What type of nuts do you eat that are your ... - Healthy Eating
What type of nuts do you eat that are your favorites? Multiple choice.
Activity2004Administrator149 VotersBrazil nuts. Cobnuts when they are in season.
What is a cobnut, Nimrod2 ? I don't think we had them out here. 😀👍🥜
They are similar to hazelnuts in size but don't taste the same. Grown in Kent and I can remember going out to pick them as a child They are in season now.
Also known as filberts.
I was Educated in Kent (a Boarding School) and remember these well... Fresh off the Tree was best....... IF you could 'Crack' them!
AndrewT
Are they like acorns, AndrewT ? 
Heck NO! Acorns are Poisonous, how 'sick' you get depends on how you prepare them🤮. These are a 'Delightful', slightly Dry nut, with a nice (NICE! Holy Smoke Andrew!!!!) 'soft' flavour. DO Try these, you won't be disappointed.
Cob Nuts can, sometimes, 'turn up' in 'Mixed Nuts', so if you 'Find' a Nut- similar in seize to a Hazelnut, but with a Slightly Drier Texture, you may well Have one (It's ALWAYS a 'Treat' too find a Cob Nut).
Happy 'Hunting'
AndrewT
Thank you for letting me know that about the cobnut/acorn. Very helpful.😀👍🥜
Yum.. I had forgotten about donuts. A blast from my childhood past.
Not donuts 🙄 COBNUTS (annoying predictive text) and 😄
Donuts are my favourite kind of nut 🤣
I read a great thing: The person who invented predictive text should be made to burn in hello 🤣
I'm very allergic to nuts
Roasted almonds are a favourite and as a nut butter too. And brazil nuts and chestnuts.
I like when they are in a mixture, so there's a lot of choice to add for a salad/snack.
I eat walnuts, cashews, almonds and peanuts. They are recommended by several internet sites I monitor, as being good for heart health. I don't much like them as they are unsalted and unsweetened, but allegedly they help you eat less of potentially more harmful foods. I usually eat them with my daily dietary treat: a carefully weighed sliver* of very harmful but delicious cake (*within the recommended added sugar guidelines!)If you buy Fairtrade nuts, as I try to if available, they can be quite pricey.
I eat a lot of peanuts, cashews, walnuts and almonds with parfaits as different parts for the parfait or as a topping on a homemade dessert.
Pine nuts and pistachios
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Hi Debs,
I like pine nuts-- especially when they're turned into hummus. We actually had some pine nut hummus and almonds last night with dinner. Both very good! I haven't had pistachios in a while, but I will have to see if we can get them onto the list for the next store pick up/order.
That sounds lovely Leah - pine nuts with hummus and almonds 😊 I haven't pistachios in a long while because of my IBS, but I am sure the occasional helping wouldn't hurt
Pistachios. Ooooooo. Have stopped buying them tho 😭. Can't stop til they've all gone 🐷
In addition to the above, I also like peanuts and pistachios.
Edit - I like chestnuts too.
Me too especially roasted.
Yes lovely, I agree and have you tried chestnut soup? It's really good.
All 3 sound good to me and I haven't had chestnuts in a long time. The other two are some of my favorites, too.
Yes, they are really nice aren't they and I haven't had chesnuts in a while either but I do have a pouch of them here ready to make into a soup! 😋
That sounds good! When you do the soup with the chestnuts, please either post it here or in a posting so we can see what it looks like when you're ready.
Definitely agree! Chestnut soup sounds amazing!
Oooh yes! Roasted chestnuts 🌰
I also like pistachio and groundnuts.
Brazils and pistachios are favourites
Dont really have a fave.
How about peanuts! They are closely associated with baseball and football games (while watching on television at home)!
Peanuts are one of my favorite type of nuts, too. I use them usually on salads, parfaits or on their own to snack on if they aren't in a trail mix.
Brasil nuts, they're high in selenium which is good for the immune system, though be careful not to overdose.
I agree, brazil nuts are very good and do help with health.
I eat walnuts every day for the benefit of magnesium & usually with a salad or sometimes as a snack. So I suppose they must be my favourites. In the summer time I eat ground up cashews in a recipe. And very occasionally I’m tempted to have a spoonful of ground Almonds.
Do you put the ground up almonds on as a topping for other food? I eat walnuts, cashews, almonds and peanuts either on salads or in parfaits and/or desserts/snacks.
Before I went on my loosing weight diet end of last year, I used to treat myself to a desert spoonful of ground Almonds occasionally from an all ready opened packet. But I can’t remember why I had the packet in stock in the first place. A GF Chocolate Brownie recipe maybe? Mystery.
Two of my favourites at the top three, cashews and walnuts! Brazil nuts sometimes for selenium!
Do you eat them on their own or in a trail mix?
I eat them alone, just 3, after breakfast!
Brazil nuts
Do you have them on their own or mixed in into a meal?
I love pistachios. I have tried pine nuts not my favorite ☹️ i love acorns as well 👍
Pecans, Cashews, Almonds. If I'm eating them as nuts I prefer my peanuts raw. I don't like walnuts, they're taste bitter to me. Brazils are too fatty for my stomach and I occasionally enjoy pistacios and hazelnuts.
I eat most of these, too, but once in a while I will have the brazil nuts if they are in a mixture/trail mix container.
All of the above & all of the types of nuts listed in everyone’s comments, plus.. coconuts, at every maturation stage! 🌴 🥥 😋 Oh.. & the nickname everyone uses for me.. “ 🥜 “ ! 😁
All of the above except macadamia but the list missed my favourite - Brazil nuts
Do you eat the brazil nuts on their own or on top/mixed in with other food?
Mostly on their own as a snack, but sometimes in a nut roast 😀
I love all nuts but can only eat the easy to chew ones I love peanut butter 😊the new marmite one 🙄
Pistachio
Do you have them for toppings?
No, just shell and scoff! 😆
I sometimes eat them on their own, too. I sometimes have them also if they are mixed in with other food-- like desserts after a dinner.
The best way! 😀
Brazil nuts
Brazil nuts
Hi Leah what a great poll I love almonds so they're my fave nut but I also really like cashew hazelnuts walnuts and I really like nut luncheon made with peanuts.
Nuts are a great source of protein and nutrition and are an important part of my diet. 😊
Hi Hidden ,
Thank you for saying that about the poll. I appreciate that very much.
I really enjoy a lot of different nuts and I try to add them to my meals/snacks whenever I can. I think it's a 3-way tie when it comes to peanuts, almonds and cashews as being my favorites when eating nuts. I usually add peanuts and almonds to my salads now and then. I had some almonds in my salad last night when we had hummus for dinner. Really good!
My all-time favourites from childhood have to be Almonds. But who cannot fail to be charged by pistachios or cashews when they are available behind the bar.
Alas now though my dentist frowns if I try to eat anything harder than porridge, for fear of damaging my teeth. 🤐
Do you crush the almonds, pistachios and cashews up so you don't have to chew them?
There is nothing quite like biting an Almond. Sometimes I give them a good old suck.Pistachios have to come out of their shells though. That's a must. And cashews are just lovely to chew slowly when I'm thinking. Although nowadays teeth complain too soon !!!
Peanut butter a big favourite, no added fat or sugar varieties
I really like peanuts and peanut butter that's crunchy. I had some crunchy peanut butter today on my waffles for lunch.
I mostly eat cashews, almonds and peanuts as evening snacks. I tend to add walnuts to meals like baked avocado with cheddar and walnuts. I sometimes eat a spoonful or two of peanut butter when I’m hungry too.
These are all great to have for snacks and on the side. I have peanuts, cashews and almonds in salads or on the side/in desserts and/or parfaits. Really good and keeps from being hungry.
I don't eat nuts now but before I loved Cashew nuts.
Add Brazil nuts to the mix. I try to eat a small handful of mixed unsalted nuts a day. Good for you & a healthy snack.
Brazil nuts
Brazil nuts. I milk made out of them yet? I think that would be so creamy!
None at all, dislike all nuts.
Love Brazil's as well 👍
brazils are my favourites
Brazil
Salted Peanuts
I voted for hazelnuts, almonds and walnuts. I like my nuts but in moderation. But I know my food as I weigh them out to make sure I get the right portion and I don't have to much of the good stuff
Another great healthy survey.
This sounds good to me. I use almonds and walnuts along with peanuts on salads and on the side with meals and/or snacks. I eat hazelnuts when they are in a mixture. Do you put the walnuts and almonds in with recipes or just have them as a snack now and then?
Thank you for responding. I have walnuts as a healthy snack or in a salad. The rest I mainly have in cereals. But I must get more creative with the nuts with my meals.
You’re welcome!😀👍
Have you tried putting some nuts in a noodle meal and mix them in? We do a noodle/peanut dinner sometimes when we have all the ingredients
(spaghetti/peanuts and sauce). 😀👍🥜
A good idea with the noodles and spaghetti I'll bring it up with my family.Thank you.
You’re welcome! I hope you all enjoy it after you try it.😀👍🥜
Any nut as long as they’re double coated in dark chocolate 🍫 . Otherwise, macadamia.
Regret, I am allergic to nuts so don't eat them, although I love them! As usual its always the foods we love that we can't eat due to some allergic reaction!
Brazil, almonds, walnuts eaten as a side entree.
I love roasted Chestnuts...... Mmmmm Reminds me of Christmas in Oxford street, College days 🌰 🎄
dry roasted
I love nuts but need to avoid them except in very limited occasional amounts. They have a high energy and as someone who needs a very low Kcal intake, they are just too much. Disabled people who have restricted occasions for movement and energy expenditure often need to exercise an extraordinary amount of discipline to manage our weight.
I can’t eat whole nuts except chestnuts which are soft. I used to buy chestnut soup, so delicious. Also I buy the Nakd cashew cookie bars which actually contain only cashews and dates, no cookies, so I figure they’re fairly healthy and a good snack. Sometimes I buy smooth peanut butter.
The bars with cashews and dates sound really good. Have you tried doing a homemade version?
To my shame i haven’t tried doing a home made version. A friend makes a home made version of the Nakd lemon drizzle bars which incredibly tastes pretty much the same as the bought ones.
I like salted pistachios dry roasted peanuts and chilli nuts mixed together for a lot of flavour
Do you have the chili nuts mixed in a meal or on the side as a snack? Are they spicy?
Just mixed up with the other nuts as a snack I like the variety of textures from the different nuts the chilli ones are a little bit spicy but not too much
Thank you for the information about the chili nuts. Very helpful. I will have to see if we have those in our mixed nuts container we have here at the house.
