calories/fat from nuts

katheek
on 5/6/11 10:53 am - Cosmopolis, WA
I am journaling all my food intake and I ate almonds yesterday and today.  Now my calorie and fat count are the highest they have ever been.

If I am correct the fat in the almonds is a good fat, should I worry about that?  What about the calories...good/bad?

KATHEE K

        
Ladytazz
on 5/6/11 11:33 am
I just worry about protein and carbs.  There is some malabsorption with the RNY so you aren't absorbing all of the fat but I don't know how much.  As far as being the good kind, that just means it's not likely to clog your arteries I think.  I wouldn't worry about it unless you aren't happy with your weight loss.

WLS 10/28/2002 Revision 7/23/2010

High Weight  (2002) 240 Revision Weight (2010) 220 Current Weight 115.

cabin111
on 5/6/11 12:52 pm
The below is a copy and paste I did about a year ago...
Went to the local support group this evening...We had the hospital nutritionist as the guest speaker.  We had talked before, going through my surgery.  I e-mailed him yesterday and asked him about nuts...how much we should have and which nuts to avoid.  He spoke this evening on the subject.  Thought I would share a couple of the highlights (we know most of these things already). 
He said try and limit the amount of nuts you consume throughout the day.  Nuts have great nutritional value but are high in oils and fats.  He recommended almonds and walnuts the most.  He said to try and avoid any nuts that have more than 2 grams of saturated fats per oz.  Below is the list of nuts he gave me...I'll add the fat and saturated fat tables to it.  Brian

Nut                   Fat                   Saturated Fat
Pistachios           13                    1.5
Almonds             15                    1
Cashews             13                    3
Macadamias       22                    3.5
Peanuts              14                    2
Pecans               21                    2
Walnuts             19                    1.5
Pumpkin             21                    2
Brazil nuts         18                    4
Pine Nuts           19                    1.5
Sunflower Seed 14                    1.5
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