How much nuts should you eat?

[Dominique]

OK, so nuts are healthy, contain good fats etc., but how much of the stuff should you eat? My problem is that if I have a bag of nuts close by, I'll munch it all in no time. I read somewhere the right quantity is a "handful". So I put as many (mix of almonds, walnuts and hazelnuts) as would fit in my palm and weighed them on my kitchen scale: a paltry 25 grams! Here is what they looked like:

Does this sound like a suitable quantity for daily consumption?

[Odyssey13]

Nuts are great to munch and you feel like you've done some crunching.

I like Planters Heart Healthy Mix which has peanut, almonds, pistachios,pecans, walnuts and hazelnuts. It says a serviing size is one ounce or 28 grams, which is about 30 whole nuts.

The fat content is 15 grams: 1.5 grams saturated, 5 grams polyunstaurated, 9 grams monounsaturated

Overall, nuts are good for you and they are yummy. Your plate look great and if you go by the serving size above, you could add a few more nuts!

[JenniLacey]

Does natural peanut butter count? I eat probably about 2-3 tablespoons of that. I also add about 10-15g to my salads. My fat intake is roughly 30-35% from mostly plant-based oils with the exception of fish, some cheese/yogurt and eggs.

[Odyssey13]

Natural peanut butter is good too. I use Smart Balance, but have used different brands over the past years.

[NurseWizzle]

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@JenniLacey wrote:

Does natural peanut butter count? I eat probably about 2-3 tablespoons of that. I also add about 10-15g to my salads. My fat intake is roughly 30-35% from mostly plant-based oils with the exception of fish, some cheese/yogurt and eggs.

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Except, peanuts aren't nuts!