What's the deal with nuts? I've heard that they can be good for you.. is this true? I've heard that that the fat in them is the "good" fat. I had 4 points worth of cashews yesterday - man, were they ever good! - but 4 points?! are they just empty calories?
no nuts are good for you......but they are high in cal/fat but also have fiber.......personnally I get so little that to me it isn't worth the points....
They say they are for heart health, but they're such a red light food with me that I really hate to have them around. What I've started to do, though, is to buy nuts (like walnuts or pecans, which I can control myself around) and crush them up and freeze them in small bags to use in recipes later. I can sprinkle a little bit of crushed nuts on baked chicken or fish or in a pasta dish to make it a little more interesting and (hopefully) nutritious. But cashews could never come into my home. I can't be trusted around them, no matter what steps I take to make them difficult to access.
I don't usually eat nuts either, but on my airline of choice, they heat the nuts and I can't stop eating them--good thing I detest cashews and the nut mix is mostly cashews. Perhaps I should save them for Rupertsmom.
I have heard that almonds are good for you. I like them, I just try not to have them around except for baking.
NY resolution: refuse nuts on flights, eat baby carrots instead
Since I read a recent article about the health value of peanuts, other nuts, and peanut butter - in regard to diabetes - I have been eating about an ounce of nuts several times a week. I weigh them carefully (most have 4 pts in an ounce, but macadamias and Brazil nuts have 5 pts), and I know that seems like a lot of points for the amount of food, but so far I have it "under control".
I also had come to the conclusion that I have not been including enough fat in my diet, so I decided that the nuts would be an excellent way to add more.
I also enjoy nuts and they are generally a red light food for me. However, I have been trying some of the slivered almonds in different flavors, as well as traditional roasted-I forget the name brand, but they are very good, especially in salads and mixed with vegetables. I TB = 1pt. A great way to get the taste and texture, as well as the benefit of nuts without totally blowing your points!
When I am closely following my points, I tend to eat way too little fat. Therefore, I try to eat 6-7 almonds a day for 1 heathy "fat serving" for 1 WW pt. My body seems to need 2-3 pts worth of pure fat (like nuts, peanut butter, margarine, etc.) in order to release any weight.
I buy roasted soy nuts in the grocery store. 1 oz.=2 pts. I put them in a bowl and go into another room so that I won't be tempted to eat more, and drink water while eating them.
thank you for bringing up roasted soynuts. I am considering bringing them along on my next trips as a deterrent for the hot nuts that my airline foists upon me.
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