You can enjoy the health benefits of almonds when you eat them mindfully as raw, roasted, or soaked almonds, or as almond butter, flour, or milk.

Raw and roasted almonds are both healthy options with different nutritional strengths. Choosing which is better for you depends on your health goals.

Until last week I thought almond producers had found every way under the spring sun to market their product: in the shell, whole, blanched, slivered, sliced, ground into flour and pressed into oil.

A pale, soft, creamy beige nut with a tan brown skin — almonds meet every criterion there is to be called a bite-sized powerhouse. Rich in healthy fats, vitamin E, protein, fiber, and minerals, ...