This whole peanut thing

(Jake Burns) #1

After watching countless youtube videos and listening to many podcasts, there seems to be divided opinions on the peanut. Back when I was paleo I didnt eat them because they were legumes. Now I see lots of people making fat bombs with peanut butter. At the same time I see keto people saying dont use peanut butter because the peanut is a legume. What are some your own opinions? Has it helped or hindered you?

(Running from stupidity) #2

It (no added crap PB) seems to make no difference to me. But, N=1.

(Empress of the Unexpected) #3

I can’t stop at just 100……….

#4

As far as keto goes, as long as you keep your carbs under 20 you’re fine. End of story.

Looking outside keto, peanuts are high in omega-6 fats and even the best cleanest peanuts supposedly have measureable amounts of aflatoxin. That’s why many people avoid them.

Personally, I avoid peanuts and peanut butter because they’re too damn tasty and easy to over eat.

(Running from stupidity) #5

Well, it’s the end of the very narrow “being in ketosis” story, anyway.

#6

It’s called the ketogenic diet, after all.

(squirrel-kissing paper tamer) #7

I eat the “just peanuts” and nothing else pb, but I never have really liked pb anyway, so I don’t worry about eating too much. But it’s not off limits as long as it’s within my carb count.

(Brian) #8

My opinion… if it fits your macros and you’re not having problems because of it, enjoy.

I like a little from time to time and it doesn’t seem to cause me problems when I eat it. I don’t eat it every day and when I do, it’s condiment not a food group.

But that’s just my opinion.

:slight_smile:

(Empress of the Unexpected) #9

Oh, and the vacuuming mess afterwards…

#10

That’s an easy problem to fix. Just eat them shell and all.

(Empress of the Unexpected) #11

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

#12

Not even joking. Try it sometime. I don’t eat all my peanuts like that, but on the rare occasion I’m eating peanuts in the shell. I’ll eat every fourth or fifth one whole. Just be warned: peanut shells provide quite a bit of “intestinal bulk.”

(Empress of the Unexpected) #13

You’ve given me a good excuse to restock on the peanuts. I always get mine in the shell. Plus, on keto, I am needing more intestinal bulk.

(Jake Burns) #14

Ever since I was a kid I always like them raw. Raw better than roasted nutritionally? Dont even mention boiled peanuts. They look and feel like an elephant sneezed.

(Candy Lind) #15

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

I, too, have done the “shell and all” thing with roasted peanuts. I don’t know what possessed me. :smiling_imp:

(Karen) #16

Here’s the thing about the Peanut. It has a Low glycemic index. It is also low on the insulin index. And pretty high for satiation. In my book that makes it a pretty good snack.