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I assume they are raw unless stated otherwise, I get mine at Tesco...

Yep same here I believe if they don't say grilled etc then they are raw (except for cashew nuts which are apparantly always heated according to my 'raw food' friend!)
I buy mine in bulk at the health food shop but then I'm in France so I can't go to Tesco LOL!

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To find out the micro and macro nutrients in a food Self Nutrition Data website is excellent but be sure that you enter the correct grams/ounces in a serving or you may get a 1000 cal per serving shock! lol http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/nut ... cts/3086/2

Most nuts are really good for you. Almonds, walnuts and pecans are great. I, personally, stay away from any nuts that say "dry roasted" because they don't taste very good and I think they have some starches or something. My current favorite is pistachios (in the shell and salted cause I like the salt even though I don't salt anything else). You can have 49 nuts (1 oz.)for a measly 160 calories.

cashews are steamed to remove the toxins in the outer shell. i think almonds are steamed as well for a similar reason? but if they are roasted, then i think it will say that.

Nicky, you have made me wonder - maybe I chose the wrong word, when I said roasted. Perhaps I should have said pasteurized, which might be what your friend was meaning about cashews? In which case, would that apply to supermarket/health food store nuts?

Well, in her case raw means not heated above body temperature, so even if she eats things like nut butters which she makes herself she makes sure that the nuts don't get heated from the blender! I don't think nuts in the UK are pasturised, they aren't generally in France - I could be wrong but I think it's only in the US that certain nuts have to be pasturised? I also think, and I could be wrong, that eating whole nuts which have been lightly steamed doesn't pose a problem in terms of omega 6 (unless you really burn the nuts) but I would be more careful with the oils.

replying to an old thread about nuts.. i added a small handful of raw cashews to my bowl of stir fry for lunch and just realised i consumed an extra 100 calories..oops. no problem on feast days but i better keep the addition low on fast days looking at this when i only have 500 calories to work with in a day.

http://www.fitsugar.com/Nutritional-Com ... ts-7255092

Thanks Julianna very helpful as I prefer to eat nuts over grains so handy to have such a ready reckoned chart

Thanks for thread Izzy I also seek the omega benefits of nuts, almonds and macadamia are great but like you I have found that the loose almonds from the supermarket seem to be roasted these days not raw. I like the taste of these roasted almonds but not keen if the goodness has been heated out of them