Anyone else here soak and rinse their nuts prior to eating?
I just wash my hands but to each their own, I guess…
Ieat pistachios. About the same amount of calories as almonds but a little less fat and more carbs. But if you get the ones in the shell you have to eat them individually so you cant just chow down a handfull.
Eat away… good healthy fats will not make you fat but processed carbs and sugars will.
Hunh? Excess calories (read those not in immediate requirement), regardless of makeup, will be stored as fat.
From most everything I’ve read, debating that raw nuts are healthier than roasted nuts is equivalent to debating that cooked tomatoes are healthier than raw tomatoes: both factually true, but also largely irrelevant in the grand scheme of our diets.
Eating nuts of any kind (or tomatoes of any kind) is a lot healthier than most other “snack foods,” and just as healthy as almost anything else we can eat.
I’d hate for someone who didn’t like raw nuts to go back to eating chips because of a mistaken belief that roasted nuts are somehow unhealthy/non-nutritious.
Eat away… good healthy fats will not make you fat but processed carbs and sugars will.
Hunh? Excess calories (read those not in immediate requirement), regardless of makeup, will be stored as fat.
to a first order approximation, you are correct. but glucose will have a larger effect on the release of insulin, which affects overall metabolism
in other words, if you had to eat 100 kcal of fructose vs 100 kcal of a good fat, the fructose is going to cause more damage b/c insulin release is dependent on blood glucose levels
It really depends on which nuts you’re talking about. The primary fats in almonds for instance, are omega-6 fatty acids. Most of us already get way more of those than we need. Walnuts on the other hand have decent amounts of omega-3 fatty acids as do macadamias which have very little omgea-6 but a good deal of mono unsaturated fatty acids instead. Hugh
This.
10-12 macs a day = 200 kcal. Mostly omega-3 cals. Good source of phytosterols (to reduce LDL-cholesterol) and manganese (to control blood sugar).
Anyone else here soak and rinse their nuts prior to eating?
I just wash my hands but to each their own, I guess…
Hilarious.
This.
10-12 macs a day = 200 kcal. Mostly omega-3 cals. Good source of phytosterols (to reduce LDL-cholesterol) and manganese (to control blood sugar).
I like chocolate covered macs from hawaii 
From most everything I’ve read, debating that raw nuts are healthier than roasted nuts is equivalent to debating that cooked tomatoes are healthier than raw tomatoes: both factually true, but also largely irrelevant in the grand scheme of our diets.
Eating nuts of any kind (or tomatoes of any kind) is a lot healthier than most other “snack foods,” and just as healthy as almost anything else we can eat.
I’d hate for someone who didn’t like raw nuts to go back to eating chips because of a mistaken belief that roasted nuts are somehow unhealthy/non-nutritious.
Are you sure about that? My understanding is that there is a much more profound difference. But I agree 100% with your last sentence.
From most everything I’ve read, debating that raw nuts are healthier than roasted nuts is equivalent to debating that cooked tomatoes are healthier than raw tomatoes: both factually true, but also largely irrelevant in the grand scheme of our diets.
Eating nuts of any kind (or tomatoes of any kind) is a lot healthier than most other “snack foods,” and just as healthy as almost anything else we can eat.
I’d hate for someone who didn’t like raw nuts to go back to eating chips because of a mistaken belief that roasted nuts are somehow unhealthy/non-nutritious.
Are you sure about that? My understanding is that there is a much more profound difference. But I agree 100% with your last sentence.
The biggest thing I’ve seen noted as a problem is that most “roasted” nuts aren’t roasted at all, but fried in oil. Which again isn’t a big problem (just more vegetable fat to go with the vegetable fat in the nut), unless it’s partially-hydrogenated oil (trans fat). But “dry roasted” nuts shouldn’t have added oil.
I’ve also seen evidence that roasting at too high of a temperature causes oxidization, but the significance of that seems minor (to me).
Am I missing something?
I can’t stop eating pistachios and clementines. That’s my nightly routine.
…the fructose is going to cause more damage b/c insulin release is dependent on blood glucose levels
What “damage” would that be?
From most everything I’ve read, debating that raw nuts are healthier than roasted nuts is equivalent to debating that cooked tomatoes are healthier than raw tomatoes: both factually true, but also largely irrelevant in the grand scheme of our diets.
Eating nuts of any kind (or tomatoes of any kind) is a lot healthier than most other “snack foods,” and just as healthy as almost anything else we can eat.
I’d hate for someone who didn’t like raw nuts to go back to eating chips because of a mistaken belief that roasted nuts are somehow unhealthy/non-nutritious.
Are you sure about that? My understanding is that there is a much more profound difference. But I agree 100% with your last sentence.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=raw-veggies-are-healthier
http://www.lookchem.com/Chempedia/Health-and-Chemical/14693.html
John
From most everything I’ve read, debating that raw nuts are healthier than roasted nuts is equivalent to debating that cooked tomatoes are healthier than raw tomatoes: both factually true, but also largely irrelevant in the grand scheme of our diets.
Eating nuts of any kind (or tomatoes of any kind) is a lot healthier than most other “snack foods,” and just as healthy as almost anything else we can eat.
I’d hate for someone who didn’t like raw nuts to go back to eating chips because of a mistaken belief that roasted nuts are somehow unhealthy/non-nutritious.
Are you sure about that? My understanding is that there is a much more profound difference. But I agree 100% with your last sentence.
The biggest thing I’ve seen noted as a problem is that most “roasted” nuts aren’t roasted at all, but fried in oil. Which again isn’t a big problem (just more vegetable fat to go with the vegetable fat in the nut), unless it’s partially-hydrogenated oil (trans fat). But “dry roasted” nuts shouldn’t have added oil.
I’ve also seen evidence that roasting at too high of a temperature causes oxidization, but the significance of that seems minor (to me).
Am I missing something?
you are missing the fact, that if the oil is tranfat free, it still turns to transfat under high heat. Heating vegetables liek tomatoes may make certain nutrients more bioavailable, but this is not the same for fats
I prefer Nutella for this. lol
Anyone else here soak and rinse their nuts prior to eating?
I just wash my hands but to each their own, I guess…
LOL
From most everything I’ve read, debating that raw nuts are healthier than roasted nuts is equivalent to debating that cooked tomatoes are healthier than raw tomatoes: both factually true, but also largely irrelevant in the grand scheme of our diets.
Eating nuts of any kind (or tomatoes of any kind) is a lot healthier than most other “snack foods,” and just as healthy as almost anything else we can eat.
I’d hate for someone who didn’t like raw nuts to go back to eating chips because of a mistaken belief that roasted nuts are somehow unhealthy/non-nutritious.
Are you sure about that? My understanding is that there is a much more profound difference. But I agree 100% with your last sentence.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/...eggies-are-healthier
http://www.lookchem.com/…-Chemical/14693.html
John
Furthermore
http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/health-benefits-nuts-raw-vs-roasted-3920.html
suggests raw almonds are more dangerous in some ways and less healthy.
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Furthermore
http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/...vs-roasted-3920.html
suggests raw almonds are more dangerous in some ways and less healthy.
IIRC the nutritive value of both cashews as well as peanuts are enhanced by roasting.
Hugh
The biggest thing I’ve seen noted as a problem is that most “roasted” nuts aren’t roasted at all, but fried in oil. Which again isn’t a big problem (just more vegetable fat to go with the vegetable fat in the nut), unless it’s partially-hydrogenated oil (trans fat). But “dry roasted” nuts shouldn’t have added oil.
I buy raw and roast at home. 350 deg, 13 minutes for almonds. Delicious.
IIRC the nutritive value of both cashews as well as peanuts are both enhanced by roasting.
Woo hoo! After my run today I’ll be munching on Cashew Butter and Hazelnut Spread without feeling any guilt.