Almonds as a protein/fat source when cutting?

[psilo]

Recently I've been getting pretty sick of downing olive oil mixed with water to get some healthy fats while I'm on this cutting diet. I was thinking about using almonds instead of olive oil in one of my meals (second lunch). What do you all think about almonds as a source of fat (and protein) while on a cutting diet?

 

[The_first_athlete]

To me almonds is like nuts. Which is good

 

[FigureSkater]

I eat an ounce a day! They are great as a good source of fat/protein, and I also like them because if you buy them salted, they're a good way to replace some of the salt lost via sweat (I sweat a lot at the gym, especially in summer since the gym I go to is not air conditioned, but I hate drinking sports drinks. I mix together about 1/3 oz salted and the rest unsalted in a baggie so they're not too salty...I don't use salt on anything else I eat.)

 

[jdw152]

Almonds are a good source of healthy fats. Walnuts are a little better for getting omega 3s. Nuts are calorie packed so be careful on the amount. I find its best to weigh them rather than do the "handful" method. Our hands can get suprisingly big when measuring tasty foods.

 

[Synpax]

Downing cold press flax seed oil straight isn't difficult and has no real aftertaste. No difficulty doing 60g a day for days on end here.

 

[jenscats5]

I eat almonds pretty much daily myself....till I ran out yesterday....

I like almonds on top of cottage cheese and on top of berries....YUM!

 

[JBoxHero]

yeah ive seen lots of studies about it on the news and even the radio about almonds kicking ass...thats really what the news says!