Nut Questions

[rosie321]

First off, a couple easy ones: 1 oz. of nuts is by weight, right? It's easier for me to just weight than count individual nuts. Also, does the 1 oz. of nuts rule pretty much apply to all nuts and seeds or are there exceptions where you can have the full 5g of carbs and not worry about how many ounces this amounts to?

My other question is more of an opinion one... I know that Dr. Atkins said that peanuts and peanut butter are allowed on rung 3 but I've seen some people on this board don't add them until the legume rung. Has anyone found that adding them on rung 3 is too early? Anyone opinions out there about waiting?

[Georgiana]

Originally Posted by rosie321

First off, a couple easy ones: 1 oz. of nuts is by weight, right? It's easier for me to just weight than count individual nuts. Also, does the 1 oz. of nuts rule pretty much apply to all nuts and seeds or are there exceptions where you can have the full 5g of carbs and not worry about how many ounces this amounts to?

All nuts and seeds are limited to 1 oz, with the exception of cashews that are limited to 1/2 oz.

My other question is more of an opinion one... I know that Dr. Atkins said that peanuts and peanut butter are allowed on rung 3 but I've seen some people on this board don't add them until the legume rung. Has anyone found that adding them on rung 3 is too early? Anyone opinions out there about waiting?

I tried to add peanuts two weeks ago and peanut butter last week. Both are triggers for me. On the other hand, many people handle them just fine.

It's true that peanuts are legumes, but tomatoes are fruits and this doesn't mean we add them in OWL Rung 7. If you want to try peanuts in OWL Rung 3, I'd say go ahead.

[not2late]

If you look on packages, you'll see that most manufacturers give a number of nuts that will make up a 1 ounce serving. The thing is this: you'll have to follow the number for each brand because some manufacturers use smaller nuts than others.

[not2late]

Also in the book, there is a section in the OWL chapter that has how many nuts equals 1 ounce.

[JulieB]

I added peanut butter in OWL Rung 3 and didn't have a problem with it - it isn't a trigger for me. A lot of people find portion control difficult with peanut butter. If you add it and don't get cravings/stop losing weight, then it is fine

[dcketcham]

i added pb in rung 2 actually... just becuase i didnt add cottage cheese...

i know im not going "by the book" but... i am also figuring out what is working for me.. and if its working for me, its good enough for me

i havent seen an issue with it..
i started to intro a few nuts the other day.. but then .. i just hate that i am spending soo much $$ on so little