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I just wanted to complain about peanuts (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Trying to eat healthier, (edit for me this means lower sugar, less carbs, more protein) and it seems like everything that is sweet, sweet-ish, or a snack but also sold as healthy has peanuts or is peanuts. I'm not allergic to it, but I am tired of peanut butter cookies, peanuts in a snack bar, peanuts on their own, peanuts in a snack mix.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Raw fruits are low-carb, good for you, snackable, affordable, and sweet. Apples, bananas, tangerines, cherries, grapes. They’re fucking delicious. And best of all, no peanuts.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Idk, in my experience a lot of apples are high in sugar. Gotta stick with the more tart ones to keep the sugar content down. Cherries are the ones I don't thing about when I'm shopping for snacks, thanks for the reminder!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Whole, modern, domesticated fruits do contain quite a bit of sugar, but that sugar is locked up in fiber. There are lots of anti-sugar crusaders that consider whole fruit to be a "gimme." Gary Taubes (Good Calories, Bad Calories) and Robert Lustig (Sugar: the Bitter Truth) are two that leap to mind.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I'm just going by my sense of my body's reaction. Eating an apple seems to have the same effect on me as eating a candy bar. My aversion to needles stops me from constantly testing my blood sugar levels to actually know.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Fruits are good for you but they’re absolutely not low carb. Most fruits are like 90% carbohydrate.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Raw veggies are a good one with less sugar. "Baby" carrots, mini bell peppers, mini cucumbers are all great, easy options to keep on hand for munching on.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Carrots and bell peppers are full of sugar. Not low-carb.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I know, but I specifically was comparing them to fruit.