Hi all!


I was wondering if you could have pistachio nuts,peanuts,cashews or macademia nuts instead of popcorn at the movies if I watch my carb count for the day? Would this hurt my progress so far? I thought nuts are ok for Atkins ?

Yep, nuts are OK for Atkins but the lower carb ones. Pistachios and cashews are up there on the carb scale and peanuts aren't really a nut, they're a bean.

Sunflower seeds in the shell are a good alternative. You can eat an ounce or two of nuts in no time, but it takes a bit of work to get through a shelled ounce of seeds.

Karen

I wouldn't do nuts. It's too easy to overdo and they add up fast.

I do take nuts with me to the movies. I use a ziploc snack size bag and only take the amount I want to eat. That way I can't really overindulge. I take macadamias or almonds. It saves me from reaching for the popcorn that my husband always gets.