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Even peanuts become candy under your definition.
by mpd 9y ago
Even peanuts become candy under your definition.
- Retric 9y agoPeanuts are candy. Just look at a snickers/payday/Mr. Goodbar or 50+ others that add peanuts with say caramel/chocolate/etc. They can be fine as part of a larger dish, but really don't make a heathy snack on their own.
- mpd 9y agoI'm not sure why you brought chocolate and caramel into the picture, but I'm going to stick with my opinion that peanuts are not candy. I think you're attempting to redefine a word to fit your narrative, and I'm not having it.
- Retric 9y agoI am not redefining Candy, I am using non food definition of candy to make a point. "Something that is pleasing or pleasurable, usually in a superficial way" Peanuts are frequently used as part of a wide range of sweets for texture. But, they are also sweet enough to not be out of place and in no way make them heathy by proxy. Similarly, eating a full serving of penuts regularly is generally a bad idea.
- leakyabs 9y ago> Similarly, eating a full serving of peanuts regularly is generally a bad idea. Why? Nuts are full of healthy fats and a single serving has a decent amount of calories. With the nutrition nuts have, they make a great snack to propel you through part of the day. If I start to dip around 2:00/3:00 PM and get hungry, one of my go-tos is a single serving of mixed nuts (although I also just toasted some walnuts for the same purpose). It keeps me full until dinner. I don’t understand why you hate nuts so much. I mean, obviously you should enjoy them in moderation, but that’s true for a lot of foods.
- alrs 9y agoCompared to macadamia nuts and almonds, peanuts are absolutely candy. I don't eat them, at all.
- ovao 9y agoI don’t quite follow. Peanuts and macadamia nuts have the same amount of sugar per one cup serving, so on what basis are you avoiding peanuts?
- jacalata 9y agoToo mainstream?
- e9 9y agoPeanuts are composed mostly of polyunsaturated fat (mostly omega 6 and very low omega 3) and macademia nuts are mostly monounsaturated fats. If you care about your omega 6 to omega 3 ratio in the diet then macademia nuts are probably better for you.
- bazoiks 9y ago> If you care about your omega 6 to omega 3 ratio I'm not sure you're going to find many other humans that do. Seriously - there's more important things to care about.