Pistachio Day celebrates the popular nut, which are native to the Middle East. The largest producer of pistachio nuts today is Iran but they are also grown in other areas, including California and Mediterranean Europe. The Chinese are the greatest consumers of the nut. It is thought that pistachio nuts have been eaten by humans for at least 9000 years. Legend even has it that the Queen of Sheba restricted the eating of pistachios to the royal court and forbade commoners to grow them! Pistachios are not just eaten as a snack – they are also used in cooking, while their sweet flavour sometimes finds them used in desserts, such as Lebanese dish baklava. You can sometimes find pistachio ice cream alongside more common flavours such as chocolate or strawberry. Studies have even suggested that eating moderate amounts of pistachios can help keep your heart healthy! read more…

Celebrate it with our daily word search puzzle – Food Word Search!

Nuts and seeds Word Search puzzle

Squirreled away in the depths of the best word search battles on the internet lies a nuts and seeds themed online game that will not only have you nutty for nuts but will have you coconuts for hazelnuts when you download the printable version too.

We all know nuts and seeds are good for you but did you know that they are brain food? These online word searches related to nuts and seeds walnut let you down, as you can see from all the different word options for your games from our nutty selection.

But excuse us while we flex our prowess when it comes to word search battles. Our three different difficulty levels mean that you can choose to play;

• Easy word searches have up to five words
• Medium word searches have up to 13 words
• Hard word searches have up to 23 words.

Is it just cashew playing alone? Or are you playing with your new butternut? You can download your printable to play alone, or you can invite your friends to play using the game code to see who is the top nut and who seed-iously needs to head back to macadamia to brush up on their knowledge.

Expand your diet and your knowledge with this deliciously nutty nuts and seeds word search and boost your brainpower and your taste buds in this tasty yet nutritious themed word search. A nut allergy is no problem here; we promise to keep our chestnuts to ourselves and provide a fun, safe gameplay for everyone.