I’m running about 60-70mpw and am always hungry. I have started to eat mixed nuts (cashews, pistachios, almonds, pecans) daily with some dark chocolate chips in it to try to get some healthier snacks in throughout the day. I would say i am eating about 3/4-1/2 cup a day of these nuts daily and wanted to know if this is bad for my overall health and more on the side of devolving kidney stones? I have not gained weight and am maintaining and also I drink anywhere from a 1/2 gallon to a gallon of water a day. My brother told me nuts are unhealthy and just wanna see inputs in here.
Are nuts unhealthy if you eat a decent amount daily?
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JosephLiburd wrote:
My brother told me nuts are unhealthy
Does your brother run 60-70 mpw?
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I eat a handful on unsalted roasted almonds each day. I have confidence that they are healthy.
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Unless they are coated in sugar or really excessive amounts of salt, nuts are one of the best things that you can eat. Up your water intake if you are running that sort of mileage.
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Make sure you take the shell off first.
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the nut rule is "1 full mouthful per day"
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Not unhealthy but could be a bumpy drive down the Hershey Highway.
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Nuts and seeds are great, but limit Brazil nuts to a few per day maximum. Brazil nuts are a great source of selenium, but selenium is dangerous if you have too much.
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RE: Ality wrote:
Unless they are coated in sugar or really excessive amounts of salt, nuts are one of the best things that you can eat. Up your water intake if you are running that sort of mileage.
Salt is not bad, runners need the sodium.the thing to watch for is nuts roasted in non nut oils, those are unhealthy (transfats)
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JosephLiburd wrote:
I’m running about 60-70mpw and am always hungry. I have started to eat mixed nuts (cashews, pistachios, almonds, pecans) daily with some dark chocolate chips in it to try to get some healthier snacks in throughout the day. I would say i am eating about 3/4-1/2 cup a day of these nuts daily and wanted to know if this is bad for my overall health and more on the side of devolving kidney stones? I have not gained weight and am maintaining and also I drink anywhere from a 1/2 gallon to a gallon of water a day. My brother told me nuts are unhealthy and just wanna see inputs in here.
Nuts, or for that matter any food, aren’t inherently unhealthy if you are eating enough calories for maintenance and not much more, and are getting your RDI of macros and micros. Nuts are mostly fat, so two cups of nuts for someone eating say 1600C/day would be nutritionally imbalanced, but not your consumption with your activity.
Nuts can indeed cause kidney stones but are unlikely at 3/4 cup a day. Water, calcium, fruits and vegetables, and increasing plant protein over animal protein can all help reduce the risk.
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JosephLiburd wrote:
I’m running about 60-70mpw and am always hungry. I have started to eat mixed nuts (cashews, pistachios, almonds, pecans) daily with some dark chocolate chips in it to try to get some healthier snacks in throughout the day. I would say i am eating about 3/4-1/2 cup a day of these nuts daily and wanted to know if this is bad for my overall health and more on the side of devolving kidney stones? I have not gained weight and am maintaining and also I drink anywhere from a 1/2 gallon to a gallon of water a day. My brother told me nuts are unhealthy and just wanna see inputs in here.
Nuts are one of the best foods you can eat in terms of nutritional value and health. Go nuts.
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JosephLiburd wrote:
I’m running about 60-70mpw and am always hungry. I have started to eat mixed nuts (cashews, pistachios, almonds, pecans) daily with some dark chocolate chips in it to try to get some healthier snacks in throughout the day. I would say i am eating about 3/4-1/2 cup a day of these nuts daily and wanted to know if this is bad for my overall health and more on the side of devolving kidney stones? I have not gained weight and am maintaining and also I drink anywhere from a 1/2 gallon to a gallon of water a day. My brother told me nuts are unhealthy and just wanna see inputs in here.
Devolving kidney stones?
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I am eating a decent amount daily, let's say 2-3000 calories of balanced diet. My nuts are healthy and performing like champions. They tend to be effected more by twisting and kicking than by my daily eating amount.
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Ask your mom, cause she eat my nuts EVERY day.
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