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Instead of killing fish, here is my favorite nut mix (BY FAR!), which also happens to be chock full of Omega-3: http://smile.amazon.com/Planters-Nutrition-Omeg

Instead of killing fish, here is my favorite nut mix (BY FAR!), which also happens to be chock full of Omega-3: http://smile.amazon.com/Planters-Nutrition-Omega-3-Ounce-Canister/dp/B003VMZZ04/ref=sr_1_1 http://smile.amazon.com/Planters-Nutrition-Omega-3-Ounce-Can... Cannot recommend enough. A handful for a snack is filling, healthy and not too caloric.

chrisgd 13y ago
I can never stop at just a handful though
- Jtsummers 13y ago
  I dole things like this out to myself each day when I fix my lunch. If I'm going out for lunch I pack it anyways and usually eat it between 10:00-10:30am, keeps me from overeating at lunch. Otherwise, yeah, they'd last about 5 minutes.
  - chrisgd 13y ago
    Sometimes the simplest idea seems like the best solution. Perhaps not having the entire container in my desk drawer (half open) is not the solution.
zwischenzug 13y ago
Bit too much sugar there for my liking...
js2 13y ago
So you might want to do some research on ALA, EPA, and DHA. Our ability to convert ALA to Omega-3 is apparently fairly limited. This link appears to be fairly well researched: http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/othernuts/omega3fa/ http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/othernuts/omega3fa/
Mz 13y ago
FYI: Ingredients Walnuts, Sweetened Dried Cranberries (Cranberries, Sugar, Sunflower Oil), Candy Coated Dark Chocolate Soynuts (Dark Chocolate {Sugar, Chocolate, Cocoa Butter}, Sugar, Oil Roasted Soybeans {Soybeans, Soybean Oil}, Artificial Color {Includes Caramel Color}, Corn Syrup, Gum Arabic, Confectioner's Glaze {Carnauba Wax, Beeswax}). Without doing serious research on every ingredient listed above, let me suggest that you (or other interested readers) can just buy Walnuts for the same effect, without being exposed to all this other crap, which may be a problem for some people. Walnuts are unusually high in omega 3. I have a lot of dietary issues and I would be unlikely to eat the above (and I usually do not eat Planter's because most of their nut mixes are made with peanut oil, which is highly inflammatory and tends to make me psychotic and suicidal). I cannot take fish oil. I am allergic to shellfish and I break out in hives when I take enough fish oil. So I have long eaten walnuts when I want to bump up my Omega 3 intake. But, for my purposes, a) avoiding problem oils does more for me than trying to specifically counteract them by adding other oils and b) eating less acidly also goes a long way to control my inflammatory condition.
- astrange 13y ago
  Walnuts have more omega-6 than omega-3, so you're probably not getting any of the effect from it. The two cancel each other out.
  - dhoulb 13y ago
    The effect might be that eating walnuts fills you up and makes you eat less potato chips. You're right of course, but don't underestimate how bad a place some people are coming from!
  - denzil_correa 13y ago
    http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/omega-3/ http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/omega-3/ Frank Sacks (Prof. of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Dept. of Nutrition) > There are two major types of omega-3 fatty acids in our diets: One type is alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), which is found in some vegetable oils, such as soybean, rapeseed (canola), and flaxseed, and in walnuts. ALA is also found in some green vegetables, such as Brussels sprouts, kale, spinach, and salad greens. The other type, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), is found in fatty fish. The body partially converts ALA to EPA and DHA.
matznerd 13y ago
Make sure that the nuts you eat are sprouted. I generally try to eat only raw, sprouted, organic nuts, but they are expensive...
- greenyoda 13y ago
  What's the advantage of sprouted nuts?
bostonaholic 13y ago
Too much sugar and processed seed oils (e.g. sunflower and soybean).

chrisgd 13y ago

I can never stop at just a handful though

Jtsummers 13y ago
I dole things like this out to myself each day when I fix my lunch. If I'm going out for lunch I pack it anyways and usually eat it between 10:00-10:30am, keeps me from overeating at lunch. Otherwise, yeah, they'd last about 5 minutes.
- chrisgd 13y ago
  Sometimes the simplest idea seems like the best solution. Perhaps not having the entire container in my desk drawer (half open) is not the solution.

zwischenzug 13y ago

Bit too much sugar there for my liking...

js2 13y ago

So you might want to do some research on ALA, EPA, and DHA. Our ability to convert ALA to Omega-3 is apparently fairly limited. This link appears to be fairly well researched: http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/othernuts/omega3fa/ http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/othernuts/omega3fa/

Mz 13y ago

FYI: Ingredients Walnuts, Sweetened Dried Cranberries (Cranberries, Sugar, Sunflower Oil), Candy Coated Dark Chocolate Soynuts (Dark Chocolate {Sugar, Chocolate, Cocoa Butter}, Sugar, Oil Roasted Soybeans {Soybeans, Soybean Oil}, Artificial Color {Includes Caramel Color}, Corn Syrup, Gum Arabic, Confectioner's Glaze {Carnauba Wax, Beeswax}). Without doing serious research on every ingredient listed above, let me suggest that you (or other interested readers) can just buy Walnuts for the same effect, without being exposed to all this other crap, which may be a problem for some people. Walnuts are unusually high in omega 3. I have a lot of dietary issues and I would be unlikely to eat the above (and I usually do not eat Planter's because most of their nut mixes are made with peanut oil, which is highly inflammatory and tends to make me psychotic and suicidal). I cannot take fish oil. I am allergic to shellfish and I break out in hives when I take enough fish oil. So I have long eaten walnuts when I want to bump up my Omega 3 intake. But, for my purposes, a) avoiding problem oils does more for me than trying to specifically counteract them by adding other oils and b) eating less acidly also goes a long way to control my inflammatory condition.

astrange 13y ago
Walnuts have more omega-6 than omega-3, so you're probably not getting any of the effect from it. The two cancel each other out.
- dhoulb 13y ago
  The effect might be that eating walnuts fills you up and makes you eat less potato chips. You're right of course, but don't underestimate how bad a place some people are coming from!
- denzil_correa 13y ago
  http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/omega-3/ http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/omega-3/ Frank Sacks (Prof. of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Dept. of Nutrition) > There are two major types of omega-3 fatty acids in our diets: One type is alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), which is found in some vegetable oils, such as soybean, rapeseed (canola), and flaxseed, and in walnuts. ALA is also found in some green vegetables, such as Brussels sprouts, kale, spinach, and salad greens. The other type, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), is found in fatty fish. The body partially converts ALA to EPA and DHA.

matznerd 13y ago

Make sure that the nuts you eat are sprouted. I generally try to eat only raw, sprouted, organic nuts, but they are expensive...

greenyoda 13y ago
What's the advantage of sprouted nuts?

bostonaholic 13y ago

Too much sugar and processed seed oils (e.g. sunflower and soybean).