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Posted by: FishOrCutBait

my dad is goin on a diet, 6 meals a day, all that good stuff, I need to know if pistachios are okay for him to eat. he really likes them, but he likes almonds too... so, i need to know about the stachios... any help is good, thank you!

Posted by: calalily1972

Nuts, in general, are very caloric dense. They are fine in small quantities.

Posted by: FishOrCutBait

No, i mean pistachios specifically, I know that they are very calorically dense, as they are mostly fat, im just asking if they are a good fat, I dont know their profile, with the mono and the poly unsaturated fats and what have you...

Posted by: calalily1972

Isn't pistachio a nut

Of course it is a nut so.................

Posted by: FishOrCutBait

... I guess I'm not being clear. Is pistachio a good nut as opposed to almonds? Or, as opposed to other nuts?

Posted by: calalily1972

Nuts in general are great. Sure, some nuts are better than others.

Walnuts and Almonds being the best.

Posted by: FishOrCutBait

lol, i swear Im not retarded... I just guess i didnt word it right... Sorry!! Thanks for the help!

Posted by: njc

Even peanuts?

Posted by: FishOrCutBait

Peanuts are cool, natty peanut butter... mmm....

Posted by: min0 lee

I think this guy is nuts.

Posted by: calalily1972

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Originally Posted by njc

Even peanuts?

Technically peanuts are legumes, however they resemble the nuts more than they do legumes, so we use them a nuts, another fat source.

Posted by: njc

Whats the dif between nuts and legumes physically and nutrition wise?

Posted by: FishOrCutBait

legumes are more carb-y, i thinksh

Posted by: ReelBigFish

I think that peanuts are to legumes like avocados are to fruits.
In other words they belong but are different than most of thier "family members".

Posted by: thajeepster

I think walnuts have the best health benefits... almonds are great too. I use almonds, walnuts, and natty pb everyday.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

I will never understand why people eat the red pistachios. Why color your lips and hands in red food dye if you don't have to?

Posted by: Volume

Id go with peanuts.. 50mg magnesium per ounce or Brazil nuts 151 mg per oz. Pumpkin seeds are great too at 152 mg per oz of mag. Dunno about pisstachios.

Posted by: FishOrCutBait

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Originally Posted by ReelBigFish

I think that peanuts are to legumes like avocados are to fruits.
In other words they belong but are different than most of thier "family members".

sooo... You could compare my homeless uncle to a peanut or an avacado, eh?...

Posted by: ReelBigFish

LOL

Posted by: buff_tat2d_chic

That was pretty funny.

Posted by: sara

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Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

I will never understand why people eat the red pistachios. Why color your lips and hands in red food dye if you don't have to?

Pistachios are natural in color with green nut meats. The finest pistachios are natural in color and naturally opened. Red pistachios and machine opened nuts are generally done to hide imperfections in the shell of the nut and improperly kept trees.

Posted by: sara

http://www.organic-planet.com/produc...istachios.html

Posted by: min0 lee

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Originally Posted by sara

Now I know.

Posted by: ReelBigFish

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Originally Posted by sara

Not sure if this is what you mean exactly but, the shell actually starts to turn red and to make them more appealing(back in the 30's or sumthing) they dyed the whole thing red, as you said, to hide imperfections and make them more appealing. gotta love Food Network!

Posted by: FishOrCutBait

wow... thats more than I ever cared to know about 'stachios...

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