Guest guest Report post Posted August 3, 2004 Hi all,I had a question about nuts, which are the best to eat? I usually have the mixed, they have cashews, almonds, peanuts, walnuts. But I'm finding myself eating a lot more now that I am vegetarian. (in the group discription it said vegetarians are welcome) Anyway, I eat like 5 times a day, and not just to eat, it's because I get really hungry. I'm always craving for something salty too, because I mainly eat fruits, carrots and peppers and they're all sweet. In any event, I go for nuts, but am wondering which ones are lowest calorie, as well as most nutrious. I don't want to gain weight now that I am tring to go vegetarian."Never frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile." With lots of love, ***PJ*** Express yourself with Y! Messenger! Free. Download now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 3, 2004 Hi PJ Vegetarians are welcome here. Nuts - it's best to have a variety of nuts. As far as I know the best ones to eat are Brazils for selenium, walnuts for the fatty acids and almonds for calcium and also to help balance blood sugar. I think the ones with the least nutritive value are peanuts, but they are still fairly good. You can also include seeds - I eat pumpkin and sunflower seeds and pine nuts. Jo - PJ Tuesday, August 03, 2004 8:14 PM NUTS. Hi all,I had a question about nuts, which are the best to eat? I usually have the mixed, they have cashews, almonds, peanuts, walnuts. But I'm finding myself eating a lot more now that I am vegetarian. (in the group discription it said vegetarians are welcome) Anyway, I eat like 5 times a day, and not just to eat, it's because I get really hungry. I'm always craving for something salty too, because I mainly eat fruits, carrots and peppers and they're all sweet. In any event, I go for nuts, but am wondering which ones are lowest calorie, as well as most nutrious. I don't want to gain weight now that I am tring to go vegetarian. "Never frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile." With lots of love, ***PJ*** Express yourself with Y! Messenger! Free. Download now. To send an email to - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 4, 2004 Hi Jo, Well thank you for the insight, I guess that's why peanuts are cheapest. lol.... The only thing about seeds is that they don't fill me at all. I remain hungry after. And Pumpkin Seeds are just too salty for me. PJ Hi PJ Vegetarians are welcome here. Nuts - it's best to have a variety of nuts. As far as I know the best ones to eat are Brazils for selenium, walnuts for the fatty acids and almonds for calcium and also to help balance blood sugar. I think the ones with the least nutritive value are peanuts, but they are still fairly good. You can also include seeds - I eat pumpkin and sunflower seeds and pine nuts. Jo"Never frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile." With lots of love, ***PJ*** Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 4, 2004 Hi all...Oh, mmm, I love pumpkin seeds. But do they have any nutritional value? I know sunflower seeds do.. those are good too and I admit I do like salt... especially with a margarita! ~Chrissie~ , PJ <pjsparkles80> wrote: > Hi Jo, > Well thank you for the insight, I guess that's why peanuts are cheapest. lol.... > The only thing about seeds is that they don't fill me at all. I remain hungry after. And Pumpkin Seeds are just too salty for me. > PJ > > Hi PJ > > Vegetarians are welcome here. Nuts - it's best to have a variety of nuts. As far as I know the best ones to eat are Brazils for selenium, walnuts for the fatty acids and almonds for calcium and also to help balance blood sugar. I think the ones with the least nutritive value are peanuts, but they are still fairly good. You can also include seeds - I eat pumpkin and sunflower seeds and pine nuts. > > Jo > > > > " Never frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile. " > > With lots of love, > ***PJ*** > > > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 4, 2004 Hi PJ Too salty! We buy them raw, no salt added. I guess we're lucky in the UK that they are available raw and natural. Jo - PJ Wednesday, August 04, 2004 4:10 PM Re: NUTS. Hi Jo, Well thank you for the insight, I guess that's why peanuts are cheapest. lol.... The only thing about seeds is that they don't fill me at all. I remain hungry after. And Pumpkin Seeds are just too salty for me. PJ Hi PJ Vegetarians are welcome here. Nuts - it's best to have a variety of nuts. As far as I know the best ones to eat are Brazils for selenium, walnuts for the fatty acids and almonds for calcium and also to help balance blood sugar. I think the ones with the least nutritive value are peanuts, but they are still fairly good. You can also include seeds - I eat pumpkin and sunflower seeds and pine nuts. Jo "Never frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile." With lots of love, ***PJ*** To send an email to - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 4, 2004 Punpkin seeds are rich in zinc (good for the immune system and for hormones and fertility etc.) I am sure they have a good balance of fatty acids as Patrick Holford recommends using them, sunflower and sesame seeds ground together. Jo > Hi all...Oh, mmm, I love pumpkin seeds. But do they have any > nutritional value? I know sunflower seeds do.. those are good too > and I admit I do like salt... especially with a margarita! > ~Chrissie~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 4, 2004 Arggg...now I am wishing I lived in the UK. It's upbelieveable how America is so worried about weight and the super stars just keep getting skinnier and skinnier, but Organic and natural food is still hard to find? I can't believe this!! Hi PJ Too salty! We buy them raw, no salt added. I guess we're lucky in the UK that they are available raw and natural. Jo"Never frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile." With lots of love, ***PJ*** Y! Messenger - Communicate in real time. Download now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 4, 2004 PJ, I lived in California for 26 years and Australia for 19 and you can find the same foods in both places except artichokes LOL I have been eating raw nuts for about 35 years and yes they are available in most if not all grocery stores and health food stores take a closer look all the best Craig PJ [pjsparkles80]Thursday, August 05, 2004 1:04 AM Subject: Re: NUTS. Arggg...now I am wishing I lived in the UK. It's upbelieveable how America is so worried about weight and the super stars just keep getting skinnier and skinnier, but Organic and natural food is still hard to find? I can't believe this!! Hi PJ Too salty! We buy them raw, no salt added. I guess we're lucky in the UK that they are available raw and natural. Jo "Never frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile." With lots of love, ***PJ*** Y! Messenger - Communicate in real time. Download now. To send an email to - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 4, 2004 Craig, Maybe I just haven't been looking. Maybe I have seen it and never noticed!!! hmmmm.....things that make you go hmmmm....lol PJ, I lived in California for 26 years and Australia for 19 and you can find the same foods in both places except artichokes LOL I have been eating raw nuts for about 35 years and yes they are available in most if not all grocery stores and health food stores take a closer look all the best Craig"Never frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile." With lots of love, ***PJ*** New and Improved Mail - Send 10MB messages! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 5, 2004 Oh yumm! Pine nuts. I am so addicted to those! sara , " Jo " <Heartwork@o...> wrote: > Hi PJ > > Vegetarians are welcome here. Nuts - it's best to have a variety of nuts. As far as I know the best ones to eat are Brazils for selenium, walnuts for the fatty acids and almonds for calcium and also to help balance blood sugar. I think the ones with the least nutritive value are peanuts, but they are still fairly good. You can also include seeds - I eat pumpkin and sunflower seeds and pine nuts. > > Jo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 5, 2004 thanks Jo. you are a wealth of vegan knowledge ;o) i'm gonna stock up on those pumpkin seeds. ~Chrissie~ , " Jo " <Heartwork@o...> wrote: > Punpkin seeds are rich in zinc (good for the immune system and for hormones > and fertility etc.) I am sure they have a good balance of fatty acids as > Patrick Holford recommends using them, sunflower and sesame seeds ground > together. > > Jo > > > > Hi all...Oh, mmm, I love pumpkin seeds. But do they have any > > nutritional value? I know sunflower seeds do.. those are good too > > and I admit I do like salt... especially with a margarita! > > ~Chrissie~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 5, 2004 Hey PJ- try living in Boston and being vegetarian/no dairy. I work right in the heart of the busiest shopping area in town and I have a choice of maybe 3 places where I can get something eat for lunch! I have to forage for food when I exhaust those 3 options. It's maddening! ~Chrissie~ , PJ <pjsparkles80> wrote: > Arggg...now I am wishing I lived in the UK. It's upbelieveable how America is so worried about weight and the super stars just keep getting skinnier and skinnier, but Organic and natural food is still hard to find? I can't believe this!! > > Hi PJ > > Too salty! We buy them raw, no salt added. I guess we're lucky in the UK that they are available raw and natural. > > Jo > > > > " Never frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile. " > > With lots of love, > ***PJ*** > > > > > Y! Messenger - Communicate in real time. Download now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 5, 2004 Try the bulk section at your local health food store. Or some sort of baking store. You can also sometimes find unsalted and unroasted nuts in the baking section of a " normal " gorcery store. sara , PJ <pjsparkles80> wrote: > Arggg...now I am wishing I lived in the UK. It's upbelieveable how America is so worried about weight and the super stars just keep getting skinnier and skinnier, but Organic and natural food is still hard to find? I can't believe this!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 5, 2004 They are delicious aren't they. We also make a nice pesto pasta with them. Jo > Oh yumm! Pine nuts. I am so addicted to those! > sara Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 5, 2004 Hi, Here's an article on nuts I read a while ago: Healthy choice Angela Dowden (Daily Mirror, 21/8/03) A bag of nuts is one of the highest calorie snacks you can eat, but also one of the healthiest – and that includes the chocolate sort! So choose carefullyand don't overdo it, and you'll reap the benefits without busting your diet. Hazelnuts 228 calories, 22.3 g fat, negligible salt (all figures relate to a 35 g handful of nuts). A handful has nearly 90 per cent of the RDA of vitamin E – an antioxidant that's not found in many foods, but may help protect against heart disease, cancerand cataracts. The oil in hazelnuts is almost identical in composition to heart-friendly olive oil. Scores 10/10 Heart health booster. Hickory smoked almonds 217 calories, 19 g fat, 0.35 g salt. Highest in bone-building calcium and magnesium – with 10 per cent and 28 per cent of the RDA respectively. They reduce bad LDL cholesterol and are virtuallyas high in vitamin E as hazelnuts. Almonds straight from the shell get 10/10 as they're free from salt and additives. Scores 9/10 Good for bones. Chocolate Brazils 203 calories, 15.8 g fat, negligible salt. These supply 75 per cent of your daily intake of selenium – linked with lower rates of lung, prostate and colon cancer. Believe it or not, chocolate Brazilsare actually less fattening per handful than plain (239 calories and 23.9 g fat) as chocolate contains fewer calories than nuts. Scores 9/10 Cancer protective. Monkey nuts 153 calories, 12.9 g fat, negligible salt. All right calorie-wise as you only get a 24 g edible portion from a 35 g handful of shell-on nuts. Top source of blood-building folate, with 13 per centof the RDA. Salted peanuts only have nine per cent because they're heat processed. Scores 8/10 Better than salted. Salted pistachios 116 calories, 10.7 g fat, 0.7 g salt. Nearly half the weight is inedible shell, which keeps calories per handful down. Having to remove the shell also means you are forced to eat them more slowly.High salt, but the most concentrated nut source of potassium, which lowers blood pressure. Scores 8/10 Best for slimmers. Honey roasted cashews 208 calories, 15.4 g fat, 0.18 g salt. Top for their iron content, with about 16 per cent of the RDA (twice as much as other nuts). Also top for zinc (important for the immune system, skin andfertility) – with 13 per cent of the RDA. The honey roast coat supplies half a heaped teaspoon of sugar. Scores 8/10 Anaemia fighter. Salted peanuts 218 calories, 18.6 g fat, 0.4 g salt. These supply a quarter of your biotin and niacin needs, for skin and energy respectively (these vitamins aren't destroyed by roasting). Don't avoid themif you're slimming, as peanuts can make a calorie-controlled diet more pleasurable and easier to stick to. Dry roasted are nutritionally similar. Scores 7/10 Fine in moderation. Walnuts 241 calories, 24 g fat, negligible salt. Not a particularly high vitamin or mineral content but rich in alpha linolenic acid – an omega 3 fat that can help keep the blood clot-free and also aidsbrain function. Plant omega 3 sources are few and far between (fish is the main source). Scores 6/10 Good for vegetarians. Pecans 241 calories, 24.5 g fat, negligible salt. Fattening (they're 70 per cent oil), and not especially vitamin-rich for one of the nut family. However, they're the second best nut for zinc (next to cashews),with one handful providing about 12 per cent of the RDA. Scores 6/10 Averagely healthy. Salted macadamia nuts 262 calories, 27 g fat, 0.25 g salt. The most fattening of the lot (they're more than 75 per cent oil), and near the bottom of the league when it comes to nutrient content. The exception ismanganese (needed for healthy joints and bones) – one handful supplies all your daily needs. Scores 5/10 The most fattening. PJ [pjsparkles80]04 August 2004 20:50 Subject: RE: NUTS. Craig, Maybe I just haven't been looking. Maybe I have seen it and never noticed!!! hmmmm.....things that make you go hmmmm....lol PJ, I lived in California for 26 years and Australia for 19 and you can find the same foods in both places except artichokes LOL I have been eating raw nuts for about 35 years and yes they are available in most if not all grocery stores and health food stores take a closer look all the best Craig "Never frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile." With lots of love, ***PJ*** New and Improved Mail - Send 10MB messages! To send an email to - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 6, 2004 I almost always take my own lunch to work - too mean to pay London prices for lunch! silvertree173 [stellarlunar77] Hey PJ- try living in Boston and being vegetarian/no dairy. I workright in the heart of the busiest shopping area in town and I have achoice of maybe 3 places where I can get something eat for lunch! Ihave to forage for food when I exhaust those 3 options. It's maddening!~Chrissie~ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.725 / Virus Database: 480 - Release 19/07/2004 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 6, 2004 Ha, now imaging New York City! Our mayor is making this city too expensive to live in! But that's a whole other subject. I guess I should start brining my lunch to work at least 2-3 times a week. That may help with my search for food! PJ I almost always take my own lunch to work - too mean to pay London prices for lunch! "Never frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile." Lots of love, **PJ** Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 6, 2004 NYC has always been an expensive town to live in... it was worse in the late 80's.... now..the Bay Area....thats expensive... median price fer a new home is over $500,000.... *rolls eyes* time to start my life as an indentured servant.... fragglePJ <pjsparkles80 wrote: Ha, now imaging New York City! Our mayor is making this city too expensive to live in! But that's a whole other subject. I guess I should start brining my lunch to work at least 2-3 times a week. That may help with my search for food! PJ I almost always take my own lunch to work - too mean to pay London prices for lunch! "Never frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile." Lots of love, **PJ** To send an email to - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 6, 2004 I'm moving to San Fran soon and whenever I mention this people always comment on how rididulously expensive it is, I think I'm just a bit worried about this myself.mark martone <ebbrewpunx wrote: NYC has always been an expensive town to live in... it was worse in the late 80's.... now..the Bay Area....thats expensive... median price fer a new home is over $500,000.... *rolls eyes* time to start my life as an indentured servant.... fragglePJ <pjsparkles80 wrote: Ha, now imaging New York City! Our mayor is making this city too expensive to live in! But that's a whole other subject. I guess I should start brining my lunch to work at least 2-3 times a week. That may help with my search for food! PJ I almost always take my own lunch to work - too mean to pay London prices for lunch! "Never frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile." Lots of love, **PJ** To send an email to - To send an email to - New and Improved Mail - Send 10MB messages! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 7, 2004 Lunch? Oh, yeah, I remember lunch! I rarely get to have it, out and about with a bunch of dogs all day as I am... But I do remember it! Gaije On Fri, 6 Aug 2004 9:30am, Viv Carbines wrote: > I almost always take my own lunch to work - too mean to pay London > prices for lunch! > > > silvertree173 [stellarlunar77] > > > Hey PJ- try living in Boston and being vegetarian/no dairy. I work > right in the heart of the busiest shopping area in town and I have a > choice of maybe 3 places where I can get something eat for lunch! I > have to forage for food when I exhaust those 3 options. It's maddening! > ~Chrissie~ --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.725 / Virus Database: 480 - Release 19/07/2004 --gaije Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 7, 2004 Hey - I'm in NYC too! Brooklyn.... Lovely Brooklyn! You? Gaije On Fri, 6 Aug 2004 10:36am, PJ wrote: > Ha, now imaging New York City! Our mayor is making this city too > expensive to live in! But that's a whole other subject. I guess I > should start brining my lunch to work at least 2-3 times a week. That > may help with my search for food! > PJ > > > > I almost always take my own lunch to work - too mean to pay London > prices for lunch! > > > " Never frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile. " > > Lots of love, > **PJ** > > > > > > --gaije Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 7, 2004 So wish we could live in San Fran... for fun, I did a home search on realtor.com. All I could come up with was 1br 1bth 900sq ft. for over $300,000! *ouch* Guess I'll stay out here in the midwest, till I become famous xoTara , shana a <veggiegirl985> wrote: > I'm moving to San Fran soon and whenever I mention this people always comment on how rididulously expensive it is, I think I'm just a bit worried about this myself. > > mark martone <ebbrewpunx> wrote:NYC has always been an expensive town to live in... > it was worse in the late 80's.... > > now..the Bay Area....thats expensive... > median price fer a new home is over $500,000.... > *rolls eyes* > time to start my life as an indentured servant.... > > fraggle > > PJ <pjsparkles80> wrote: > Ha, now imaging New York City! Our mayor is making this city too expensive to live in! But that's a whole other subject. I guess I should start brining my lunch to work at least 2-3 times a week. That may help with my search for food! > PJ > > > > I almost always take my own lunch to work - too mean to pay London prices for lunch! > > > " Never frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile. " > > Lots of love, > **PJ** > > > > > > > > To send an email to - > > > > > > > > > To send an email to - > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 7, 2004 its all relative... yer not plannin on buying a house are you??? while rents aren't exactly cheap, and most of the cheaper places dried up in the dot com boom of a few years back, there are still places and...while it maybe cheaper then hades to live in say, des moines..there are also more veggie restaurants here then in all of iowa and illinois combined,,,, the bay area is like its own ittle country... thats why its sooo dang scary to leave... cheers fraggleshana a <veggiegirl985 wrote: I'm moving to San Fran soon and whenever I mention this people always comment on how rididulously expensive it is, I think I'm just a bit worried about this myself.mark martone <ebbrewpunx wrote: NYC has always been an expensive town to live in... it was worse in the late 80's.... now..the Bay Area....thats expensive... median price fer a new home is over $500,000.... *rolls eyes* time to start my life as an indentured servant.... fragglePJ <pjsparkles80 wrote: Ha, now imaging New York City! Our mayor is making this city too expensive to live in! But that's a whole other subject. I guess I should start brining my lunch to work at least 2-3 times a week. That may help with my search for food! PJ I almost always take my own lunch to work - too mean to pay London prices for lunch! "Never frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile." Lots of love, **PJ** To send an email to - To send an email to - New and Improved Mail - Send 10MB messages! To send an email to - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 7, 2004 rent like the rest of us poor saps er find some fixer upper in like richmond.... sad realy..while SF has always been sorta expensive, oakland use to be relatively cheap...up until '98 you could still find victorians in oakland fer $100,000(trust me, thats VERY cheap fer here) then the dot om boom hit..and that was that i know live in the smallest place i've ever lived, and paying the most i've ever paid fer rent($1380 fer a tiny ass haus in the flatlands of oakland with a yard a snail pulling an anvil could cross in about 2 seconds) but... i couldn't live anywhere else here in the colonies... *happy sigh* cheers fraggleapprendsvegan <tarasch7 wrote: So wish we could live in San Fran... for fun, I did a home search on realtor.com. All I could come up with was 1br 1bth 900sq ft. for over $300,000! *ouch*Guess I'll stay out here in the midwest, till I become famous :pxoTara , shana a <veggiegirl985> wrote:> I'm moving to San Fran soon and whenever I mention this people always comment on how rididulously expensive it is, I think I'm just a bit worried about this myself.> > mark martone <ebbrewpunx> wrote:NYC has always been an expensive town to live in...> it was worse in the late 80's....> > now..the Bay Area....thats expensive...> median price fer a new home is over $500,000....> *rolls eyes*> time to start my life as an indentured servant....> > fraggle> > PJ <pjsparkles80> wrote:> Ha, now imaging New York City! Our mayor is making this city too expensive to live in! But that's a whole other subject. I guess I should start brining my lunch to work at least 2-3 times a week. That may help with my search for food! > PJ> > > > I almost always take my own lunch to work - too mean to pay London prices for lunch!> > > "Never frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile."> > Lots of love,> **PJ**> > > > > > > > To send an email to - > > > > > > > > > To send an email to - > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 7, 2004 I keep hearing that it's the only place in the U.S. where rent is even WORSE than here in NYC. Scary! Gaije On Sat, 7 Aug 2004 4:57am, shana a wrote: > I'm moving to San Fran soon and whenever I mention this people always > comment on how rididulously expensive it is, I think I'm just a bit > worried about this myself. > > mark martone <ebbrewpunx wrote:NYC has always been an > expensive town to live in... > it was worse in the late 80's.... > > now..the Bay Area....thats expensive... > median price fer a new home is over $500,000.... > *rolls eyes* > time to start my life as an indentured servant.... > > fraggle > > PJ <pjsparkles80 wrote: > Ha, now imaging New York City! Our mayor is making this city too > expensive to live in! But that's a whole other subject. I guess I > should start brining my lunch to work at least 2-3 times a week. That > may help with my search for food! > PJ > > > > I almost always take my own lunch to work - too mean to pay London > prices for lunch! > > > " Never frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile. " > > Lots of love, > **PJ** > > > > > > > > To send an email to - > > > > > > > > > To send an email to - > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
