Comments on: Top 10 Ways to “Go Nuts” http://www.marksdailyapple.com/top-10-ways-to-go-nuts/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:38:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Adam Lindsay http://www.marksdailyapple.com/top-10-ways-to-go-nuts/#comment-529128 Adam Lindsay Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:00:06 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1673#comment-529128 Hi Roger, I posted a mixed nut butter video a couple of years ago - maybe I was the first!! :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzA6ljXSkts&feature=youtube_gdata My suggestion is to avoid roasting / heating the nuts (anyone care to expand on the benefits of raw nuts vs heated? I always thought that roasting/baking nuts turned good oils into bad ones and u that's the case, why Di a number of the recipes above include heating nuts and seeds? Was Grok baking his nuts or eating them raw I wonder?) and just experiment with sauces and any variety of nuts you like. On. Final thing though is that I have read in many places that peanuts are toxic and generally should be avoided. Again, if anyone with knowledge beyond Googling can clarify on this I would be grateful. Cheers, Adam Hi Roger,

I posted a mixed nut butter video a couple of years ago – maybe I was the first!! :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzA6ljXSkts&feature=youtube_gdata

My suggestion is to avoid roasting / heating the nuts (anyone care to expand on the benefits of raw nuts vs heated? I always thought that roasting/baking nuts turned good oils into bad ones and u that’s the case, why Di a number of the recipes above include heating nuts and seeds? Was Grok baking his nuts or eating them raw I wonder?) and just experiment with sauces and any variety of nuts you like. On. Final thing though is that I have read in many places that peanuts are toxic and generally should be avoided. Again, if anyone with knowledge beyond Googling can clarify on this I would be grateful.

Cheers,

Adam

]]> By: going primal « Antelope Drive http://www.marksdailyapple.com/top-10-ways-to-go-nuts/#comment-515034 going primal « Antelope Drive Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:56:46 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1673#comment-515034 [...] 1 heaping tablespoon of almond butter [...] [...] 1 heaping tablespoon of almond butter [...]

]]> By: Roger http://www.marksdailyapple.com/top-10-ways-to-go-nuts/#comment-510455 Roger Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:27:54 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1673#comment-510455 I have a question! I'm a 76 year old diabetic with heart and cloresterol problems. A couple of weeks ago my doctor advised that meds were keeping the LDL down but were also driving my HDL below normal. She gave me a list of items that would get my HDL back up where it belonged. The list included nut butters. I turned to Google to find some "recipes" for nut butters. Peanut, cashew, and pecan butter sounded good but how about 1/4 cup of peanut butter, a half cup of cashew butter, a couple of walnuts, a tsp of vanilla extract and a dash of Louisianna hot sauce??? Millions of hits in Google but I still have nothing but plain peanut butter, plain cashew butter, etc. My question is "WHY"? Is it taboo to mix different kinds of nuts and/or seeds to make nut butter? I was shocked when nothing turned up that included more than one kind of nut. At 76, am I the first guy to think about combining various kinds of nuts to get more diverse flavors? Maybe I missed something? I'd appreciate someone clarifying my foggy mind or at least having a go at it. TIA I have a question!
I’m a 76 year old diabetic with heart and cloresterol problems. A couple of weeks ago my doctor advised that meds were keeping the LDL down but were also driving my HDL below normal. She gave me a list of items that would get my HDL back up where it belonged. The list included nut butters. I turned to Google to find some “recipes” for nut butters. Peanut, cashew, and pecan butter sounded good but how about 1/4 cup of peanut butter, a half cup of cashew butter, a couple of walnuts, a tsp of vanilla extract and a dash of Louisianna hot sauce???
Millions of hits in Google but I still have nothing but plain peanut butter, plain cashew butter, etc.
My question is “WHY”?
Is it taboo to mix different kinds of nuts and/or seeds to make nut butter? I was shocked when nothing turned up that included more than one kind of nut.
At 76, am I the first guy to think about combining various kinds of nuts to get more diverse flavors?
Maybe I missed something?
I’d appreciate someone clarifying my foggy mind or at least having a go at it.

TIA

]]> By: Almond Flour Crackers & the Little Red Hen « Girl Gone Domestic http://www.marksdailyapple.com/top-10-ways-to-go-nuts/#comment-499768 Almond Flour Crackers & the Little Red Hen « Girl Gone Domestic Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:48:56 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1673#comment-499768 [...] I decided to make these almond flour crackers from Mark’s Daily Apple, one of my new favorite websites for recipes.  This site has so many recipes and info for people [...] [...] I decided to make these almond flour crackers from Mark’s Daily Apple, one of my new favorite websites for recipes.  This site has so many recipes and info for people [...]

]]> By: “I’m Not Losing Weight!!!” | Shoreline CrossFit http://www.marksdailyapple.com/top-10-ways-to-go-nuts/#comment-496903 “I’m Not Losing Weight!!!” | Shoreline CrossFit Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:21:04 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1673#comment-496903 [...] pounds often don’t respond to the same stuff that worked so well to get you to this point. Eating nut butter by the spoonful and hunks of cheese without regard for caloric content may have gotten you this [...] [...] pounds often don’t respond to the same stuff that worked so well to get you to this point. Eating nut butter by the spoonful and hunks of cheese without regard for caloric content may have gotten you this [...]

]]> By: Sarah Hemingway http://www.marksdailyapple.com/top-10-ways-to-go-nuts/#comment-496224 Sarah Hemingway Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:37:57 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1673#comment-496224 Hi Jeremy, I haven't made this pie crust, but I know from making grain crusts (in my other life) that you need to keep the fat cold. So in this case the recipe is probably using coconut oil that is cold enough to be solid white chunks, rather than a drippy oil. This is just a guess, since I haven't actually made it myself. -sarah Hi Jeremy,
I haven’t made this pie crust, but I know from making grain crusts (in my other life) that you need to keep the fat cold. So in this case the recipe is probably using coconut oil that is cold enough to be solid white chunks, rather than a drippy oil. This is just a guess, since I haven’t actually made it myself.
-sarah

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.marksdailyapple.com/top-10-ways-to-go-nuts/#comment-464899 Jeremy Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:14:28 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1673#comment-464899 I know this post comes a year late, but I'm hoping for some feedback anyway. I tried making the nut crust last night, and it was a bit of a disaster! With 2/3rds cup of coconut oil, the mixture was so wet, it was impossible to form dough. We had to add twice as much almond flour just to make it somewhat solid, and even then, the crust is just dripping with oil. (Almost too heavy to eat!) Besides that, coconut oil dripped all over the oven and burned. Quite a toxic evening! In any case, I wanted to check if the proportions were right, or if others might have had this problem. Because the pie came out quite nicely, otherwise! +j I know this post comes a year late, but I’m hoping for some feedback anyway. I tried making the nut crust last night, and it was a bit of a disaster!

With 2/3rds cup of coconut oil, the mixture was so wet, it was impossible to form dough. We had to add twice as much almond flour just to make it somewhat solid, and even then, the crust is just dripping with oil. (Almost too heavy to eat!) Besides that, coconut oil dripped all over the oven and burned. Quite a toxic evening!

In any case, I wanted to check if the proportions were right, or if others might have had this problem. Because the pie came out quite nicely, otherwise!

+j

]]> By: Low Carb Substitutes for High Carb Foods | Mark's Daily Apple http://www.marksdailyapple.com/top-10-ways-to-go-nuts/#comment-446609 Low Carb Substitutes for High Carb Foods | Mark's Daily Apple Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:32:07 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1673#comment-446609 [...] Primal Nut Crackers [...] [...] Primal Nut Crackers [...]

]]> By: Summer Squash Noodles | DodaPedia http://www.marksdailyapple.com/top-10-ways-to-go-nuts/#comment-425554 Summer Squash Noodles | DodaPedia Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:04:27 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1673#comment-425554 [...] just like you would pasta. Add other sautéed vegetables (red onion, tomato, mushrooms) or use pesto as a sauce. For more flavor and protein, cut a chicken breast into strips and sauté with oil and [...] [...] just like you would pasta. Add other sautéed vegetables (red onion, tomato, mushrooms) or use pesto as a sauce. For more flavor and protein, cut a chicken breast into strips and sauté with oil and [...]

]]> By: Low Carb Pasta Substitute | Mark's Daily Apple http://www.marksdailyapple.com/top-10-ways-to-go-nuts/#comment-424354 Low Carb Pasta Substitute | Mark's Daily Apple Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:33:31 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1673#comment-424354 [...] just like you would pasta. Add other sautéed vegetables (red onion, tomato, mushrooms) or use pesto as a sauce. For more flavor and protein, cut a chicken breast into strips and sauté with oil and [...] [...] just like you would pasta. Add other sautéed vegetables (red onion, tomato, mushrooms) or use pesto as a sauce. For more flavor and protein, cut a chicken breast into strips and sauté with oil and [...]

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