Goodness! Brazil Nuts at $75.99/kg

(A ham loving ham! - VA6KD) #1

I went to buy some Brazil Nuts at my local (Canadian) grocery store - $CAD75.99/kg (USD$59/kg)- I guess they’re going on the “once in a blue moon treat” shelf for now! I hear that price is because there’s a global shortage (or perceived shortage) at the moment.

(Karen) #2

I eat 2 a day for the selenium. OK if only 2. :smile:

K

#3

That is terrible, and I’d just put them on the shopping list…
But I agree with Karen above, the reason I added them was because I read that one brazil nut contains the recommended amount of selenium…now that I’ve gone and looked it up again I’m seeing that eating much more than 2 will put you at greater risk of having too much selenium. So I would actually stick to buying smaller amounts so they don’t go bad before I get to them.

(Banting & Yudkin & Atkins & Eadeses & Cordain & Taubes & Volek & Naiman & Bikman ) #4

That’s nuts.

Sorry.

(KFdriscoll%) #5

I do not know if they ship to Canada, around 1$18/pound

(A ham loving ham! - VA6KD) #6

Thanks! Orders over USD$79 ship free to Canada. Less than that is $7.99 shipping. Definitely something to keep in mind for some bulk nut buys. :smile:

(Karl) #7

I lol’d. :slight_smile:

(matt ) #8

Brazil nuts are toxic at a pretty low amounts (more than 2-3 a day over time). I just gave them up as whats the point in having 2 nuts at day.

(Garry (Canada)) #9

Typical day of Keto eating (meat/spinach/eggs) should provide more than adequate Selenium intake according to what I’ve read.

(A ham loving ham! - VA6KD) #10

I was having them on the odd occasion as a high-fat low-carb snack…for when the munchies attack - even though that’s pretty rare these days.

(Boston_guy) #11

Trader Joes has them back after a long drought. $10 for a 12 oz bag I think.

#12

I love Brazil nuts but I rarely have them because I basically have to trade a body part for a bag of them. Lol

#13

Same as @dub local Trader Joe’s has them for about $10. I eat them for the selenium because I have Hashis and selenium supplements make me sick (anyone else? would love to find a supplement that does not). I limit it to 2 a day a few days a week

(Doug) #14

Keehan, that’s abysmally brutal - sheesh! I had not known of the shortage, but there were problems with drought last year, I now see - smaller yields, the nuts being smaller and dropping off the tree sooner, etc. Oddly, Brazil itself was a net importer of Brazil nuts for at least a while in 2017.

I get a Kroger supermarket 12 ounce/.34kg bag of mixed nuts for $7 or $8 U.S. - almonds, pecans, filberts (hazelnuts), cashews, and usually 7 or 8 Brazil nuts; guess I should be thankful.

(matt ) #15

Look at prices for vanilla extract…also through the roof!

(Doug) #16

Oy… You know, though I’m rather inconsistent, I still haven’t been baking nearly as much; hadn’t noticed. :smiley: