Snack-Fat for people with Tree Nut & Peanut allergies

jmorgannz
jmorgannz Posts: 15 Member
edited November 24 in Food and Nutrition
Hi All,

As part of my new diet I've been trying to keep snacks around to fill in gaps in my macros, to ensure I get the 40/30/30 ratio I am going for.

If I'm under in carbs, I have found vege crisps for high carb, low fat snack.
If I'm under in protein, I have my shakes - although am on the lookout for an actual food to fill this gap.
If I'm under in fats, I thought nuts and seeds would be the easiest to throw in.


I first tried pumpkin seeds, but had a bad reaction to them.
Back to the drawing board; brought some almonds, walnuts, and cashews to test.

I tried some walnuts and whilst they filled the gap perfectly hunger/nutrition wise; I had a reaction to them too.

It took a couple of days of snacking on the pumpkin seeds before it got really bad, and I kind of sense that this will happen if I keep eating walnuts too.

As walnuts, almonds and cashews are all also tree nuts, I'm guessing I might have a similar reaction there.

So so far, these unfortunately seem to be ruled out:

Tree nuts: walnuts, and possibly cashews and almonds.
Legumes: peanuts, soy
Other: Not sure what pumpkin-seeds are?

I could try sesame seeds too - but nothing beats the density of the tree nuts for a fat fix.

My question is this: does anyone have any suggestions for a high fat, lower carb snack that basically needs almost no prep that I can try?

I've been reduced to eating 10g of oliviani butter on whole grain crackers at the moment, or considered consuming olive oil in some manner.

Any input much appreciated.

Cheers,
Jesse

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  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    edited February 2018
    Whole eggs (hard boiled)

    Avocado (sprinkle on some salt, eat with a spoon)

    Coconut butter
  • ninalemon
    ninalemon Posts: 36 Member
    edited February 2018
    First, I would see an allergist and get yourself tested and an EpiPen.

    As for the nuts, not all tree nuts are related. Walnuts and pecans tend to go together (in terms of allergies), pistachio and cashew. Almond are kind of a lone wolf. It is common to be allergic to many tree nuts and not allergic to almond. My son is PN and once was all tree nut but has since outgrown almond and hazelnut. An allergist can test you for the various nuts, or you could do a food challenge in the office. It is possible to get false test results (we tested negative for walnut and then had an anaphylactic reaction after introducing it). Food challenges are considered the gold standard.

    The other thing to keep in mind is cross contamination. Peanuts, tree nuts and seeds are often processed in the same facilities.
  • julie_broadhead
    julie_broadhead Posts: 347 Member
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    Whole eggs (hard boiled)

    Avocado (sprinkle on some salt, eat with a spoon)

    Coconut butter

    This

    And I would second the recommendation to see an immunologist regarding these nut and seed reactions. When you have allergies it's important to know how bad they are. My son is allergic to all nuts except walnuts from the shell, peanuts, and seeds. We know that hazelnuts, Brazil nuts, and cashews can kill him.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    Little balls of cheese.
  • Cbean08
    Cbean08 Posts: 1,092 Member
    Salami sticks. You could also do things like hummus with celery. Or baby carrots and ranch. Cream cheese is good if you have something to spread it on.

    Or, just try incorporating more fats in other ways - cook with extra oil, use full fat salad dressing, add mayo to a sandwich, and choose meats that are higher in fat.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,093 Member
    coffee, latte, or tea with however much milk or cream at whatever fat percentage you need to fit your macros
  • jmorgannz
    jmorgannz Posts: 15 Member
    That sounds good to me!
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