Roasted peanuts in shell. Great snacks but how many carbs? how much fiber? If you google there are lots of conflicts. On another site (facebook group), I post the same question and the self appointed expert spew. “bad for you too much this or that”.
So can somebody give me the straight poop on peanuts?
Thanks
They work for some people but not for others. Sorry no easy answer. Technically they’re not keto as they’re legumes, but if you’re not strict and don’t get bad effects from them, then go for it.
I don’t know, but yesterday for lunch I went for takeout to a burger joint for a lettuce-wrap burger and they also have a couple bins of roasted in-shell peanuts to munch on while I waited. Then when I got my takeout bag, I tossed a couple in the bag to have with the burger. Next thing I know, the manager is throwing himself between me and the door saying that I can’t leave with the peanuts in the bag. Those peanuts are not for takeout! I (im)politely told him to stand aside as I walked out. Later on I looked at their website and it turns out they’re paranoid about someone outside the store having an peanut reaction. Oh well…I guess I’m not going back there for takeout. The peanuts were sure tasty though.
I’m on keto for about 8 weeks. Lost about 24 lbs and not strictly logging everything. However, I like crunch and thought I could eat peanuts. Bums me out that I can’t find consistent info. One site says “21 grams carbs in a cup” (in shell). Another says “7 carbs”
Keto isn’t paleo. Keto is ketosis, if legumes allow you to maintain ketosis then they are keto.
Are you eating the shells? If not, just go with the roasted peanut nutrition - you are just going to have to guesstimate the volume of nut vs shell. Too much variety in shell sizes I think.
Looks like 1/2 cup of roasted peanuts would be about 9-10 net carbs. Pretty high, but could work if you didn’t eat a lot of additional carbs that day. When I go to 5 Guys, I eat the peanuts too, but it’s probably not more than 1/4 cup out of the shell.
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/legumes-and-legume-products/4448/2
Unfortunately, there is a lot of stuff that’s not cut and dried.
What spikes the insulin for one person may barely cause a reaction in another.
I do eat peanut butter but rarely eat enough to amount to anything at all, probably the equivalent of 1/4 of a handful at most. It’s more like a condiment than a food group to me.
Tomatoes are another one that some people seem to react to while others don’t.
Believe it or not, I have a diabetic friend that swears he can eat a ripe peach and have almost zero reaction to it. I’d have thought he’d be through the roof. Who’d a thunk…
How do you know if you are one of the people who can eat peanuts and remain in ketosis if you don’t have a way of measuring?
My understanding is that fructose does not spike insulin but is processed directly by the liver. So it may not have an effect on blood glucose levels but still taxes the liver which likely converts it to fat. Folks can correct me if I have that wrong.
One source I rely on for nutrition information gives the following rundown for raw peanuts:
6.5% moisture
6064 kcal/kg of energy
27.6% crude protein
52.7% crude fat
Total Carbohydrate: 17.3% (correction)
Crude Fiber: 9.1%
Sugars: 4.2%
Starch: 0%
Whoops! Copying error. Total carbohydrate should read 17.3%. I fixed the original post. Thanks for catching that.
From memory I think with the flaky but that coats it it is a bit higher in carbs. Depends on the brand as well.
I have stopped eating them because of they caused the same hip pain the next day that I get when I used to eat potatoes and also because I eat too many when I have them. I think for people who can eat them without being out of control, then go for it. Keto is whatever works for you without causing problems.
I get all kinds of nuts in the shell, I weigh the total before and the shells after to figure out how much I ate. You can’t do that in a restaurant, but it works at home.
Peanuts are inflammatory so personally I avoid them. I stick to macadamia nuts.
Do you have a blood glucose meter? and a way to test for ketones? If so, measure first, eat a serving next, then test yourself over the next hour and then at 2 hours. You will know for certain if you can personally eat them or not. This goes for a lot of foods that may be questionable. Without testing on yourself, you won’t kn ow. Also, the inflammatory nature of a food - basically, after you eat whatever it is, do your joints hurt and/or do you have pain or other inflammatory markers? Everyone is different, what works great for me my work really badly for you.
