nuts

I avoided nuts in my teens and 20's because I was always dieting and they are very high in fat. A lot of people don't seem to know that. I began reading of the health benefits and little by little, I was won over. I eat walnuts the most often, because it seems to be the very best for health. A...

If you're like me, you like to party. If you like to party, then you probably like to have snacks at the party. Sometimes, you'll have snacks left over from those parties. What I like to do is mix those snacks together as a party mix so that the leftovers won't get wasted. Here's what I usually...

I've often been told that fruit and nuts are the best possible options that you can go for as a "go-to diet" if you ever were searching for one. I've heard of persons who have eaten a diet that consisted solely of fruit and nuts, but I've never really been a big fan of "strict diets", or...

Have you ever heard of activated nuts? I was new to the concept until recently, when a friend told me about how he soaks nuts in brine to make them easier to digest. Apparently he soaks them for several days until they get fully saturated with the salt water. I have tried them and wasn't all...

We all have our favourite nuts (mine just happens to be pistachios) and then there are our least favourite nuts. What is your least favourite? I'm sorry to all those peanut lovers out there, but my least favourite nut (on it's own) is the peanut. My stomach churns when I eat it and it leaves a...

Has anyone here ever tried to active nuts? I don't even know exactly what that means. Do you soak them overnight in water, or in some other special liquid? Whenever I ask at the health food store what "activating" means, they can't tell me about the exact process that is involved. All I know is...

My husband is a picky eater, and lately he's been on a junk food binge. The only healthy food he eats religiously is a banana a day. Do you have any recipes or ideas on how to hide the healthy stuff in "regular" food stuff? The only thing I can think of are smoothies, but even then the wrong...

I'm doing this tonight, so it occurred to me to come here and start a thread about it. I'm a huge stir fry lover. Give me my veggies! And there's so much you can do with flavor combinations, different sauces and spices, etc. Ohhhh yes, I love my stir fries- and I cook up a pretty mean one, too...

I grew up in a family that consumed a lot of nuts. They were ever present, even during the holidays. Below is a recipe I serve on Christmas day prior to the big meal. It is a rip-off from a recipe I saw Rachel Ray make on her show. Ingredients: 1 cup whole blanched almonds 1 cup hazelnuts...