Almonds or cashews

[Mela617]

Which is better... I am cutting n someone said cashews but then I heard about some ab diet on bb.com raving about Almonds! I AM SO CONFUSED... HELP

[Katelette81]

From what I know about nuts, they all contain EFA's, which is good news. However, I cannot comment about which nut is better...

Nutrition Facts ALMONDS
Serving Size
1 cup, ground (95.0 g) 1 cup, sliced (95.0 g) 1 cup, slivered (108.0 g) 1 cup, whole (142.0 g) 1 oz (24 whole kernels) (28.3 g) 1 almond (1.2 g)

Amount Per Serving
Calories 549Calories from Fat 433
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 48.1g74%
Saturated Fat 3.7g18%
Polyunsaturated Fat 11.6g
Monounsaturated Fat 30.5g
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 1mg0%
Total Carbohydrates 18.8g6%
Dietary Fiber 11.2g45%
Sugars 4.6g
Protein 20.2g

Vitamin A 0% • Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 24% • Iron 23%

Nutritional Units 14
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Nutrition Facts CASHEWS
Serving Size 1 oz (28.3 g)

Amount Per Serving
Calories 160Calories from Fat 120
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.3g20%
Saturated Fat 2.4g12%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.4g
Monounsaturated Fat 7.2g
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 3mg0%
Total Carbohydrates 7.7g3%
Dietary Fiber 0.9g4%
Sugars 1.7g
Protein 5.2g

Vitamin A 0% • Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 1% • Iron 11%

Nutritional Units 4
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

[Mizfit]

Make sure they're not salted

[Mizfit]

i think almonds though

[biglouie250]

id choose on taste, or mix it up. nothing makes you fall off track faster then an unchanging boring diet.