Showing posts with label snacks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label snacks. Show all posts

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Going Nutty

I heard recently in the news that nuts are good for you.  They said even peanuts which are actually a legume will help you live longer.  Here's one report I found by ABC news online.

Nuts are supposed to help avoid colon cancer, diabetes, heart disease  and even keep you thinner.  As a matter of fact we do have nuts around so that we won't snack on other things that wouldn't be as good for us.

It is true that I do have a sweet tooth and sweets are not good for me since I am still pre-diabetic.

The one on the right is mine.  I have the lightly salted cashews, almonds, pistachios, hazel and Brazil nuts.

Art's nuts on the left are completely unsalted.

I also make boiled peanuts which we have with our sandwiches instead of chips.  It's filling and satisfying.  Boiled peanuts are very popular in Hawaii.  I understand it's popular in the southern states as well.  I wrote a post about goober peas a while ago.

I got off of eating nuts for a short time, but I guess it's time for me to put in another order with my daughter who buys them from Trader Joe's and sends them to us.

My favorite nuts are cashews and pistachios.  What do you like best?