As I may or may not have mentioned before (I can't remember and I'm too lazy to go back and look), one time when I was renewing my training sessions with Trainer when it was through the gym, they offered me some free sessions with a nutritionist.
Now you know how I love to eat almonds, but I have a penchant for any nut, really. This nutritionist said that it was bad to mix different types of nuts in the same day, but in my defensiveness over the changes she wanted to make to my meals (which was my stubborness more than her being too far in left field), I forgot to ask her why.
I tried to look for a reason on the interwebs, but I didn't really see anything that answered my question. It was mostly "nuts are good for you", "eat nuts in moderation because they're high in calories," and a litany of reasons WHY they're good for you.
I let it go, since I usually only had almonds anyway, but the other day I saw that the Canadian Diabetes Association would be having Joanne Lewis, a registered dietician, on their Twitter feed today, answering questions on diabetes and food. I thought that this would be my perfect opportunity to get that nagging nut question straightened out.
At first she told me the same thing, that nuts are good for you but they're high in calories, and to eat them in moderation. I replied that I knew that part, but I was just curious if there was another reason for a taboo on mixing types. She replied again that there was no research supporting this! All this time that I've been feeling guilty that I let a peanut slip into an almond day was unwarranted! It is a relief.
Still, I can't say it's something that particularly worrisome because, although I do love my almonds, I have been pretty disciplined with them lately. I'll only have one of those 100-calorie packs of them a day. It shows too, because I've dropped to the lowest weight I have been in a long time, 124 lbs!
Now you know how I love to eat almonds, but I have a penchant for any nut, really. This nutritionist said that it was bad to mix different types of nuts in the same day, but in my defensiveness over the changes she wanted to make to my meals (which was my stubborness more than her being too far in left field), I forgot to ask her why.
I tried to look for a reason on the interwebs, but I didn't really see anything that answered my question. It was mostly "nuts are good for you", "eat nuts in moderation because they're high in calories," and a litany of reasons WHY they're good for you.
I let it go, since I usually only had almonds anyway, but the other day I saw that the Canadian Diabetes Association would be having Joanne Lewis, a registered dietician, on their Twitter feed today, answering questions on diabetes and food. I thought that this would be my perfect opportunity to get that nagging nut question straightened out.
At first she told me the same thing, that nuts are good for you but they're high in calories, and to eat them in moderation. I replied that I knew that part, but I was just curious if there was another reason for a taboo on mixing types. She replied again that there was no research supporting this! All this time that I've been feeling guilty that I let a peanut slip into an almond day was unwarranted! It is a relief.
Still, I can't say it's something that particularly worrisome because, although I do love my almonds, I have been pretty disciplined with them lately. I'll only have one of those 100-calorie packs of them a day. It shows too, because I've dropped to the lowest weight I have been in a long time, 124 lbs!
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