SEEDS & NUTS

[Patricia21]

I make my breakfast cereal with nuts ,blasted in the food mixer,I add a table spoon full of oats a tablespoon full of ground linseed and a teaspoon full of sultanas in my bowl and add full fat milk.
I do enough nuts for a week.

 

[Robbity]

There's a useful nut information chart here that's worth checking out: http://www.builtlean.com/2013/07/31/calories-nuts-chart/ (It lists the nuts in alphabetical order)

Chestnuts are very high in carbs and very low in fats, cashews are high in both - and though these are some of my favourite buts, I try not to eat too many cashews and avoid chestnuts completely!

I eat walnuts in salads, roast a selection of several different ones (e.g. walnuts, pecans, pine nuts) with sea salt and walnut oil in the microwave to eat for breakfast or supper, and use ground almonds, pecans and hazel nuts (these last two I grind in my coffee grinder) to bake with instead of flour. Hazelnuts with cocoa make good choccie muffins, and I use pecans and ground almonds as the basis for carrot cake type muffins. Ground almonds are really good baking all-rounders.

Flaxseed is also good (in combination with ground alnonds) for baking or sprinkling on stuff .

Mine all come from Tesco, except the flaxseed which I get from Amazon.

Robbity

 

[Patricia21]

I mean flexseed not linseed.

 

[Robbity]

Yup, they are very high in fat.

Don't blame the fat, it's lots of carbohydrates and/or calories you need to be wary of...

Robbity

 

[Robbity]

I mean flexseed not linseed.

Don't worry - flax and linseed are the same stuff!

Robbity

 

[Snowy12]

There's a useful nut information chart here that's worth checking out: http://www.builtlean.com/2013/07/31/calories-nuts-chart/ (It lists the nuts in alphabetical order)

Chestnuts are very high in carbs and very low in fats, cashews are high in both - and though these are some of my favourite buts, I try not to eat too many cashews and avoid chestnuts completely!

I eat walnuts in salads, roast a selection of several different ones (e.g. walnuts, pecans, pine nuts) with sea salt and walnut oil in the microwave to eat for breakfast or supper, and use ground almonds, pecans and hazel nuts (these last two I grind in my coffee grinder) to bake with instead of flour. Hazelnuts with cocoa make good choccie muffins, and I use pecans and ground almonds as the basis for carrot cake type muffins. Ground almonds are really good baking all-rounders.

Flaxseed is also good (in combination with ground alnonds) for baking or sprinkling on stuff .

Mine all come from Tesco, except the flaxseed which I get from Amazon.

Robbity

Thanks for the link will make an interesting read.

 

[Snowy12]

Anyone know what Macadamia nuts are I have never heard of them before?

 

[NoCrbs4Me]

Don't blame the fat, it's lots of carbohydrates and/or calories you need to be wary of...

Robbity

Just stating a fact.

 

[noblehead]

Anyone know what Macadamia nuts are I have never heard of them before?

Tried them once after hearing about them on this forum, I thought they tasted disgusting and never bought them again, my wife hated them also.

 

[Snowy12]

Tried them once after hearing about them on this forum, I thought they tasted disgusting and never bought them again, my wife hated them also.

Thanks think I will stick to what I know.

 

[noblehead]

Thanks think I will stick to what I know.

Not at all, try them yourself you may like them, we all have different tastes when it comes to food

 

[Robbity]

Anyone know what Macadamia nuts are I have never heard of them before?

Years ago I had a friend in Hawaii that used to send tins of them to me and I really enjoyed them, but I later discovered they are dangerous to dogs, so won't have them in the house now.

They are a bit like hazelnuts in shape, but I can't actually remember any more what they taste like...

I know they were a big business crop in Hawaii, but I 'm not sure that they are actually a native crop there. Have a look what Google has to say about them if no-one else can help?

Robbity

 

[Snowy12]

Not at all, try them yourself you may like them, we all have different tastes when it comes to food

A new health shop has just opened near me holland and Barrett so will see what they look like first,before I make any rash decisions,you never know I may like them.

 

[Snowy12]

Years ago I had a friend in Hawaii that used to send tins of them to me and I really enjoyed them, but I later discovered they are dangerous to dogs, so won't have them in the house now.

They are a bit like hazelnuts in shape, but I can't actually remember any more what they taste like...

I know they were a big business crop in Hawaii, but I 'm not sure that they are actually a native crop there. Have a look what Google has to say about them if no-one else can help?

Robbity

Thank you shall have a read up on them I am all curious now.

 

[NoCrbs4Me]

Macadamia nuts are quite nice, but expensive.

 

[Robbity]

You've had two widely differing opinions now haven't you!!

I love hazelnuts but recently had a pack from tesco that were vile (super hard and tasteless, probably stale), and had i not known better they would have put me off for life.

Robbity

 

[Snowy12]

Macadamia nuts are quite nice, but expensive.

Thank you I think all nuts seem to have gone up in price lately or is it just me that thinks that?

 

[Snowy12]

You've had two widely differing opinions now haven't you!!

I love hazelnuts but recently had a pack from tesco that were vile (super hard and tasteless, probably stale), and had i not known better they would have put me off for life.

Robbity

Lol yes I certainly have,now I think I will have to try them.

 

[NoCrbs4Me]

All food is getting more expensive, especially meat, cheese and veg.

 

[Robbity]

No - I think they;re blooming expensive too - so does my husband who considers himself "boss" of the shopping!

Robbity