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, 20 Jul 2008 01:17:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Aaron http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-67094 Aaron Thu, 08 May 2008 01:23:13 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-67094 Thanks for the suggestions, Tom! I'll have to try the lecithin/oil idea. Thanks for the suggestions, Tom! I’ll have to try the lecithin/oil idea.

]]> By: Tom Orlando http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-67046 Tom Orlando Thu, 08 May 2008 00:23:18 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-67046 (2nd comment) I like almond and cashew butter, alone or mixed. A trick I learned in the peanut butter product developement lab that works for these other nut butters is to add a little (olive) oil and a little lecithin when you make nut butter. The lecithin helps yield a smooth butter. The proportions are not real critical - to a cup of nuts, add 1/8 cup oil and (estimated) 1 tsp of lecithin. I also add a little honey, but that's extra. Then if you have a Vita-Mix, you're all set. It makes a great nut butter. (2nd comment) I like almond and cashew butter, alone or mixed. A trick I learned in the peanut butter product developement lab that works for these other nut butters is to add a little (olive) oil and a little lecithin when you make nut butter. The lecithin helps yield a smooth butter. The proportions are not real critical - to a cup of nuts, add 1/8 cup oil and (estimated) 1 tsp of lecithin. I also add a little honey, but that’s extra. Then if you have a Vita-Mix, you’re all set. It makes a great nut butter.

]]> By: Tom Orlando http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-67034 Tom Orlando Thu, 08 May 2008 00:14:31 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-67034 I started my career working as an engineer in peanut butter product development (P&G, 1959). There wasn't much said about aflatoxin then, but in the 60's the lab was testing for it to be sure it wasn't in their peanuts. However, I got uneasy about other companies who might not test for it especially when I learned it was thought that the aflatoxin mold groth was aided by darkness and moisture on the bags that the peanuts were often harvested and stored in. Then when I heard aflatoxin is an absolute cause of cancer, I gave up peanuts and peanut butter for good. I started my career working as an engineer in peanut butter product development (P&G, 1959). There wasn’t much said about aflatoxin then, but in the 60’s the lab was testing for it to be sure it wasn’t in their peanuts. However, I got uneasy about other companies who might not test for it especially when I learned it was thought that the aflatoxin mold groth was aided by darkness and moisture on the bags that the peanuts were often harvested and stored in. Then when I heard aflatoxin is an absolute cause of cancer, I gave up peanuts and peanut butter for good.

]]> By: Mike OD - Fitness Spotlight http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-65293 Mike OD - Fitness Spotlight Tue, 06 May 2008 15:51:22 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-65293 My personal story...I used to put almond butter on everything...especially chicken. Tasted so good. But then there came a time where I stopped....and I noticed something. I felt better....especially when dealing with some small sports related inflammation issues. That and I did more research into the unstable enviroment of most PUFAs (Poly unsat fats) and decided to switch up my fat sources. Now I eat mostly Sat and MUFA (with some Omega 3s from fish oil..and there is still plenty of Omega 6s from meats). I rarely eat nuts....but I still enjoy them time to time....but taking them out of my diet (well I was eating a ton of butter) completely made me feel 100x better. My personal story…I used to put almond butter on everything…especially chicken. Tasted so good. But then there came a time where I stopped….and I noticed something. I felt better….especially when dealing with some small sports related inflammation issues. That and I did more research into the unstable enviroment of most PUFAs (Poly unsat fats) and decided to switch up my fat sources. Now I eat mostly Sat and MUFA (with some Omega 3s from fish oil..and there is still plenty of Omega 6s from meats). I rarely eat nuts….but I still enjoy them time to time….but taking them out of my diet (well I was eating a ton of butter) completely made me feel 100x better.

]]> By: Donna http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-65115 Donna Tue, 06 May 2008 13:19:07 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-65115 I'm with you Crystal, i also eat nuts everyday and love'm! I go to a fresh market and always ask them to grind up "Fresh" Almond Butter before my eyes, can't beat it!!! I’m with you Crystal, i also eat nuts everyday and love’m! I go to a fresh market and always ask them to grind up “Fresh” Almond Butter before my eyes, can’t beat it!!!

]]> By: markus http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-64992 markus Tue, 06 May 2008 11:28:51 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/nuts/#comment-64992 I PERSONALLY WOULD AVOID PEANUTS being a legume, they contain, in common with all beans, lectins, which attack the intestinal mucus membrane and, in many people, can cause "leaky gut syndrome" - and thus potentially allow whole proteins into the blood stream and may trigger an auto immune response. see http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/04/04/do-evolutionary-novel-dietary-lectins-cause-leptin-resistance/ http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=show&pageid=2344 http://www.krispin.com/lectin.html all the best markus I PERSONALLY WOULD AVOID PEANUTS
being a legume, they contain, in common with all beans, lectins, which attack the intestinal mucus membrane and, in many people, can cause “leaky gut syndrome” - and thus potentially allow whole proteins into the blood stream and may trigger an auto immune response.

see
http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/04/04/do-evolutionary-novel-dietary-lectins-cause-leptin-resistance/
http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=show&pageid=2344
http://www.krispin.com/lectin.html

all the best

markus

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