Red Mosquito

Para nuts do not only contain a lot of protein and fat but also have many mineral nutrients such as calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc and selenium. When sold as nature provides them, in the shell, para nuts have a long life and can serve any time as tasty and healthy meal between meals with high nutritional value.

Para nut trees, named after the Brazilian state of Pará, are up to 50 m high and grow in the rainforests of South America. There the fruit are collected by hand, para nut trees are not specifically grown. One of the 10-12 cm round fruit of the para nut tree contains up to 25 of the 2 x 5 cm seeds. In South America, para nuts are an important part of the diet, because 6 raw para nuts have the same nutritional value as a 200 g steak. Para nuts can be processed to flour or oil, used in baking and cooking, and eaten roasted or raw.

The peanut is not a nut

dad wrote:the sriracha flavored ones are pretty good too.

Smokehouse flavored are the best.

Currently having these. I think I’d rather have a normally salted peanut.

I like walnuts too, but often prefer them as an ingredient in a dish

just realized we don't have a nut butter thread.

we could use a nut butter thread 'round here.

wease wrote:The peanut is not a nut

«According to the Peanut Institute, botanically peanuts are legumes. For culinary, research and nutritional purposes, peanuts are still nuts. How can that be—they have the word "nut" in the name? The Peanut Institute says it's because peanuts grow underground, and other nuts like walnuts and almonds grow on trees.»

«Despite their common label, almonds are not true nuts (a type of dry fruit) but rather seeds enclosed in a hard fruit covering.»

«the fruits of the cashew, almond, and pistachio plants are not true nuts, but are rather classified as “drupes.” Drupes are fruits that are fleshy on the outside and contain a shell covering a seed on the inside.»

« Brazil nuts come from the South American Bertholletia excelsa, or Brazil nut, tree. Despite its name, the Brazil nut is technically a seed rather than a nut.»

2019 world production
in millions of tonnes
Nut Production
Coconuts
62.5
Peanuts
48.8
Walnuts
4.5
Cashews
4.0
Almonds
3.5
Chestnuts
2.4
Hazelnuts
1.1
Pistachios
0.9
Brazil nuts
0.07

amazing.

I've been thinking about making some pistachio butter.

that chart is a nice reminder.

my weight loss kicked into a higher gear once i stopped eating nuts as my go-to for cravings

i was eating almonds

they have protein but still a lot of fat

doesnt matter that it is ‘good fat’

it’s still fat

fuck almonds

bodysnatcher wrote:I like walnuts too, but often prefer them as an ingredient in a dish

Yeah. They’re a bit much on their own

96583UP wrote:my weight loss kicked into a higher gear once i stopped eating nuts as my go-to for cravings

i was eating almonds

they have protein but still a lot of fat

doesnt matter that it is ‘good fat’

it’s still fat

fuck almonds

how do you feel about nut butters?

dad wrote:

96583UP wrote:my weight loss kicked into a higher gear once i stopped eating nuts as my go-to for cravings

i was eating almonds

they have protein but still a lot of fat

doesnt matter that it is ‘good fat’

it’s still fat

fuck almonds

how do you feel about nut butters?

don’t eat any currently

closest thing would be hummus

which I am eating less these days too bc it is to easy to over-eat

96583UP wrote:

dad wrote:

96583UP wrote:my weight loss kicked into a higher gear once i stopped eating nuts as my go-to for cravings

i was eating almonds

they have protein but still a lot of fat

doesnt matter that it is ‘good fat’

it’s still fat

fuck almonds

how do you feel about nut butters?

don’t eat any currently

closest thing would be hummus

which I am eating less these days too bc it is to easy to over-eat

yeah, hummus is fantastic.