dead.
If not from the Aflatoxin, then from tummy upsets from not digesting the nuts or even having shells stuck in her gut.
But instead the doglet is running around healthy as can be – she’s not even fat.
I took some nuts home – mum thought she might make some cookies with them but dad and I ate them all straight out of the shells. Yum!
Go nuts, people!
Sibo
