What should replace my almonds?
March 7, 2010 3:39 PM Subscribe
Allergic to tree nuts but I'm trying to add more good fat to my diet. What should I eat (esp. snacks!)?
I already eat the good fish 2x a week, and I have added some olive oil to my diet. I need some snacks that include good fat and are simple. I'd love to have like 25 almonds in the morning around 10:30 - but if I did - I'd be in the ER at 10:45. Any advice for a substitute?
I already eat the good fish 2x a week, and I have added some olive oil to my diet. I need some snacks that include good fat and are simple. I'd love to have like 25 almonds in the morning around 10:30 - but if I did - I'd be in the ER at 10:45. Any advice for a substitute?
Best answer: Also, I think you can eat sunflower, pumpkin, and sesame seeds despite being allergic to nuts.
posted by icy at 3:45 PM on March 7, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by icy at 3:45 PM on March 7, 2010 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Corn, soy, and avocado all have good fats. Are you allergic to flaxseed? That has a lot of great stuff in it.
So maybe you could find some healthy soy chips.
There are lots of avocado snacks you can make. Mash some up with some bread and pepper. Avocado, chicken, and a flaxseed wrap.
You could try your hand at some Sushi by making some California Rolls or just straight up Avocado rolls.
A good fishoil supplement will give you around 50 calories of really good fats and is more than you could get even through eating fish all day everyday -- just make sure you get one screened for PCBs.
Hope that helps some!
posted by zephyr_words at 3:53 PM on March 7, 2010
So maybe you could find some healthy soy chips.
There are lots of avocado snacks you can make. Mash some up with some bread and pepper. Avocado, chicken, and a flaxseed wrap.
You could try your hand at some Sushi by making some California Rolls or just straight up Avocado rolls.
A good fishoil supplement will give you around 50 calories of really good fats and is more than you could get even through eating fish all day everyday -- just make sure you get one screened for PCBs.
Hope that helps some!
posted by zephyr_words at 3:53 PM on March 7, 2010
Best answer: How about peanuts, or peanut butter on crackers or celery? Peanuts can be very convenient, and they're a legume, not a tree nut.
posted by amtho at 4:04 PM on March 7, 2010
posted by amtho at 4:04 PM on March 7, 2010
Huge fan of hemp seed nuts. Super rich in good fats and really mild-tasting. Unfortunately, they're not so snackable on their own, but they're great to add to oatmeal or baking or most anything (I used to throw them in stirfries and whatnot.)
posted by nicoleincanada at 4:05 PM on March 7, 2010
posted by nicoleincanada at 4:05 PM on March 7, 2010
Best answer: Hummus or another healthy spread made with olive oil, and some sliced carrots?
Can you eat peanuts? Can you eat seeds like sunflower or pumpkin seeds? How about coconut?
posted by crabintheocean at 4:07 PM on March 7, 2010 [1 favorite]
Can you eat peanuts? Can you eat seeds like sunflower or pumpkin seeds? How about coconut?
posted by crabintheocean at 4:07 PM on March 7, 2010 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: I can eat peanuts. I cannot eat coconuts.
I'm already eating some avocado in the morning with egg whites and veggies - thanks for that suggestion.
I hadn't thought of sunflower or pumpkin seeds.
posted by quodlibet at 4:27 PM on March 7, 2010
I'm already eating some avocado in the morning with egg whites and veggies - thanks for that suggestion.
I hadn't thought of sunflower or pumpkin seeds.
posted by quodlibet at 4:27 PM on March 7, 2010
Response by poster: I should have added to my question if anyone had any recommendation for bars (larabars/bumblebars etc - I know those two brands have a few I've tried) that do not contain tree nuts.
posted by quodlibet at 4:35 PM on March 7, 2010
posted by quodlibet at 4:35 PM on March 7, 2010
OK this is basically nothing BUT good fat! This is my favorite way ever to eat an avocado.
Cut a perfect avocado in half. Take out the pit. Drizzle some ponzu sauce and sesame oil into the pit hollow. Eat it with a spoon out of the rind, out of hand. Make sure you have a friend around to do the same with the other half of the avocado, or else be prepared to eat a whole one this way. (Which I can do with astonishing regularity.)
posted by KathrynT at 4:43 PM on March 7, 2010
Cut a perfect avocado in half. Take out the pit. Drizzle some ponzu sauce and sesame oil into the pit hollow. Eat it with a spoon out of the rind, out of hand. Make sure you have a friend around to do the same with the other half of the avocado, or else be prepared to eat a whole one this way. (Which I can do with astonishing regularity.)
posted by KathrynT at 4:43 PM on March 7, 2010
Eggs from honest-to-jeebus pastured poultry. Not Organic, not Free Range, not any sort of official and regulated designation, but eggs from chickens that live on, and eat, fresh grass. A good indicator is the color and firmness of the yolk. It should be a deep orange, stand up, and be resistant to breaking.
For boiled eggs, pick of this awesome egg timer.
Depending on where you live, Local Harvest can find a source for pastured eggs.
posted by stet at 6:06 PM on March 7, 2010 [2 favorites]
For boiled eggs, pick of this awesome egg timer.
Depending on where you live, Local Harvest can find a source for pastured eggs.
posted by stet at 6:06 PM on March 7, 2010 [2 favorites]
An antipasto? Maybe with some fresh fruit to balance it out?
posted by shinyshiny at 6:21 PM on March 7, 2010
posted by shinyshiny at 6:21 PM on March 7, 2010
Best answer: "Peanut butter cookie" Larabars are just peanuts, dates, and salt. I would bet they're made around the other Larabars though (you could email the company), so whether you can eat them might depend on how severely allergic you are. If you can eat them, they are really good!
posted by crabintheocean at 7:07 PM on March 7, 2010
posted by crabintheocean at 7:07 PM on March 7, 2010
I've been imbibing hemp oil lately for the good fats. Although some brands are a weird shade of green, it's quite tasty, so I drizzle it on whole wheat toast and then add a little agave nectar for sweetness.
posted by zinfandel at 7:50 PM on March 7, 2010
posted by zinfandel at 7:50 PM on March 7, 2010
Best answer: Olives! Especially delicious, green, briny olives.
posted by Night_owl at 10:20 PM on March 7, 2010
posted by Night_owl at 10:20 PM on March 7, 2010
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posted by icy at 3:42 PM on March 7, 2010 [2 favorites]