q about unsalted nuts

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just look around the supermarket for an economically viable and convenient snack (and has a decent amount of protein) to munch on and get some extra calories in.

i looked at unsalted nuts it has 170cal, 8g protein for 1/4 cup. but it has 130 fat from calories. so i dismissed it.

but a friend told me it contains mostly 'good' fat (unsaturated i guess?) however. so will eating unsalted nuts on a regular basis destroy a 'clean' bulk?
 
One serving of dry-roasted peanuts (30 grams) contains 12 grams of unsaturated fat and 2 grams of saturated fat and 0 cholesterol.

Too much of anything, good or bad, can destroy a clean diet.

But nuts are generally alot better than ICE CREAM :D
 
ah thanks for the response but i think i may have asked the question wrong.

basically i was wanting to know, if you are trying to minimize fat gain through reducing your intake of dietary fat, will the intake of mostly unsaturated fat from unsalted nuts contribute to fat gain?
 
If with in your maintenance caloric intake NO, if in excess YES.

Although many today are so caught up in Fat, Carbs or whatever they believe, it is a matter of Kcals, the more you ingest vs expend the higher fat storage. Granted carbs do act differently in some people with slower metabolisms, but for the most part it is the food choices they make not the macronutrients themselves.

IE eat 2Kcals a day of twinkies versus healthy clean foods and even though you might be eating in your maintenance level you probably will end up, 1. Malnourished 2. Gaining adipose tissue. Strange how the body can be malnourished but gain fat at the same time.

So if you eat reasonable amounts of peanuts while exercising it is doubtful it will turn to adipose tissue. Yes they have a better lypid profile than say Butter but, if you eat them till they come out your ears you'll gain fat.

You might even be better off with Almonds or Walnuts, better EFA content.
 
Yeah- skip the peanuts (which aren't nuts, actually, they're legumes). Almonds and walnuts rock. Skip nuts like cashews (which are *way* too habit forming) and Brazils and macadamias (which have high levels of saturated fat.
Jake
 
Yeah- skip the peanuts (which aren't nuts, actually, they're legumes). Almonds and walnuts rock. Skip nuts like cashews (which are *way* too habit forming) and Brazils and macadamias (which have high levels of saturated fat. BTW, get dry-roasted- that's more important than salt-free- dry-roasted and salt-free is best.
Jake
 
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Don't forget about pistachios, talk about addictive, they're worse than crack :D
 
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