Good work Rob!


I too love large fistfuls of nuts in the evening. Pecans are my favorite. I use the wishful thinking approach to this habit but I must rethink it now. That's ok though. I'd rather keeping learning to be honest to myself about what I'm really doing to my body. Thanks for the insight!




-Uwe

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I am a new diabetic and am (re)learning what makes up different foods (carbs, protein, fats).




The one thing I was always advised was nuts had 0 carbs, small protein, ++fats but never got a good reference as to the actuals. The database entry in CarbCheck indicates similar but for really small quantities.




I like to snack on nuts and found my evening readings always high. So after some research on the net, I found the following info which others might find useful:




Food,Serving,Calories,Protein,Fats,Carbs




Almonds,1/3 cup,280,9g,24g,10g


Brazil Nuts,1/3 cup,300,7g,31g,6g


Cashews,1/3 cup,260,7g,21g,15g


Hazenuts (Filberts),1/3 cup,280,6g,28g,7g


Peanuts,1/3 cup,280,11g,24g,10g


Peanut Butter,2 Tbsp,190,8g,16g,7g


Pecans,1/3 cup,240,3g,24g,6g


Pine Nuts,1/3 cup,230,5g,24g,8g


Pistachios,1/3 cup,240,9g,20g,10g


Pumpkin Seeds,1/3 cup,90,4g,4g,11g


Sesame Seeds,1/3 cup,280,8g,23g,6g


Tahini (Sesame),2 Tbsp,180,6g,18g,5g


Sunflower Seeds,1/3 cup,270,11g,24g,9g


Walnuts,1/3 cup,210,5g,20g,6g




(data from http://www.wholefoods.com/recipes/tips_nutseed.html )




I could easily consume 1/3 cup of pistachios in an evening so no wonder my tests were high!




Anyone confirm this data to be fairly accurate? Other web sites seem to be consistent with these numbers from what I have seen.




Rob