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Monounsaturated fats
October
15
Go Nuts for Nuts
A tidy combination of protein, fat and carbohydrate can be found in delicious and convenient nuts and seeds. They have been an important component of the human diet since the days when mankind survived as hunter-gatherers.
The protein content of nuts ranges from 10 percent in walnuts to 17 percent in almonds. The fat content ranges from about 35 percent in coconuts to more than 70 percent in macadamia nuts. The remainder is carbohydrate, including a significant amount of fiber. Obviously, the higher the fat content, the lower the carb count, which is one of the reasons the macadamia nut is a darling of the Atkins Nutritional ApproachTM .
Almonds are a rich source of calcium, and along with sunflower kernels and hazelnuts, they are particularly rich in vitamin E. Nuts also provide a long list of other nutrients, including niacin, vitamin B6, folic acid, magnesium, zinc, copper and potassium, plus a number of phytochemicals, including many antioxidants.
After the first two weeks of Induction, when you can introduce nuts and seeds into your menus, you will find they make excellent snacks and are often an unexpected and tasty ingredient in an entrée or vegetable dish. You can also use ground nuts and seeds in lieu of breading before baking or sautéing chicken breasts, veal scallops or fish fillets. Like all good things, nuts and seeds should be eaten in moderation. An ounce of most nuts or seeds contains roughly 5 grams of net carbs.
Tasty and nutritious nuts and seeds should be a component of any healthy nutritional regimen. Numerous studies have shown that regular consumption of nuts and seeds minimizes your risks of coronary heart disease. A number of epidemiological studies (research of populations over time) have shown that people who eat nuts regularly are less likely to have a heart attack than people who do not consume nuts and oil-containing seeds.
Moreover, the greater the frequency of consumption, the lower the incidence of heart attack. Lignins in seeds and nuts lower LDL ("bad") cholesterol, as do the heart-protective vitamin E, betaine and arginine.
People on low-fat diets often eliminate nuts -- and with them a powerful source of omega-6 fatty acids and other nutrients. When you follow Atkins, one of the many culinary pleasures is being able to enjoy the multiplicity of fat-rich and nutrient-dense nuts and seeds.
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Thanks!
Are you finding that you go over the limit with nuts? Is so, when you try again, weigh out the correct portion and only eat that.
It could also be the result of a natural stall which happens sometimes. If weight loss resumes, it was a nut, if you stay on a stall, it it only a stubborn tick in weight loss.
Thank you Colette - i measure everything and am following the correct number of nuts. someone said it might be the Atkins Bars - i have one mid day and one again in the evening.
I.M.HEALTHY SoyNut Butter...Peanut Free.
1 net carb taste great nice treat.
Collette - One of the highlights for me on this program is the Atkins Bars. I trust the program. However, many many people on the Boards are saying they stall weight loss and I should give them up. Can you give us the low down on this? The Atkins program without the bars is going to be difficult for me. Why would Atkins have something on their program if so many say they are not good?
Sherirox
You have to gauge some things for yourself.
I'm about 10 days into my plan but am keen to know what nuts I should start introducing & at what point?
thanks
Aoife
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