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Almonds - how many can I eat?

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  • 22-01-2008 4:51pm
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    Sugar Drunk
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    Got myself a pack of raisins and almonds in tesco at the weekend and they are delicios. Been eating them as a snack between meals instead of junk. Question is how much can I eat a day - I know people usually say a handful? The pack is 150g and over the last 2 days ive eaten about 2/3rds of that


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    g'em
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    A 'portion' is usually about 10-15 nuts.

    But how many you in particular you can eat is determined by how many calories you need per day. If you're 15stone and 6 foot + you can eat more than if you're a spot under 5 foot


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    Sugar Drunk
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    im a little 5'2" but ive only been eating about 4-5 at a time so about 15 a day thanks G'em


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    ApeXaviour
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    50g per day isn't too much for nuts.

    To make up my fat allowances I'd often eat (as g'em said) 10-15 almonds with a meal.

    Personally I'd worry more about the raisins than the nuts, but that's me.


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    g'em
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    cashew nuts in stir fry's ftw tbh :D


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    Khannie
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    If it helps: An average sized almond contains around 7 calories.


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    rubadub
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    g'em wrote: »
    cashew nuts in stir fry's ftw tbh :D

    Thats the stuff alright. Cant get enough of them.
    Got myself a pack of raisins and almonds in tesco
    Check the price per kilo, and % of how many nuts are in it. Tescos nut prices are all over the place, so are their nuts! my tesco currently has nuts in about 6 or 7 different sections! and prices vary wildly for the same thing. Those mixes can be very dear, i.e. cheaper to buy raisins & nuts separate and mix to your own taste/ratio

    I picked up giant KP chilli nuts, 75% off since they are in a xmas packet.

    also aisian shops can have cheap nuts, maybe not almonds though, but they are raw and raw are a bit better for you


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    How Strange
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    Lidl do a nut and raisin mixture which is quite good - almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts and brazil nuts... 99c for a small bag.... if you like eating loads of nuts then you'd need 5 bags a week... for a wee person like me, 2 bags would be plenty.


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    Sugar Drunk
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    thanks how strange I will check it out in LIDL as I think I paid 1.50 for the 150g bag! But still its cheaper than the chocolate I used to buy. they have lots of different packs of nuts and dried fruits in the local tesco. Im lovin the almonds more than the raisins so next time I will just buy almonds and walnuts. I hate brazil nuts though. with regard to peanuts are they good for you?
    Unfortunataly any form of spicy or chilli nuts is a no for me as I have IBS and am v allergic to spicy food.


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