Got Nuts?

[darklinensuit]

What's your favorite nut? (You can't pick anybody here. :) )

I don't eat nuts too often.
No, I'm not like the nut reciting guy in Best In Show.
I like almonds. Peanuts are okay. (And don't tell me they're not a nut.) Walnuts don't have the best flavor. Macadamia is too fattening to justify the flavor. Cashews are so-so.

And do you prefer crunchy or smooth peanut butter?

- Jake

[Violet]

I think my favorite would be Spanish peanuts, with the red skins on. Second would be salted peanuts in the shell. There's a store on Walnut St. in Philly called Nuts to You, and every time I walk by it smells SO good. Every once in a while I'll stop and buy a bag of warm peanuts. Next favorite would be cashews.

As for peanut butter, I am a connoisseur! I LOVE peanut butter. I go thru spells where I can't get enough. Right now since I'm on a diet I'll say Skippy Low Fat is my fav. It's actually not bad. Next I'd say is the Peter Pan Honey Roast. Yummy. I can eat it by the spoonful! Part of why I'm on a diet, I guess. :lol:

Carol

[DrummerDeanna]

LOL..."I used to be able to name every kind of nut..." --Harlan Pepper (Best in Show) hehe

Anyway, being from one of the world's largest pecan growing regions, I have to say that they're my favorite nut :)

I also enjoy almonds and peanuts....

I dislike chunky peanut butter...and can only really tolerate one brand of peanut butter - Jif...haha...so I'm not really big on the stuff...but it's gotta be Jif creamy :)

[GardenStateGirlie]

LOL..."I used to be able to name every kind of nut..." --Harlan Pepper (Best in Show)

:lol:

Darn. I can't pick anyone here? :wavey:

I'm not a big fan of nuts at all. In fact, if they're in or on something, I usually pick them off. If I have to pick a favorite nut, it would probably be the cashew. As far as PB is concerned, we use Reduced Fat Jif and Simply Jif (it has less sugar...my dad has diabetes).

[darklinensuit]

:lol:

Darn. I can't pick anyone here? :wavey:

I'm not a big fan of nuts at all. In fact, if they're in or on something, I usually pick them off. If I have to pick a favorite nut, it would probably be the cashew. As far as PB is concerned, we use Reduced Fat Jif and Simply Jif (it has less sugar...my dad has diabetes).

You remind me of that old Joan Rivers joke. Not to comment on your intelligence...you took the Pepsi Challenge & chose Jif. ;)

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

LOL..."I used to be able to name every kind of nut..." --Harlan Pepper (Best in Show) hehe

Anyway, being from one of the world's largest pecan growing regions, I have to say that they're my favorite nut :)

I also enjoy almonds and peanuts....

I dislike chunky peanut butter...and can only really tolerate one brand of peanut butter - Jif...haha...so I'm not really big on the stuff...but it's gotta be Jif creamy :)

I forgot pecans. They're so-so in my book.
When I was little I liked chunky pb & hated the smooth - an exception to my no-lumps-in-food rule.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

I think my favorite would be Spanish peanuts, with the red skins on. Second would be salted peanuts in the shell. There's a store on Walnut St. in Philly called Nuts to You, and every time I walk by it smells SO good. Every once in a while I'll stop and buy a bag of warm peanuts. Next favorite would be cashews.

As for peanut butter, I am a connoisseur! I LOVE peanut butter. I go thru spells where I can't get enough. Right now since I'm on a diet I'll say Skippy Low Fat is my fav. It's actually not bad. Next I'd say is the Peter Pan Honey Roast. Yummy. I can eat it by the spoonful! Part of why I'm on a diet, I guess. :lol:

Carol

I just cut Skippy low-fat out of my diet in an effort to get in better shape before the end of summer. It's not that low-fat, BTW, though cardiologist friends have told me that peanuts are good for the heart. What do I care. My heart is tiny. :angel: No more pb for me.

- Jake

- Jake

[GypsySorcerer]

My favorite nuts are: peanuts, walnuts, and pecans.

I like all kinds of peanut butter. Yummmm.

[darklinensuit]

My favorite nuts are: peanuts, walnuts, and pecans.

I like all kinds of peanut butter. Yummmm.

May I inquire, just what is it you like about walnuts? I like the texture - you can really bite them - but that's about it.

- Jake

[GypsySorcerer]

May I inquire, just what is it you like about walnuts? I like the texture - you can really bite them - but that's about it.

- Jake

I really have no answer. :laugh: I just like them.

[darklinensuit]

I really have no answer. :laugh: I just like them.

Sorry, that is not acceptable. Search your soul & get back to me. :wavey:

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

You remind me of that old Joan Rivers joke. Not to comment on your intelligence...you took the Pepsi Challenge & chose Jif. ;)

- Jake

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

You just said "you remind..." and "Joan Rivers..." in the same sentence. That was scary. :laugh:

[hayley]

Are we starved for conversation if we're discussing our favorite kind of NUTS? !

I have a severe obsession with pistachio kernels, and milder obsessions with almonds and cashews.

[markolas]

I don't really eat nuts, but I've been reading that they're really good for you (especially walnuts), so that's about to change.

Walnuts, pecans, and cashews are my favorites. Peanuts have too much salt, and I don't think I've ever eaten macademia nuts.

[amber]

I just cut Skippy low-fat out of my diet in an effort to get in better shape before the end of summer. It's not that low-fat, BTW, though cardiologist friends have told me that peanuts are good for the heart. What do I care. My heart is tiny. :angel: No more pb for me.

- Jake

- Jake
You should still eat nuts. Maybe not peanut butter, but whole nuts, a small handful a day, or every other, at least. Cut out some other NOT good for you fat. I'm a big fan of nuts, they're very beneficial. I like almonds best, though i eat SF seeds most (cheap) which have vitamin E. Did you know walnuts are the only thing besides fish and flaxseed oil that have Omega 3 fatty acid? Plus, nuts have slower release energy, which helps you feel full and keeps your blood sugar steady. My family has a little problem with Hypoglycemia (sugar makes us tired/irritable, but we crave it) and nuts can always come to the rescue of low blood sugar.
Amber "I work for the American Nut Council" G.
oh, yeah, i forgot how good and addictive pistachios are.

[Hawkeye]

I don't like any kind of nuts whatsoever. NONE. And I Hate when resturants ruin my hot fudge sundays by putting nuts on top of them. Danm it people stop it.

[darklinensuit]

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

You just said "you remind..." and "Joan Rivers..." in the same sentence. That was scary. :laugh:

Don't worry, you still remind me of old Joan in your special way. :wavey:

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Are we starved for conversation if we're discussing our favorite kind of NUTS? !

I have a severe obsession with pistachio kernels, and milder obsessions with almonds and cashews.

Not necessarily. Feel free to discuss your least favorite too. :wavey:

I forgot pistachios. I used to love them but I'm given them by the truckload by students every holiday, so I'm sick of them.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

I don't really eat nuts, but I've been reading that they're really good for you (especially walnuts), so that's about to change.

Walnuts, pecans, and cashews are my favorites. Peanuts have too much salt, and I don't think I've ever eaten macademia nuts.

The first time I te macadamia I loved them, & they're still okay in cookies. They're not worth the price or the calories.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

You should still eat nuts. Maybe not peanut butter, but whole nuts, a small handful a day, or every other, at least. Cut out some other NOT good for you fat. I'm a big fan of nuts, they're very beneficial. I like almonds best, though i eat SF seeds most (cheap) which have vitamin E. Did you know walnuts are the only thing besides fish and flaxseed oil that have Omega 3 fatty acid? Plus, nuts have slower release energy, which helps you feel full and keeps your blood sugar steady. My family has a little problem with Hypoglycemia (sugar makes us tired/irritable, but we crave it) and nuts can always come to the rescue of low blood sugar.
Amber "I work for the American Nut Council" G.
oh, yeah, i forgot how good and addictive pistachios are.

I've got bags of nuts in my pantry, but healthy or not, I don't have a strong desire to eat them soon. You're right, though, they are filling.

BTW, I love the peanuts in Cracker Jack. Anybody else?

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

I don't like any kind of nuts whatsoever. NONE. And I Hate when resturants ruin my hot fudge sundays by putting nuts on top of them. Danm it people stop it.

You reminded me, I love DQ's Peanut Buster Parfaits, but they're so small. Damn it people. Stop it. Make them bigger. :nod:

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

Don't worry, you still remind me of old Joan in your special way. :wavey:

- Jake

Fabulous. Well, I suppose there are far worse things I could remind you of. :rolleyes:

[darklinensuit]

Fabulous. Well, I suppose there are far worse things I could remind you of. :rolleyes:

And you do. :distress:

- Jake

[Patti]

I like walnuts, peanuts and cashews. My favorite peanut butter is Skippy Super Crunch. I don't any of the above very often because of the high caloric content.

[golddustwoman77]

I love pistachios, cashews, and honey roasted peanuts. My favorite peanut butter is crunchy. :thumbsup:

[amber]

Fabulous. Well, I suppose there are far worse things I could remind you of. :rolleyes:
Than Joan? What, what, could this far worse thing be? I don't believe there is such a thing! :D
Amber

[macmar71]

Cashews are my favorite!!!

[darklinensuit]

I like walnuts, peanuts and cashews. My favorite peanut butter is Skippy Super Crunch. I don't any of the above very often because of the high caloric content.

Okay, now YOU explain the appeal of walnuts. It can't be the flavor, which works only in brownies.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

I love pistachios, cashews, and honey roasted peanuts. My favorite peanut butter is crunchy. :thumbsup:

When I lived in Chicago I ate honey roasted peanuts & Ben & Jerry's every day. I miss that metabolism.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Than Joan? What, what, could this far worse thing be? I don't believe there is such a thing! :D
Amber

Michael Jackson, for one.

- Jake

[amber]

Michael Jackson, for one.

- Jake
TIE!!!
MBER

[Patti]

Okay, now YOU explain the appeal of walnuts. It can't be the flavor, which works only in brownies.

- Jake

Shoot, I don't know, Jake, they're just nutty (like me?)! I like them most in food, like brownies, cakes, fudge, ice cream. Well, no wonder I never eat them, my goodness, I'd weigh 1,000 lbs! To make you feel better, I'm not crazy about them on their own, but they certainly enhance the above-mentioned foods.

[golddustwoman77]

When I lived in Chicago I ate honey roasted peanuts & Ben & Jerry's every day. I miss that metabolism.

- Jake

Wow! I have never had that kind of metabolism. How lucky you are to have had that for a while anyway!? :p

[darklinensuit]

TIE!!!
MBER
No way. At least Joan picks on people her own age.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Shoot, I don't know, Jake, they're just nutty (like me?)! I like them most in food, like brownies, cakes, fudge, ice cream. Well, no wonder I never eat them, my goodness, I'd weigh 1,000 lbs! To make you feel better, I'm not crazy about them on their own, but they certainly enhance the above-mentioned foods.

Okay, I can live with this answer. You may pass Go. :wavey:

- Jake

[amber]

No way. At least Joan picks on people her own age.

- Jake
But she's so much more foul. And I think JC was waaay older when she picked on him. And she befouls the minds and hearts of anyone, any age, who happens to glimpse her. Perhaps we'll have to ATD. :wavey:

[darklinensuit]

Wow! I have never had that kind of metabolism. How lucky you are to have had that for a while anyway!? :p

I didn't mention that I would eat Haagen-Daz every day also. Usually it would be three in a sitting: B & Jerry's Chunky Monkey & Wavy Gravy & H-D Caramel Cone Explosion.
With a Diet Coke.
And I was in great shape (at least on the outside. Who knows what that crap was doing to my stomach.). It helped that in Chicago I walked everywhere, and I walk quickly. Here you walk to the car, and only if there's no valet. A co-worker called me today that she is moving near the university just to be near the trail. She's paying a fortune to be in what she calls a New York-sized apartment.

And no, I wasn't lucky. Now that the diet is starting to catch up to me, I find that I lack the discipline to cut. I have discipline in all areas except the eating. It's not out of control crazy wild, but I struggle to cut the necessary corners where needed. But I am starting to work out a little more, which has always helped a lot in the past. I just hope if I take a trip before school starts up (on the 11th!! :rolleyes: ) that the disruption doesn't mess me up too much.

- Jake

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

But she's so much more foul. And I think JC was waaay older when she picked on him. And she befouls the minds and hearts of anyone, any age, who happens to glimpse her. Perhaps we'll have to ATD. :wavey:

Sorry, I'm on some funky prescription drugs right now, who is JC?

- Jake

[amber]

Sorry, I'm on some funky prescription drugs right now, who is JC?

- Jake
oh, Johnny Carson, and can i have some? :lol:
Amber

[darklinensuit]

oh, Johnny Carson, and can i have some? :lol:
Amber

Look, I don't condone her action - a betrayal in the business world, backstabbing in Hollywood - but I don't think it's as bad as MJ buying up the Beatles stuff. That's just slimey. At least I could understand Joan wanting her own show, but WTF did MJ need more royalties for? Silk chimp pajamas?

- Jake

[amber]

Look, I don't condone her action - a betrayal in the business world, backstabbing in Hollywood - but I don't think it's as bad as MJ buying up the Beatles stuff. That's just slimey. At least I could understand Joan wanting her own show, but WTF did MJ need more royalties for? Silk chimp pajamas?

- Jake
oh, you were talking about buying beatles stuff? I thought you were talking about his obvious molestation problem. Or maybe you were before but now you're talking about the beatles stuff? Yeah, you're right, it is slimey. But again, ATD.
AMber

[Patti]

Okay, I can live with this answer. You may pass Go. :wavey:

- Jake

When do I collect the $200?

[darklinensuit]

oh, you were talking about buying beatles stuff? I thought you were talking about his obvious molestation problem. Or maybe you were before but now you're talking about the beatles stuff? Yeah, you're right, it is slimey. But again, ATD.
AMber

I was talking about that, I only brought up the Beatles when you brought up Johnny because the business decisions tell a lot.
And what's ATD? You've got to spell out for me today. I can't handle it.

- Jake

[amber]

I was talking about that, I only brought up the Beatles when you brought up Johnny because the business decisions tell a lot.
And what's ATD? You've got to spell out for me today. I can't handle it.

- Jake
Agree to disagree. And can i have some pills or not? :laugh:
AMber

[darklinensuit]

When do I collect the $200?

When you sell a hotel.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Agree to disagree. And can i have some pills or not? :laugh:
AMber

Listen, I haven't FOUND a pill for you yet. :shocked: ;) :lol:

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

I didn't mention that I would eat Haagen-Daz every day also. Usually it would be three in a sitting: B & Jerry's Chunky Monkey & Wavy Gravy & H-D Caramel Cone Explosion. With a Diet Coke.

What the hell good is a diet coke after all that? :laugh: Bleh...that makes my stomach hurt just thinking about it.

[darklinensuit]

What the hell good is a diet coke after all that? :laugh: Bleh...that makes my stomach hurt just thinking about it.

Hey, if I can touch just one life, I'm happy. :thumbsup:

- Jake

[amber]

Listen, I haven't FOUND a pill for you yet. :shocked: ;) :lol:

- Jake
I'm suprised, cause you ARE a pill, and it takes one to know one, nyah! :D (where's the "sticks out tongue" smiley when you need it?) :p not this one...
AMber

[GardenStateGirlie]

Hey, if I can touch just one life, I'm happy. :thumbsup:

- Jake

And i'm sure if fills you with glee to know that the one life...the one stomach...was mine :distress: :p

[Patti]

When you sell a hotel.

- Jake

WTH? Everyone knows when you pass Go you collect $200.

[darklinensuit]

WTH? Everyone knows when you pass Go you collect $200.

Not on my board.
See if I let you play Jakeopoly anytime soon.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

And i'm sure if fills you with glee to know that the one life...the one stomach...was mine :distress: :p

Glee is such a strong word. Let's call it unfettered joy.

- Jake

[dissention]

As for peanut butter, I am a connoisseur! I LOVE peanut butter. I go thru spells where I can't get enough. Right now since I'm on a diet I'll say Skippy Low Fat is my fav. It's actually not bad. Next I'd say is the Peter Pan Honey Roast. Yummy. I can eat it by the spoonful! Part of why I'm on a diet, I guess. :lol:

Carol

You should buy unblanched natural peanut butter. The Skippy, Peter Pan, and Jif ones are loaded with so much sugar and chemicals that it will do nothing to aid a diet. ;)

[GardenStateGirlie]

Glee is such a strong word. Let's call it unfettered joy.

- Jake

:eek: Sure. Fine. Whatever.

[darklinensuit]

You should buy unblanched natural peanut butter.

Doesn't sound too appetizing. (Not that chemicals do either.) What does it look like when it's unblanched? (I'm assuming it's darker??)

- Jake

[Patti]

Not on my board.
See if I let you play Jakeopoly anytime soon.

- Jake

I hear it's highly overrated.

[amber]

Doesn't sound too appetizing. (Not that chemicals do either.) What does it look like when it's unblanched? (I'm assuming it's darker??)

- Jake
Yeah, and the oil sits on top, you have to stir it. It's waaaaay better, though, that's the only kind my mom would buy,and only kind i've ever eaten. The process where they make the oil stay mixed in with the whole thing is not good for you, (I forget why). Might take a bit getting used to, if you've always had S-Crappy brand P.B.
Amber

[darklinensuit]

I hear it's highly overrated.

That does it. You're the thimble. :p

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

I hear it's highly overrated.

If it's involving Jake then yes, 10 to 1 it probably is :laugh: ;)

[darklinensuit]

Yeah, and the oil sits on top, you have to stir it. It's waaaaay better, though, that's the only kind my mom would buy,and only kind i've ever eaten. The process where they make the oil stay mixed in with the whole thing is not good for you, (I forget why). Might take a bit getting used to, if you've always had S-Crappy brand P.B.
Amber

Yuck, I hate the idea of food that needs stirring, especuially when I can see the oil. But I guess if you're used to it.

- Jake

[dissention]

Doesn't sound too appetizing. (Not that chemicals do either.) What does it look like when it's unblanched? (I'm assuming it's darker??)

- Jake

You know the skin that's on the peanuts when you break them out of their shells. Unblanched means that the skins were removed before the peanuts became peanut butter. ;)

[amber]

Yuck, I hate the idea of food that needs stirring, especuially when I can see the oil. But I guess if you're used to it.

- Jake
Yeah, but it's just peanut oil, at least it's not chicken fat, or snot, or something. Once you stir it, of course, it "disappears"
Amber

[Patti]

That does it. You're the thimble. :p

- Jake

Good manners prevents me from responding with what I really want to say in response to this, so just use your imagination and it'll suffice.

[dissention]

Yeah, and the oil sits on top, you have to stir it. It's waaaaay better, though, that's the only kind my mom would buy,and only kind i've ever eaten. The process where they make the oil stay mixed in with the whole thing is not good for you, (I forget why). Might take a bit getting used to, if you've always had S-Crappy brand P.B.
Amber

The oil is good for you, though. It's a good fat, albeit in moderation. And you don't have to keep the oil in, you can dump it out (that's what I do). It tastes the same without the oil, it's just a little bit thicker.

The stuff in the jars at the grocery store (Skippy, Jif) are really bad for you.

[dissention]

Yeah, but it's just peanut oil, at least it's not chicken fat, or snot, or something. Once you stir it, of course, it "disappears"
Amber

If he only knew what he was eating when he eats other peanut butters. His skin would crawl. ;)

[amber]

If he only knew what he was eating when he eats other peanut butters. His skin would crawl. ;)
:laugh: :laugh: bleah!
Amber

[dissention]

:laugh: :laugh: bleah!
Amber

I tried that low fat peanut butter once (I think it was Jif) and it had a weird consistency, like the sugar they put in it hadn't melted beofre it was mixed. :shocked:

[amber]

I tried that low fat peanut butter once (I think it was Jif) and it had a weird consistency, like the sugar they put in it hadn't melted beofre it was mixed. :shocked:

gross! Did you know the estimate is that the average person eats a pound of bugs a year, just from their food? I hope i never find a visible, identifiable bug part. On the other hand, it could really help me complete a fast :laugh:
Amber

[darklinensuit]

You know the skin that's on the peanuts when you break them out of their shells. Unblanched means that the skins were removed before the peanuts became peanut butter. ;)

Oh. I'm fond of the skins myself. :shrug:

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Yeah, but it's just peanut oil, at least it's not chicken fat, or snot, or something.
Amber

:shocked:
Promise me you'll stay out of the kitchen.

- Jake

[Tango]

What's your favorite nut? (You can't pick anybody here. :) )

And do you prefer crunchy or smooth peanut butter?

- Jake

"Sometimes you feel like a nut . . . sometimes you don't. Peter Paul's 'Almond Joy' 's got nuts. 'Mounds' don't."

Skippy extra crunchy peanut butter for me, and peanuts, walnuts, and cashews are my favorites. Raw, baked or cooked into something- it's ALL good.

Why do I feel like I am sharing something way too personal here? :shrug:

[darklinensuit]

"Sometimes you feel like a nut . . . sometimes you don't. Peter Paul's 'Almond Joy' 's got nuts. 'Mounds' don't."

Skippy extra crunchy peanut butter for me, and peanuts, walnuts, and cashews are my favorites. Raw, baked or cooked into something- it's ALL good.

Why do I feel like I am sharing something way too personal here? :shrug:

It's not personal unless you're using the words as euphemisms, and I'm not. :)
And I like Almond Joy these days, but when I was little I though they were too mushy.

- Jake