Quake3World

yes, salted peanuts.

good or bad for you? Unsalted better?

How many should you eat in a sitting?

Reason I ask is I've found a retailer round the corner who sells medium-sized (300g) bags of them, crusted in sea salt, for a quid (literally, peanuts).

I could eat them in one go, but something's telling me that would be bad.

they're extremely fattening, and i doubt the salt does you any good.

For two months last semester I lived on cashew nuts, sultanas (both aquired from a weigh shop) and toast and suffered no ill effects. I say go for cashews or pistachios. They're nicer and probably slightly better for you.

i hate peanuts, they're evil

delicious!

wouldn't that much salt dehydrate you quite badly?

good and bad.
peanuts are a rich source of nutrients, such as monosaturated fatty acids, magnesium and folate, vitamin E, copper, arginine and fiber. They are also a good source of resveratrol - an antioxidant and key cancer and heart disease fighter.
but the down side....
Peanuts are one of the most pesticide-contaminated crops
Peanuts are loaded with omega-6 fats that distort the omega 3:6 ratio (a much better choice would be eating walnuts - rich in beneficial omega-3 fats)
Peanuts are often contaminated with aflatoxin, a group of poisonous chemical compounds produced by carcinogenic mold.

i guess its like everything you eat...
moderation is the key

know your limits (!)

busetibi wrote:Peanuts are one of the most pesticide-contaminated crops

Had some organic peanuts the other day and they tasted fucking awful.

Roasted are nicer and contain less salt I'd imagine

on the otherhand, cashews make me fart worse than a secrect chemical weapons laboratory - I can clear a room without making a sound, or I can let rip a great wall of green hazy death from my arse after a handfull of cashews

S@M wrote:on the otherhand, cashews make me fart worse than a secrect chemical weapons laboratory - I can clear a room without making a sound, or I can let rip a great wall of green hazy death from my arse after a handfull of cashews

:lol: same here :lol:

pistachios own

its all relative tho, peanuts > twinkie. There are a lot worse things that you can eat for snack foods. I am a big fan of the mixed nut can. I would try to stick with the unsalted, but i think as long as you are getting enough water and exercise and you have a decent diet you don't really have that much to worry about. one thing you might want to try, and its really good, is to find a good recipe for making cinnamon/sugar almonds in the oven. My grandpa makes them and they are awesome. Almonds are very healthy and i think buying plain nuts and salting or sugaring them yourself is the best bet.

HM-PuFFNSTuFF wrote:pistachios own

They're the smart man's cashews.

Raw almonds beat them by just a little bit, though.