Water chestnuts

According to Google, half a cup of water chestnuts has about 60 calories. If those fit within your daily calorie goal, it will help you lose weight. If it puts you over your goals, it won't.

catscats222 wrote: »

nope
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/nut-and-seed-products/3143/2
careful with restaurant food - the sauces can make a dish an easy 1,000 calories

These are chestnuts, not water chestnuts. (Not that chestnuts are bad for you either! You just have to watch your portions.) Water chestnuts are high in fiber and can help fill you up. They also have potassium and vitamin B-6. I think they're a great addition to your meal!

hahahahah @catscats222 water chestnuts are different than roasted chestnuts. Water chestnuts have half the calories of roasted chestnuts.

OP, the cashew nuts in your dish would have the most calories. And the oil in the stir fry.

I am not a picky eater at all, but water chestnuts make me shudder and I won't eat them. It's the texture or something. But if you like them and they fit in your goal, they are fine. All food can be eaten while losing weight, just in portions that fit within your goal.

ValerieMartini2Olives wrote: »

Water chestnuts are like the most disgusting food ever. A wet food should NOT be crunchy!

So then they're perfect for weight loss then.

The crunchy, watery sweetness of waterchestnuts is great. I usually cannot find waterchestnuts, but I can buy yambean (jicama) year-round in my area, which I like for the crunchiness in salads.

Waterchestnuts have more Calories, carbohydrates, and sugar than white potatoes, sweet potatoes, and jicama. Here is a comparison of the nutrients for all four of these vegetables.