[quote]NorskGoddess wrote:
And God help me if there’s a “macadamia butter” floating around somewhere. :)[/quote]
God help you, sister…cause there is!
Be a Goddess, and eat some!
There is a macadamia butter – it’s the only one I use since it has the least omega 6 and most omega 3.
Overall i’m not so sure about these nut butters. As they are processed the oils become oxidized and as a result can become rancid real fast. Not to mention the roasting heats the oils to become oxidized and rancid. They are a huge source of omega 6 and unstable polyunsat’s.
You know, I love macadamias, but not the spreadable kind. Almond and cashew rock me though, particularly almond. Is there a walnut butter (packaged brand), other than for you lucky punks with a grinder at the health food store?
[quote]Marmadogg wrote:
consumer wrote:
Marmadogg wrote:
Almonds are very high in Omega-6 but extremely low in Omega-3.
I thought Omega-6 can increase the incidence of inflamation while Omega-3 decreases the incidence of inflamation.
I consume walnuts instead of almonds for this reason.
I do eat peanut butter but brand I buy (Smart Balance Omega chunky PB) replaces the PB oil with palm oil (same sat. fat as natural PB) and flax seed oil.
http://www.smartbalance.com/omega3.html#
you have it the other way around my friend. Peanuts are extremely high in Omega-6’s but low in omega-3’s.
Almonds have a good amount of both.
For a good resource on what kind of fatty acids are in what particular type of food. Check out IUPA’s lipid Lexicon(google it).
Re-read my post…I am not advocating eating peanuts but I am advocating eating PB whose peanut oil is removed and replaced by Palm Oil (Omega-9 & sat. fat) and flax seed oil (Omega-3).
Reading comprehension is important because you are wrong.[/quote]
yes you are right and i am wrong. I thank you, becausse i did not know that there existed a product like that.
thank you, i’m looking forward to trying it out.
[quote]Marmadogg wrote:
Almonds are very high in Omega-6 but extremely low in Omega-3.
I thought Omega-6 can increase the incidence of inflamation while Omega-3 decreases the incidence of inflamation.
I consume walnuts instead of almonds for this reason.
I do eat peanut butter but brand I buy (Smart Balance Omega chunky PB) replaces the PB oil with palm oil (same sat. fat as natural PB) and flax seed oil.
http://www.smartbalance.com/omega3.html# [/quote]
First of all, since the primary ingredient is peanuts, and since peanuts are mostly fat (oil), how exactly do they get the peanut in but the peanut oil out? So this product in all likelihood is mostly peanut butter (e.g. includes peanut oils) with the addition of this oil blend (palm and flax). Plus molasses and salt.
I really don’t see the advantage of this highly processed peanut butter. They can make whatever claims they want, but I’m pretty sure that just ground up nut butter (be it almond, cashew, or even peanut) is probably healthier than exotic mixtures of different oils with sugar and salt added to it. It is better than a lot of crap you can be eating, but it is hard to argue that highly processed peanut butter (which this is) is healthier than totally unprocessed nut butters.
[quote]helga wrote:
chinadoll wrote:
Does anyone else have access to this, maybe at your local health food store?
I went to check out one of my local health food stores today and they have one of the grinders. And to make things even better, they will grind any nuts that you buy in the store into butter. So you can have any combination of nut butter that you want. And it is all nuttin but nuts![/quote]
Great!! Yipee!!
[quote]MR1 wrote:
chinadoll wrote:
A great combination is to combine in a bowl protein powder with unsweetened shredded coconut, splenda, cinnamon, cocoa powder and mix well, then add the nut butter and a touch of vanilla extract until a slighly dry dough-like consistency. Form into balls and refrigerate until firm. You can add anything that you want, from raw flax seeds slightly chopped in the food processor, chopped dates, chopped up dried cherries, glutamine powder, raw sesame seeds, raw pumpkin seeds chopped in a food processor, rum extract and raisins, etc… Tastes like candy but much healthier because you know they’re made of whole foods.
Great tip! I’m gonna try that. I like combining it with whey and flax seeds already, but I’m going to try these balls.
I tried almond butter and sesame butter, both taste great. And only sea salt is added. I like to put it in salads too.
Only thing (but that’s also with nuts) is that it’s easy to eat more.
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So true. So easy to eat several.