peanut butter and almonds...every day okay??

[Semidevil]

I'm talking about raw almonds, and also natural peanut butter from the health store (the ones where the only ingredient is peanuts).

I know that these are good for you because they contain all the good fats, but I also realize that they do have the saturated fat that we should be avoiding. I'm trying to meet my protein intake as as naturally as possible, and i'm looking to snack between meals. I tried the greek yogurt, but I also want to take a quick break from it or switch it up a bit.

So with almonds and peanut butter, is it okay to eat every day? This is assuming i lift weights 3 days a week.

I input all my food in an app and it shows my macro to be 52% protein, 32% fat, and 16% carbs. It shows I eat a total of 47 grams of fat, with 5 being saturated fat.

I'm 5'4, about 140 lbs now, looking to gain muscle, lose body fat.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

Saturated fat is not the devil. It is an essential component of nutrition. That's why there's a recommended daily value for it. In addition to this, you can take in more saturated fat than the recommended daily value and still be completely healthy. It's used in all sorts of cellular processes and hormone production. Don't eat excessive amounts of it (i.e. don't cook everything in lard, don't eat 10 pieces of bacon a day, don't eat red meat every single day). Everything in moderation.

Also, plant sources of fats tend to be relatively low in saturated fats (minus things like coconut milk, etc). I'd be more wary about vegetable oils in my food, etc than saturated fat in my nuts.

 

[highland145]

And there are 163 calories per ounce (~24 kernels). Love 'em personally.

 

[Megatomic]

I personally can't recommend nuts and nut butter enough to anyone interested in a strong, lean physique. IMO there's no downside to consuming them (properly).

 

[episodic]

Google "peanuts and inflammation".

I'm avoiding them and limiting my intake of almonds (just very small amounts).

 

[SociallyChallenged]

Google "peanuts and inflammation".

I'm avoiding them and limiting my intake of almonds (just very small amounts).

Most of the resources on this are not nutrition journals - a lot of it is hearsay. Sure, peanuts are considered a legume, which contains lectin. If you're sensitive to lectin, then you may experience greater inflammation. As a whole though, the population who isn't sensitive shouldn't modify their diet based on the advice of those who are.

 

[Megatomic]

I love it when people latch on to ambiguous information just because it suits their needs. I advise my kids to avoid using expert information and opinions that they come across on google...

 

[Muse]

I've heard it said that peanuts are good for you, but not too much. A handful a day, OK. I like nuts. I buy natural peanut butter, and I like to make cookies with a combination of nuts: hazelnuts, cashews, almonds, pecans and walnuts. I keep a mix of these in the refrigerator.

"Every day OK?" It's not so much the frequency as the quantity.