Fresh Foods to Boost Immunity

Nuts

Snack on almonds, cashews or walnuts, which are packed with vitamin E, an antioxidant that helps kick pesky free-radicals out of your body and creates antibodies that fight the bacteria that make you sick. These pecans and cashews are baked with cumin, cayenne, cinnamon and a touch of sugar for a spicy-sweet snack.
 

Ingredients

• 1 large egg white
• 2 cups unsalted pecan halves
• 2 cups unsalted roasted cashews
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Kosher salt

Directions

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Beat the egg white with 1 tablespoon water in a large bowl until foamy. Add the nuts, sugar, cumin, cayenne, cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon salt and mix well. Spread the mixture on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until the nuts are mostly dry but still slightly sticky, about 40 minutes.

Remove the nuts from the oven and stir. Reduce the temperature to 200 degrees F. Return the nuts to the oven and bake until crisp, about 30 more minutes. Stir to loosen the nuts from the baking sheet; cool completely on the sheet.