Comments on: Dear Mark: Nuts http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:42:26 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Mark Sisson http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-503964 Mark Sisson Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:20:05 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-503964 @tess, they're my favorite, too. For good reason. I have a handful nearly every day. @tess, they’re my favorite, too. For good reason. I have a handful nearly every day.

]]> By: tess http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-503919 tess Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:13:54 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-503919 what's the opinion on macadamia nuts, Mark and everyone? they're my (and Dr. Atkins') favorite.... what’s the opinion on macadamia nuts, Mark and everyone? they’re my (and Dr. Atkins’) favorite….

]]> By: Thursday, November 5, 2009 | CrossFit Long Island City http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-472152 Thursday, November 5, 2009 | CrossFit Long Island City Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:10:56 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-472152 [...] Corner:  from Mark’s Daily Apple, (Primal Living in the Modern World): Dear Mark: Nuts A Cringe-Free Headline about Nuts 10 Sure Ways to Sabotage Your Weight [...] [...] Corner:  from Mark’s Daily Apple, (Primal Living in the Modern World): Dear Mark: Nuts A Cringe-Free Headline about Nuts 10 Sure Ways to Sabotage Your Weight [...]

]]> By: Kari http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-468561 Kari Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:54:21 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-468561 Mark, if you eat the nuts raw - won't the phytic acid, that works like a nutrience-blocker, hinder things? Or do you soak them and gently dry them - making them essentially still raw, but without the phytic acid that exist in the outer layer? Mark,

if you eat the nuts raw – won’t the phytic acid, that works like a nutrience-blocker, hinder things?

Or do you soak them and gently dry them – making them essentially still raw, but without the phytic acid that exist in the outer layer?

]]> By: Simple Celery and Almond Salad | Mark's Daily Apple http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-443247 Simple Celery and Almond Salad | Mark's Daily Apple Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:02:15 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-443247 [...] Filled with vitamin C, calcium and a lot flavor, the leaves can be added to the salad as well. Almonds are a key ingredient, adding the richness that celery lacks. The parsley dressing adds additional [...] [...] Filled with vitamin C, calcium and a lot flavor, the leaves can be added to the salad as well. Almonds are a key ingredient, adding the richness that celery lacks. The parsley dressing adds additional [...]

]]> By: WildWoila http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-414723 WildWoila Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:54:44 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-414723 While I'm at it, here is the data for peanuts: 49g total fat, 3mg Omega 3, 15555mg Omega 6, omega6:3 ratio: 5185:1. So almonds are not really all that different to peanuts, in terms of omega 6. While I’m at it, here is the data for peanuts: 49g total fat, 3mg Omega 3, 15555mg Omega 6, omega6:3 ratio: 5185:1.

So almonds are not really all that different to peanuts, in terms of omega 6.

]]> By: markus http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-414697 markus Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:54:57 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-414697 yes i agree - paleo man would have only had seasonal access, so we should only go nuts for nuts once a year... {;¬) yes i agree – paleo man would have only had seasonal access, so we should only go nuts for nuts once a year…

{;¬)

]]> By: WildWoila http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-414661 WildWoila Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:43:05 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-414661 What I don't get, is that nuts appear to be quite high in Omega 6 fats. And I thought we were supposed to try to balance out Omega 3 & 6s. Here's a breakdown of some common nuts, per 100g: almonds: 49g total fat, 6mg Omega 3, 12065mg Omega 6, omega6:3 ratio: 2000:1 cashews: 44g, 63mg, 7782mg, 125:1 pecans: 72g, 986mg, 20630mg, 20:1 macadamias: 76g, 206mg, 1296mg, 6:1 walnuts: 65g, 9079mg, 38092mg, 4:1 So almonds have virtually NO omega 3 fats, buts HEAPS of omega 6 fats! Only macadamias and walnuts seem to have a reasonable ratio. By comparison, canola oil has a 2:1 omega6:3 ratio. So all this talk of eating lots of nuts, seems, well, NUTS! Can anyone explain this apparent contradiction? All data comes from nutritiondata.com, which gets it from the USDA. What I don’t get, is that nuts appear to be quite high in Omega 6 fats. And I thought we were supposed to try to balance out Omega 3 & 6s. Here’s a breakdown of some common nuts, per 100g:

almonds: 49g total fat, 6mg Omega 3, 12065mg Omega 6, omega6:3 ratio: 2000:1
cashews: 44g, 63mg, 7782mg, 125:1
pecans: 72g, 986mg, 20630mg, 20:1
macadamias: 76g, 206mg, 1296mg, 6:1
walnuts: 65g, 9079mg, 38092mg, 4:1

So almonds have virtually NO omega 3 fats, buts HEAPS of omega 6 fats! Only macadamias and walnuts seem to have a reasonable ratio.

By comparison, canola oil has a 2:1 omega6:3 ratio.

So all this talk of eating lots of nuts, seems, well, NUTS! Can anyone explain this apparent contradiction?

All data comes from nutritiondata.com, which gets it from the USDA.

]]> By: Primal Lifestyle Good for Your Heart? | Mark's Daily Apple http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-401857 Primal Lifestyle Good for Your Heart? | Mark's Daily Apple Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:59:52 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-401857 [...] Dear Mark: Nuts [...] [...] Dear Mark: Nuts [...]

]]> By: Dear Mark: Fiber, Fat and Fasting | Mark's Daily Apple http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-398704 Dear Mark: Fiber, Fat and Fasting | Mark's Daily Apple Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:32:11 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-398704 [...] all for incorporating nuts into the diet, and nut oils offer a healthy (and tasty) alternative to canola, [...] [...] all for incorporating nuts into the diet, and nut oils offer a healthy (and tasty) alternative to canola, [...]

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