Healthy nuts or seeds to snack on?

Question

Can you reccomend me some please? Because my dietician says I must snack on nuts and seeds, but im guessing she doesnt mean salted peanuts!!!!!!!! Thanks!

Answer 1

All of the various nuts and seeds can be nutritious, but unfortunately they still pack a wallop in terms of calories and fat.  To be fair, the fat is the good sort, and you are getting fiber, vitamin A, E and some B complex vitamins along for the ride.  However, you wouldn't want to just casually graze on them all the same.  A serving of most nuts- except chestnuts, will bring along about 250-300 calories.  Nuts are best used as a tasty addition to things like salads, for the crunch and interest, as well as taste.  You can toss some in on your cereal, flax is often added to breads and cereals, and you can use ground nut flours in baking goodies.  Dry roasting is usually the choice way to get your nuts, unless you happen to have a taste for boiled peanuts.  I found a link at Whole Foods Market that goes into the various choices you may have, and suggested ways to add them to the diet.

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/products...

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Since you are working with a dietitian, he or she should be able to help guide you in adding these to your diet, in amounts that will provide what you need, but not the excess calories you don't.

Answer 2

sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds

Answer 3

Nuts are high in fiber and protein. Some of the nuts are even a good source of Omega 3 essential fatty acids.

1. Walnuts, Pistachios Pecans, and Flaxseeds are good source of Omega 3.

2. Almonds have the highest concentration of Vitamin E

3. Yes! you can buy roasted peanuts in shell. They are cheap. Most of the nutrients are still in the nuts

4. Eat Nut Butter, Peanut Butter, Almond Butter. The easiest way is to make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich on a whole grain wheat toast.

You can make your own Nut butters at home by using a food processor

5 Most of the commercially dry roasted nuts have added salt and many times the oils have been extracted

Eat raw or home roasted nuts.

6. Remember one thing, the nuts and seeds are high in calories.

7. Eating English walnuts is easy. Eat them as they are or crush them in food processor and use the nut meal in your soups.

Answer 4

Try some raw cashews, raw peanuts, raw Brazil nuts, raw pecans (my favorite :)) raw walnuts, almonds. Snack on any nut really, but just make sure that they are raw and unsalted. Also great seeds to snack on would be pepitas (raw pumpkin seeds) sunflower seeds and sesame seeds. Also make sure that the seeds are raw and unsalted. Hope that helps!

Answer 5

walnuts, cashews, pistachios, almonds, filberts (also know as hazelnuts), Brazil nuts, pine nuts, even peanuts and soybeans (technically legumes), sunflower seed,pumkin seeds,the collective health benefits sunflower seed,pumkin seeds

Then go nuts in your diet. Researchers found that people who include nuts in their diet have lower risks of heart disease, cancer and diabetes. nuts help reduce risks of heart disease. found that men who eat two times or more nuts per week reduce risks of sudden cardiac death.



1. Nuts are a good source of protein. Most nuts are high in arginine, an amino acid that reduces cholesterol levels, dilates the blood vessels thus reducing blood pressure that can lead to angina, congestive heart failure and heart attack.

2. A good source of healthy fats. Nuts may be laden with fat calories but they fall under the "good" kinds of fats namely polyunsaturated omega-3 and omega 6 varieties. These good guys actually reduce cholesterol levels. Talking about fighting fat with fat-these fatty phytosterols inhibit the built-up of fats in artery walls, thereby reducing angina, strokes and heart attacks. So go ahead and snack on almonds, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, peanuts, pecans, pistachio nuts and walnuts-they are all good cholesterol busters.

3. A good source of Vitamins. Nuts boast healthy doses of Vitamin E (especially in almonds) .They also contain B vitamin folate which lowers high blood levels of homocysteine, which can lead to heart disease.

4. A good source of Minerals. Minerals abound in nuts and seeds and collectively they serve to reduce blood pressure. However, justice can only be served with a close break-down of individual minerals:

* Magnesium-helps maintain bone structure

* Chromium-helps to ensure proper insulin function

* Zinc-promotes growth and wound healing

* Manganese-protects against free radicals

* Calcium-promotes healthy bones

5. Nuts not only promote good health, they can help control weight when consumed in moderation. Because of the good high fat and calories content, a feeling of satiation can prevent one from over-eating. The fat content can also reduce visible signs of aging, preventing premature wrinkles and sagging skin.

In short, all nuts and seeds promote health in moderation. However, because of its high fat content, limit intake to 20 oz of unsalted nuts per day.Eat a variety to garner the best benefits. Nuts are best eaten organic and raw. Nuts can be eaten any number of ways, limited by your creativity-you can even ground it and use it as a flour or as breadcrumbs.

Answer 6

regular cashews

Answer 7

You should have at least a hand full of nuts every day.but for snaking i suggest you to eat pista,almond,and plain corn flakes.try and see.