Originally Posted by seesamplay
I have tried to put more Walnuts into my diet. The high Omega 3 count is obviously beneficial, but these things are LOADED with calories. 1/4 cup has 200 calories, so, as a snack, 1 cup would have 800 calories and 2 cups (which isn't a lot) would have 1600 calories. That's a lot.
Are all of these calories used by the body or do a lot of the calories get passed along as waste?
Walnuts are cheaper than flaxseed oil, so I've started putting a small amount in my shakes, but before I munch on handfuls out of the bag, I wanted to get clarification.