Nuts

[xriddx]

Hey guys what do you all think of eating nuts, particularly late at night?

I often eat a cup of pecans or pistachios before going to bed. Sometimes I mix them up.


Specifically: Pistachios, Pecans, Almonds, peanuts and Walnuts.

I have a TON of pistachios because a friend of mine owns a farm.... is it good to snack on them? Are they as good for you as nuts like almonds?

Thanks

[absolutexpinoy]

Do it.

[fanboy]

If you are following how much protein, carbs and fat you take in a day - easy - does a portion of nuts fit in to that?

Even so, if you are not tracking your food intake but eating relatively cleanly, nuts are a good source of good fats. Just don't gorge out on them every day, as they are high in fat.

For example:

A cup of pecans/pistachios is 685 calories, 73g of fat (9g protein)

This is a *lot* of fat and calories to be eating daily, despite it being good fat.

To compare a McDonlads BigMac has 492 calories, 10g from fat.

[xriddx]

thanks, i don't track my daily intake, but eat generally healthy and have a high protein diet

Where did you find the information about the cup of pistacios?

[LarryByrd]

A handful of nuts a day keeps the doctor away~

[cute_asian_girl]

A full cup is a lot of calories. The fats are all good but make sure your not over doing the calories.

[fanboy]

xriddx I use CalorieKing to track my nutrition. Just looked up pecans and pistachios on that.

[DVSoul]

Nuts are FULL of good fats.....i eat almonds by the handful. Great snack at night too. 17g of FAT.....but only 1.5g is bad. Seems misleading at first, i know....but Nuts are your freind! (wait a minute....or is it all my freinds are nuts??)

[SebNoker]

Yep, never heard anything bad about eating nuts, everything in moderation though, and obviously salted peanuts, too much salt aint good for you

[kgitaitis]

Yep, never heard anything bad about eating nuts, everything in moderation though, and obviously salted peanuts, too much salt aint good for you

it depends on your goals if at maintance or bulk, have at it.

but they are very calorie dense (dont get a lot for a lot of calories) and is easy to over do it.

so if your cutting you can have them, but make sure they fit into your macros.

you can over do health food too.

[Joe Go]

Walnuts, almonds and peacans are still on my menu.

[adwill]

macadamia are amazing and clearly the king of the nut world.

that is all.