On Thursday, February 7, 2013 1:36:25 PM UTC-6, Steve Freides wrote:
> Christopher M. wrote:
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> > I've been eating pistachios, in the shell, lately. Also some in-shell
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> > peanuts.
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> > I'm really craving them.
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> > I wonder if I'm craving the vitamins or omega-3 oils in the nuts?
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> > Or maybe I"m craving the salt?
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> > Or because their roasted?
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> > Or because they stay fresher in their shell, kind of like a snack
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> > pack of cookies?
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> > Or the fat?
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> > http://caloriecount.about.com/forums/foods/craving-nuts
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> > W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
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> Nuts are good for you. Almonds have a great nutritional profile.
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Yes they do. So do pecans, macadamias, hazelnuts ans cashews.
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> Peanuts aren't nuts.
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No, they are not.
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> Roasting brings out the flavor - I regularly buy almonds, peanuts, and
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> cashews already dry-roasted.
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Peanuts and cashews are the two nuts that I prefer roasted. Everything else,
I'd rather have raw. Roasting changes the flavors. As much as I love raw
almonds, I don't even really like roasted ones.
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> I don't think anyone craves vitamins or omega-3's - what do those things
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> taste like? I think you can crave salt, and fat.
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Christopher is "a Bear of Little Brain."
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> -S-

--Bryan