Nuts!!!

[FatRat]

Does anyone snack on raw nuts as a source of fats and protein? Seems like something that would be easy to have between meals but how useful are they as a source of nutrients and what are they like on digestion?

Anyone know what is preferable or how fat and protein valuse differ between peanuts, cashew’s, pistachio etc (un salted of course)…

 

[MuscleKSU]

Do a search to get exact macro values on calorieking.com. They are fairly similar for the most part. Certain nuts are higher in omega 3's and 6's, etc. They are a great snack, however, if you are trying to cut, I would keep them out of the house. In my opinion they are too easy to overindulge on. 1 cup can have nearly 500 kcals. No matter where those kcals come from, that is a very dense snack.

Good luck
Ryan

 

[JKurz1]

all night long...while watching the games1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[javaguru]

I agree about the calorie density and overindulgence, that's why I stopped buying natural peanut butter.

 

[eurorides]

i ate 1/2 a jar of natty penut butter last night kuz i couldnt sleep spent an hour on the tredmill this morning

 

[Transporter]

eating them in moderation through the day is a good idea.
especially there are many studies showing positive effects on weight loss eating nuts.

ATLANTA (October 5, 2001) - Pecans may help consumers lose weight, according to new research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and the Harvard School of Public Health. The research, published in the October 5 issue of the International Journal of Obesity, found that people following a moderate-fat weight loss diet that contained unsaturated fats (including pecans and other varieties of nuts) were able to keep weight off for a longer period of time than people following a traditionally recommended low-fat diet.

"In our study, three times as many people trying to lose weight were able to stick to a Mediterranean-style diet versus the low-fat diet," said study lead-author Kathy McManus, MS, RD, director of nutrition at BWH. "Motivation and adherence are very hard to sustain in any weight loss programs, but the results from this study suggest that the tastier the food, the greater overall success of the diet plan - even if it does include moderate amounts of fat."

According to the researchers, a moderate-fat diet based on the diets of southern Europe and the Mediterranean allows for a greater variety of foods that are considered very appetizing compared with a strict, bland, low-fat diet. The main dietary fats in a typical Mediterranean diet are unsaturated such as the type of fat found in pecans, other nuts and olive and canola oils.

In the study of 101 overweight men and women, half were instructed to eat a low-fat diet (20% calories from fat) and half to eat a moderate-fat diet (35% calories from fat, mostly monounsaturated from nuts, peanut butter, olive and canola oils). All participants were given guidelines to eat a diet of approximately 1,200-1,500 calories that was low in saturated fat and cholesterol. Only one in five study participants could stick to the low-fat diet while more than half stuck to the moderate fat diet. Both groups lost an average of 11 pounds in the first year. The moderate fat group kept a significant amount of weight off for 18 months, whereas the low-fat group did not.

 

[MeatHead57]

euro rides i feel ya there i eat a 5 pound jar of pb in a week!!

 

[eurorides]

euro rides i feel ya there i eat a 5 pound jar of pb in a week!!

weak...i could do that in an hour i pour out the oil on top because i think it tastes better like that anyways, and i tell myself its almost fat free (please no one tell me other wise, ignorance is bliss )

 

[MeatHead57]

thats every week tho!! from mon. to fri. i eat a pound a day!

 

[eurorides]

i guess we are both addicted about the same