poppy seeds

[stas86]

hey I have this great great recipe that includes poppy seeds, 100g of ww pasta,250g of cottage cheese, 2 tablespoons of honey,150g of poppy seeds, it's so and I'm like so addicted to it,calories is not the problem cause I do cardio evreyday plus lift weights but my question is are POPPY SEEDS healthy TO INCLUDE IN MY DIET so often, I know they have a lot of nutrients in them but I'd appreciate your thoughts on them??? thanks in advance

[serinebean]

Spices, poppy seed - 100 Grams

Nutrient Amount Per 100 Grams
Food Group Spices and Herbs
Calories (kcal) 533
Protein 18.04 Grams
Carbs 23.69 Grams
Fat 44.70 Grams
Cholesterol 0 Mg
Fiber 10.00 Grams
Water 6.78 Grams
Minerals
Calcium 1448 Mg
Iron 9.39 Mg
Magnesium 331 Mg
Phosphorus 849 Mg
Potassium 700 Mg
Sodium 21 Mg
Zinc 10.23 Mg
Copper 1.633 Mg
Manganese 6.833 Mg
Selenium 1.60 Mcg
Vitamins
Vitamin C 3.0 Mg
Thiamin 0.849 Mg
Riboflavin 0.173 Mg
Niacin 0.976 Mg
Pantothenic acid 0.000 Mg
Vitamin B-6 0.444 Mg
Folate, total 58 Mcg
Vitamin B-12 0.00 Mcg
Vitamin A 0 IU
Vitamin E 2.720 Mg_ATE
Lipids
Saturated Fatty Acids 4.870 Grams
Monounsaturated Fatty Acids 6.340 Grams
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids 30.820 Grams

They look good to me. Id say go for it. Its natural and unprocessed, and can be a part of a balanced meal plan. Yumm, sounds good. I just hope you dont have a drug test after you eat a whole bunch. LOL, I dont know how many you would have to eat for that, its prolly a myth.
Have a good day.

[stas86]

what about them saturated fats in them are they ok?? I eat healthy all the time lots of fish sometimes turkey, chicken, no red meat and a lot of garlic so are those "poppy" fats OK?

[serinebean]

There have been stuudies on saturated fats in produce (nuts) being far less harmful to you than animal fats. I personally think they are fine. Look up coco nut oil, they have looked into that type of saturated fat as being ok to eat. If its in moderation, there really shouldnt be a problem. Besides there are far more good for you fats, mono and polly in these seeds to balance it out. AND, you would have to eat A LOT of seeds to make an impact like that.
Between poppy seed vs butter, Id take the seeds.

[gella]

As far as I know, poppy seeds contain opium, (well, sac of poppy flower is a source of opium) so if you are not going for any drag test any time soon, you can have them as often as you do. In a large quantities poppy seeds have sedative effect. If a person falls asleep in field of poppy flowers, there is a big chance that this person will not wake up. I hope you are not eating 150 gm of poppy seeds on a daily basis

[georgencat]

I was just about to say the same thing...regaurding poppy seeds and drug tests; my older brother was going into the military, and my mom always makes poppyseed bread. Well he ate some, and failed his test. When we figured it out, we explained it, they retested, and he got in...just a tip, eater beware!!!

[Watch Me!]

serinebean: Where/what site did you find all that great information on? I use nutritiondata.com and they don't give 1/4 of what you just gave. Do tell! There are so many thing's I'd like to look up for more details!

[serinebean]

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http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/nutrient.htm
Its awesome!

[Addicted 2 Oats]

the poppy seeds themselves dont contain opium, but there can be opium residue on the surface of the seeds that rubbed off from the poppy pods... either way, its just trace amounts, and 150 grams of seeds wouldnt be enough to get any opiate effects off of... a non-tolerant person would need to wash and consume the residue from about 500 grams of seeds in order to catch a nod, so i wouldnt worry about failing a drug test... and 500 grams is a hell of alot of seeds, it fills up a 2-liter bottle a little more than halfway, i doubt anybody would be eating that many in a short period of time... also, many brands of poppy-seeds are "prewashed", and contain no opium residue at all

(dont ask why i know this)

[stas86]

you always have to grind those seeds before you eat them, it's not like u have them raw

[Watch Me!]

Thanks serinebean, I never even realized that!