Question:
do any of you people eat peanuts to get protein?

Is this ok or will this be a problem?    — [Anonymous] (posted on July 28, 2000)

July 28, 2000
I don't think that nuts are a complete protein. Also, they aren't very high in protein for the volume you'd have to eat. They're also prety high in fat. Now, we can tolerate more fat than sugar and still lose weight, but you'd have to eat SO MANY, and with a grain, that the calorie vs protein trade off is probably not worth the effort. And finally, like all "food" protein, there will be an absorption issue. All in all, you're better off with a good protein supplement that mixes with water and skip all the fats, sugars and calories. Peanuts make a good snack, but they're not so good as a subsistence item.
   — vitalady

July 29, 2000
I eat them for "on the run" foods. When I am out shopping or whatever, it comes in handy. It has about 8gm of protein per ounce My doc said that one guy gained weight by eating peanuts all the time.
   — ZZ S.

July 29, 2000
I have not had surgery but I do know peanuts are very high in fat. Has anyone felt a lump like feeling in their stomach after eating these? My doc says this is because they are hard to digest.
   — JennyLynn A.

July 29, 2000
Sometimes I have a couple of handfuls of peanuts if I'm starving and don't have time to eat anything. I just make sure I chew them up very well. They're better than chips or something but not really a significant source of protein.
   — Kellie L.