I would like to start adding some nuts into my plan but after checking them out, I am so confused I have gone nuts!

Atkins says to roughly count 1 oz of nuts or seeds as 5g of carb but when I did some investigating I found a lot of nuts came in way less than 5g of carb (of course minus fiber).

Then I found a lot of the 1 oz measurements did not specify whether they were shelled or unshelled.

I really want to make sure I have this info right as do not want to find that I have been over eating on amounts.

Those of you who have incorporated nuts/seeds into your plan could you please advise...........what is right?


This is what I found and they were all listed as 1 oz measurement:

Dry or oil roasted salted pecans (15 halves): cal 201 carb 1.1
Walnuts 14 halves: cal 185 carb 2
Macadamia dry roasted salted (10-12 pcs): cal 203 carb 1.3
Pumpkin seeds whole roasted salted (85 pcs): cal 126 carb 15
Pumpkin seeds kernals roasted salted: cal 148 carb 2.7
Almonds oil roasted salted (22 pcs): cal 172 carb 2
Sunflower seed kernals, salted roasted: cal 174 carb 2.3
(does this mean with or without the shell?)

Any thoughts??

I have a can of Kona Macadamias on hand and it says on the can Total Carbs 4 g, fiber 3 g. and sugar 1 g....That is for 1/4 cup...

I enjoy them very much but have to be so careful so not to have them more than 2-3 times a week....or I would sit and eat 1/2 the can at a setting...It is a temptation I have every time I buy a can...so far so good...

I just posted a delicious recipe - Macadamia-Crusted Orange Roughy w/ Hollandaise- if you all love macadamia nuts. I could eat them forever!!!

I added them back in and went overboard. So I bought the little cup containers that are disposable for lunches, and was able to control portions I have not gained any more weight adding them back in.
I definitely found that the cashews and pumpkin seeds added to weight gain, but that might have been because of up calories and not exercise.
I added with the mac's and was fine, even without up exercise.

hope this helps a little


Truth, Love & Perserverance

...you will add nut...you will not be able to stop eating them...so wait till you get there- to the place you want to be

I believe that is without shells.... I also agree with every one else. It is VERY difficult to eat only one serving.

I eat just plain unsalted peanuts.... about 1/4 cup a day I need a snack. It's hard to control yourself, but if you do.... it won't slow your weight loss.

I AM A HUGE NUT-CASE!

I have a bunch of varities of assorted nuts, seeds and other low-carb trail mixes on hand and they are a regular part of my diet. They travel well and offer a diversity of tastes. Portion control is important though, and I am careful to eat them only in snack size baggies (so I don't demolish the whole package, Trader Joes is a great place to buy dozens of nut combination packages.

Only caveat is peanuts. Peanuts are not really nuts, they are legumes. So I skip the peanuts!

J

Thanks for all the nutty replies! Does anyone want to give me any ideas what kind of nuts and what portion size they eat?

I recently added nuts into my diet (transitioning from Induction into OWL in the Atkins plan) and have really enjoyed the diversion. Coming off induction, anything but meat, cheese, eggs and salad is great!

I started with about 2-3 tablespoons of almonds (unblanched, raw) and last week had about the same amount of plain walnuts. I was doing well having this quantity about 2-3 times a week. This past weekend however, I bought some hickory smoked mixed nuts and went a tad overboard Saturday night. I probably had more like 3/4 cup (yikes) and who knows what the 'hickory' stuff is. I am trying to keep it to an occasional serving and keep some in my work bag for when I need a little snack.

Enjoy in moderation!

Barb

Hi

HEED THE WARNING! Nuts that are salty are really addictive! I recommend either getting unsalted or portion controlling like there is no tomorrow!

If you ever sat down and ate a big bag of chips, you know the same can happen with nuts...

Mary

I eat Macadamia nuts only. I can't control myself with any other nut.

I make 1/4 C. baggies and eat those for an occassional snack.

Oh ... I bought raw ones online and roast them myself so that I don't get the added salt.

You can get 10lbs. for $50 which makes it only about 31 cents per ounce as opposed to $1 per ounce at the store.

I freeze the rest until I need it.

First, I allways by the smallest container of them, then portion them out by the fistfull into snack size ziplocks. Most of the time I forget they are in the cupboard.

Hi, I am nutty

yeah, nuts are cool, only cashew is bit carby, other than that, no problem!