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  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,022 Member
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    shirgify wrote: »
    I'll do anything for a hazelnut.

    What kind of things do hazelnuts need you to do for them? :)
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
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    rsclause wrote: »
    I was eating snack bars like Nature Valley and such and while they sound healthy I asked myself "do I really need all of this sugar and stuff?" So I switched to just nuts.

    I have nothing against peanuts but like pistachios they in natural form can get a little messy. Also got to watch the salt a bit too.

    I crumble one on top of my Greek yogurt and grapes for breakfast, but that's one bar out of a two-bar pack. I don't snack on them.
  • johnstone682
    johnstone682 Posts: 11 Member
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    Why are people saying "watch the salt content" on peanuts?, peanuts contain virtually no salt. Unless you purposely buy 'salted peanuts'
  • Lillymoo01
    Lillymoo01 Posts: 2,865 Member
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    johnstone682 wrote: »
    Why are people saying "watch the salt content" on peanuts?, peanuts contain virtually no salt. Unless you purposely buy 'salted peanuts'

    I assumed that it was this added salt you need to watch out for.
  • Lois_1989
    Lois_1989 Posts: 6,410 Member
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    I'm upset no one has mentioned the pecan nut. I love pecans. :yum:
  • ktekc
    ktekc Posts: 879 Member
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    Lois_1989 wrote: »
    I'm upset no one has mentioned the pecan nut. I love pecans. :yum:

    does pecan pie count? mmm
  • BrianAWeber
    BrianAWeber Posts: 82 Member
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    As far as nuts and seeds go I would just say the most important thing is to get them unsalted.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
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    Lois_1989 wrote: »
    I'm upset no one has mentioned the pecan nut. I love pecans. :yum:

    Me too! Roasted pecans are probably my favorite.
  • bobbigirl83
    bobbigirl83 Posts: 37 Member
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    I'm a pistachio kind of girl.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,473 Member
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    yum, I love them all, if I am drinking wine. I will eat them all. so yummy. fattening. they say just a handful, who the hell can stop at a handful? not me!
  • Lois_1989
    Lois_1989 Posts: 6,410 Member
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    ktekc wrote: »
    Lois_1989 wrote: »
    I'm upset no one has mentioned the pecan nut. I love pecans. :yum:

    does pecan pie count? mmm

    :hushed: OF COURSE!
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
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    BrianAWeber wrote: »
    As far as nuts and seeds go I would just say the most important thing is to get them unsalted.

    I would not say that. I don't like nuts without salt. Roasted and salted for me. And sometimes sweetened or spiced. I love all the nuts!

    Except black walnuts. Too much bite and makes my tongue all bumpy.
  • lexmb1
    lexmb1 Posts: 17 Member
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    Brazil nuts! All the way :-) Yum!
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
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    Macadamias are a rare treat!
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,991 Member
    edited September 2017
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    Just blew thru 2.5# of "fancy" unsalted mixed nuts - - 1/4 cup at a time - - that I got at Costco only a week ago.

    Logged them and stayed w/in my cal limits but they are addictive (even when unsalted) . Had to give up too many protein (for carb/fat) cals to eat them, so probably not going to buy another container

    Too expensive to each that frequently anyway.

    Think the problem is/was that they were all shelled and I could just grab and toss them in my mouth. Too easy to do.

    I eat much fewer when I have to shell them and I actually have a bowl of walnuts and a bag of pistachios that I didn't even touch when I went on this nut binge. LOL!

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