The ultimate nut?

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newlife414
newlife414 Posts: 33
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Thinking about adding a snack of nuts and dried fruit to my day and I'm wondering if anyone has advice on a tasty, yet healthy nut? They've never really been my thing, so I'm kinda uninformed, but I wanted to try it out!

Thanks all!!! :smile:
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  • newlife414
    newlife414 Posts: 33
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    Bump?
  • primrosehill
    primrosehill Posts: 84 Member
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    Personally, I like almonds - very good for lowering cholesterol. Apparently you only need about 5 to do the trick and they're meant to be good for stress relief too (always top of my list!) Walnuts are also good for heart health.
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
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    They're all pretty similar macro-wise so just pick the ones you like the most. I like peanuts and almonds, personally. Great healthy snack.
  • stonerdude
    stonerdude Posts: 103
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    Walnuts...very high in omega 3
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
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    I vote almonds, eat'em daily
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,670 Member
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    Refraining from sexual innuendo.

    But M&M's chocolate covered almonds rock!


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  • Ejwelton
    Ejwelton Posts: 331 Member
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    Brazil's are full of selenium.
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
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    Walnuts and almonds. Unsalted and raw.
  • Illona88
    Illona88 Posts: 903 Member
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    Walnuts, I have been told.
  • cobaltis
    cobaltis Posts: 191 Member
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    Refraining from sexual innuendo.

    But M&M's chocolate covered almonds rock!


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    Hey lets keep it healthy now :) haha (Thinking about my wife's candied pecans now...)
    I like nut mixes myself, pecans, almonds, walnuts, macadamia nuts etc.

    Just remember they are calorie dense so if you are dealing with hunger, nuts are a bad snack as they arent filling compared to their calories.
  • MoveTheMountain
    MoveTheMountain Posts: 764
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    Almonds, and they're getting so popular there are lots of varieties these days. There's a habanero almond that's fantastic - still low in salt and sugar. Love 'em, but you have to weight them - only an ounce a day. Lots of calories.
  • bbbsmama
    bbbsmama Posts: 96
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    Ok, I'm not even going there............



    I like almonds and cashews. I eat one of those nuts every day.
  • geekyjock76
    geekyjock76 Posts: 2,720 Member
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    Hazelnuts. I buy 10 lb bags for $53.
  • newlife414
    newlife414 Posts: 33
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    Thanks for all the great advice guys!
  • gracieabem
    gracieabem Posts: 211
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    I used to just eat almonds with the occasional addition of walnuts. Now I eat a much larger variety.
    I usually buy a largish packet of roasted, unsalted mixed nuts which has brazil, macadamia, cashew, walnuts, almonds. I also have on hand a packet of walnut and almonds that I usually mix up and alternate between the two mixes.

    Every now and again I'll buy a small packet of something different - hazelnuts, pistachios. I use pine nuts in cooking occasionally.
  • HorseWithNoName27
    HorseWithNoName27 Posts: 188 Member
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    Almonds! Love 'em to death. Pecans, walnuts, and cashews are all pretty great too.
  • 916lude
    916lude Posts: 305
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    Great Title!

    I would say almonds or walnuts. Personally I just buy bulk mixed.
  • wftiger
    wftiger Posts: 1,283 Member
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    Macadamias -- high monounsaturated fat and palmitoleic acid (which may up your metabolism). I just like em cause they taste good (especially in cookies).

    I but macadamia, cashews, pecans and pistachios. I don't care for the rest. A good site to get raw (not roasted or salted to wreck the flavor) is http://nuts.com/nuts/
  • eleighb85
    eleighb85 Posts: 11
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    I'm going to go with my neighbor, I just don't know what to think about him sometimes.... :)

    Oh.

    I like almonds. (The dark cocoa covered ones are on my fave list right now)
  • mmarcy7
    mmarcy7 Posts: 227 Member
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    I love macadamia nuts. Almonds are good too, they gotta be flavored though, dark chocolate mint.

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