Nuts

Just wondering if any of you eat nuts much? The book I got from the doc has a diet plan and such but under food to avoid on be carefull with is nuts. Said in small amounts. They have a lot of protein and good fats. 
David 

Yeah but lots and lots of calories.
Very good for you, but you have to be careful.
1 ounce of nuts is a serving, which is about 12 nuts.
Cashews & Almonds 160-170 cal per ounce depending on where you look up the info.
That adds up quickly.  Plus they are kind of a snacky food, and salty so you may have issues with drinking in association with your food.

But hell if you can avoid all of that, nuts are a good food.

Scott

I eat almonds almost every day. Best to measure out what an oz. is. I did that at first and now I can dump out an oz with out any problem. The key is not to get carried away.  I did not start eating nuts till I was at my goal, which was about a year out.

pan head

I posted this on the Main Board a few weeks ago.  Also the guy mentioned that if you are eating more nuts you need to cut down on your use of oils...salad dressings and such.

Went to the local support group this evening...We had the hospital nutritionist as the guest speaker.  We had talked before, going through my surgery.  I e-mailed him yesterday and asked him about nuts...how much we should have and which nuts to avoid.  He spoke this evening on the subject.  Thought I would share a couple of the highlights (we know most of these things already). 
He said try and limit the amount of nuts you consume throughout the day.  Nuts have great nutritional value but are high in oils and fats.  He recommended almonds and walnuts the most.  He said to try and avoid any nuts that have more than 2 grams of saturated fats per oz.  Below is the list of nuts he gave me...I'll add the fat and saturated fat tables to it.  Brian

Nut                   Fat                   Saturated Fat
Pistachios           13                    1.5
Almonds             15                    1
Cashews             13                    3
Macadamias       22                    3.5
Peanuts              14                    2
Pecans               21                    2
Walnuts             19                    1.5
Pumpkin             21                    2
Brazil nuts         18                    4
Pine Nuts           19                    1.5
Sunflower Seed 14                    1.5

Hi Brian and thanks for the info. I was actually told to start snacking on some cashews as I get very little fat in my regular diet. I am also running 5 days a weeks and weight lifting, so I need the fats.

I've gotta watch it... I'm just a few pounds from my intitial "goal" weight of 225, but I've been snacking on sunflower seeds WAY too much this last week.

Brought some to movies Friday to avoid wanting popcorn, and just been munching on them here and there... I think it's part of the whole salt-craving thing I've had going on.