Aflatoxins, or Another Reason to Shun Peanuts

We already tend to steer clear of peanuts for some obvious (to our readers) reasons: the fact that they’re legumes, rather than actual nuts; the potentially dangerous, “anti-nutrientR…

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Dear Mark: Nuts

… drupe’s) pit. A pistachio is a seed within a fleshy fruit. Pine nuts are seeds. Cashews are seeds. Peanuts are the seeds of a legume. Technically speaking, all nuts are fruits, and a “true” nut is in…

Tagged: aflatoxins , almonds , cashews , nut butter , nuts , omega 3 , omega 6 , peanuts , seeds , walnuts

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The Buzz

…ur fellow blogger Dr. Joe Mercola blogs about the latest shenanigans of the food industry. Not even peanuts are safe. Peanuts! But we still like almonds. (Psst…peanuts are full of molds and toxi…

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Top 10 Best & Worst Protein Sources (vegetarians take note)

…o much worse. This is Dan Mogford’s Flickr Photo 2. Winner: Almonds and Almond Butter Loser: peanuts and peanut butter Peanuts are one of the least nutritious nuts (and they’re not techni…

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The Dirty on Dirty Cow Poop: E. Coli

…e). You think they’re washing their hands or being especially cautious? They’re probably being paid peanuts for hours of backbreaking work, and anything that will slow them down just means fewer peanu…

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