just 85g will do it
85 grams a day.
That's all you need.
What are we talking about?
Walnuts.
I like walnuts.
I read an article in the weekend paper that stated walnuts would help to protect against heart disease and would also help to lower cholesterol.
(I could use a little cholesterol lowering....)
Nice. I like walnuts. (But they're a little on the expensive side...)
Anyway, the article did state that all you need to consume is 85 grams a day.
So I added them to my shopping list and off I went, swinging my little basket as I skipped down the road.......la de da de da....
Okay, okay, I carried my bag as I walked to the shops.
I found the walnuts right where I'd expected them to be, but when I saw the cost I wondered if the little nuggets were sprinkled with gold dust.
Really? That much? I bought them anyway.
I figured at 85g a day, the bag would probably last me almost a week, so a fair enough price if they really would do what "they" claimed.
I found my kitchen scales and weighed out 85 grams of walnuts. Turns out to be about a cupful. alright then, let's munch.
The first half dozen weren't so bad, then it began to be hard going.
Really! That's a lot of walnuts to be eating all at once.
Now I'm wondering if they need to be consumed in one sitting, or can I space them out through the day. A couple with breakfast, a few in a lunch salad, a half dozen right after dinner.
Being a smaller person, not anywhere near six feet tall, maybe I don't need the 85 grams.
I could space out three servings of 20 grams.
I'll just nibble on them a few at a time until they're gone, then buy another packet. Regular consumption of even a smaller amount has to be better than not eating any at all.
Right?
That's all you need.
What are we talking about?
Walnuts.
I like walnuts.
I read an article in the weekend paper that stated walnuts would help to protect against heart disease and would also help to lower cholesterol.
(I could use a little cholesterol lowering....)
Nice. I like walnuts. (But they're a little on the expensive side...)
Anyway, the article did state that all you need to consume is 85 grams a day.
So I added them to my shopping list and off I went, swinging my little basket as I skipped down the road.......la de da de da....
Okay, okay, I carried my bag as I walked to the shops.
I found the walnuts right where I'd expected them to be, but when I saw the cost I wondered if the little nuggets were sprinkled with gold dust.
Really? That much? I bought them anyway.
I figured at 85g a day, the bag would probably last me almost a week, so a fair enough price if they really would do what "they" claimed.
I found my kitchen scales and weighed out 85 grams of walnuts. Turns out to be about a cupful. alright then, let's munch.
The first half dozen weren't so bad, then it began to be hard going.
Really! That's a lot of walnuts to be eating all at once.
Now I'm wondering if they need to be consumed in one sitting, or can I space them out through the day. A couple with breakfast, a few in a lunch salad, a half dozen right after dinner.
Being a smaller person, not anywhere near six feet tall, maybe I don't need the 85 grams.
I could space out three servings of 20 grams.
I'll just nibble on them a few at a time until they're gone, then buy another packet. Regular consumption of even a smaller amount has to be better than not eating any at all.
Right?
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That does sound like a lot doesn't it? Nuts are one of my favourite things....I buy cashew and a kind of organic raw trail mix...add in my cashews (cause I REALLY like cashews and I have a handful of that a day. (I have big hands...that's my story anyway.)
ReplyDeleteUnsustainable. It will be just too hard to eat a cup of walnuts each day.
ReplyDeleteSpaced over a day sounds OK. Sort of like "time release capsules". Otherwise, I think I'd quit swallowing my mouthfuls of walnuts.
ReplyDeleteHi River,
ReplyDeleteI like walnuts. I'm not sure if I like them enough to consume that amount per day. Maybe grind them up and stick some on my ice cream.
Gary
I think to work properly they need to be spaced out between cookie dough.
ReplyDeleteI feel 85gms may be overdoing it a little. I always think a handful (enough to cover the palm of the hand) should do it. Almonds are also really excellent for your health as well as walnuts. I love cashews but only ever eat about 6 at a time but then I have to watch my weight so can't overdo it with any foods even if they are good for me.
ReplyDeleteI just checked the Sanitarium website about nuts and they suggest 30gms a day (a small handful) with the warning about watching weight. Hope that helps.
P.S. Perhaps the 85gms was suggested by walnut growers?
ReplyDeleteDelores; I'm wondering if that amount was to help lower cholesterol faster, a medicinal amount perhaps.
ReplyDeleteAndrew; yes, that's why I'll space them out and add them to things, but I still won't eat 85 grams.
Joanne Noragon; spacing them out is easier.
klahanie; I grind some and add them to my porridge. That takes care of about a tablespoonful.
Murr Brewster; better in the cookie dough, then baked, especially if it is chocolate choc-chip.
Mimsie; maybe it's the medicinal amount or a misprint. Anyway, I'm eating less.
A cup of walnuts a day does sound excessive. I use walnuts in a raw pie crust.
ReplyDeleteI like Mimsie's idea about who suggested that you needed quite that many.
ReplyDeleteI love nuts but a cup a day is heaps. And heaps. And, as you say, expensive.
Hi River,
ReplyDeleteWalnuts?
No thanks! Brazil nuts, peanuts and cashew nuts - yes.
:-)
Cheers
PM
Manzanita; I've never thought of a pie crust with nuts in it. I usually put walnuts in brownies or cookies. I think a walnut crust for a chocolate mousse pie would be great.
ReplyDeleteElephant's Child; until I weighed them I had no idea how much 85g would be.
Plasman; I like all those types of nuts too, mmm, cashews.
awww Nuts! :) I like nuts, but can't eat too many, I ate a whole big 1kg bag once, took me a half hour, stomach ache for days after...won't be doing that again, so now I eat m&m's they have nuts in them too...:)
ReplyDeleteThe Wicked Writer; a whole kilo in half an hour!! I took almost an hour to get through my 85 grams. I've eaten peanut M&Ms faster though. Now I'm grinding my walnuts and adding a tablespoon to my morning porridge. They go down a lot easier that way.
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