Nuts!!

[LISA]

I am talking about the kinds we eat, dirty girls!

So many people are allergic to nuts, it is so mind boggling..and so many people LOVE nuts. Which ones do you like?

My faves are almonds, cashews, peanuts and that is about it...I am not a fan of hazelnuts too much or brazil nuts-actually THOSE are so gross-very waxy tasting. Pistachios CAN be addictive but tasty as well..the rest of the nuts, walnuts, and all those, meh..not so exciting.

Now if you put chocolate all over those cashews, peanuts or almonds, I get SOOOO giddy! Macadamias aren't bad but they tend to be too waxy for my taste too.

I am just glad I was never allergic to any of those nuts!!

[Lynn]

I'm not allergic to nuts, I just hate them. 

I HATE all nuts (except my husband...he is the only nut I LOVE )

[Steph]

i like peanuts (salted, flavored, however), almonds and that's about it. i also like coconut. is that considered in this category??

i'm a big hater of cashews, pecans...everything else.

[Amethyst]

Probably my favourite nut just for munching is peanuts.  And anything made with peanut butter.  If I was allergic to peanuts, I would die - probably literally because I can't avoid the stuff!  LOL.

Chocolate covered almonds are great too.  Plain almonds - blah!

There are other nuts around at Christmas time, etc.  I think maybe cashews are one kind.  I don't ever buy them but I eat them if they're around.

~Michelle

[Amy]

I like beer nuts! And um, cashews and pecans. I'm not that big of a peanut fan, though.

[LISA]

Steph-haha I was gonna add COCONUTS to my list but didn't know if that was considered a "nut" either! lol I don't like coconut at all...

Amy-Beer nuts...THOSE are good...I assume those are the ones with peanuts on the inside and a crispy shell on the outside? I could get addicted to those easily.

I also love soy nuts-salted ones are VERY good but make you very thirsty..I usually like to get the air roasted ones without the salt and they are quite tasty-but too many make me kinda sick.

Almonds for me are ok especially when I detox-I can eat as many of those as I want and they are SO good for fiber health!!

Of course, any nut could be good when salt and chocolate are added! lol

[Lynn]

lol...well if coconuts and corn nuts are considered nuts, then I guess I do like some nuts. 

I really LOVE peanut butter.
But, it has to be SMOOTH peanut butter. I could NEVER tolerate crunchy peanut butter, Those little bits of crunchy peanuts in there. Icky!

[LISA]

Ooooo I forgot about corn nuts-I LOVE those and could easily get addicted to them...bbq flavored is the best, but regular salted ones are good, so long as they are not TOO salty!!

I am the same way with peanut butter, Lynn-the smoother the better, and I LOVE to pile it on my sandwhich and eat one slice at a time with the center being last...mmmm...but when I start on that stuff, I have a hard time stopping so I try to stay away.

I love cashew and almond butter as well-I use those when I am on a detox and it is SO tasty-even though, sadly, peanut butter is restricted, the cashew butter gives me that same feeling!

[Sharon]

Nuts are the best, I love eating them  . My favorites include:

Almonds (very good for b vitamins), but I'll never eat fresh almonds though, they are so sour ewwwwww;
Peanuts, and every type of peanut butter (great dip for chocolate chip cookies  );
Walnuts with a glass of milk;
Pecans;
Beer nuts;
Hazelnuts, but usually in any kind of chocolate, I actually like them praliné.

[LISA]

 A fancy way Italians like to eat their almonds is by letting them sit in water for many days, then peeling the skins off-you get a nice and juicy almond-very crunchy-it is like you can taste the milk of their flavor...quite neat and VERY addictive. Certainly beats it to eating them dried up.