Nuts

[MandyMarieB]

I didn't do nuts as a meal replacement, but I did use them for snacks! Cashews and sunflower seeds are my favorites.

 

[Morning Glory]

There is no doubt that nuts are packed with calories as well as lots of nutrients. I tend to avoid them because I'm one of those addictive types who, if I start munching on a few nuts would end up eating bags of them. They are insanely high in calories for their size. But there is some evidence that we don't absorb all the calories in nuts:
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