A new can of mixed nuts...

[In a hurry]

My husband thinks I am evil because I eat all of the almonds from the can. I say, why eat nuts I don't want/like? It seems wasteful to me! I buy the mixed because he likes the variety, and because I only wind up eating a small portion, instead of a whole can of almonds! No self control!

So...do you eat by the legal handful...or pick your favorites?

Everyday needs a bit of fluff!

 

[Southern4sure]

My husband thinks I am evil because I eat all of the almonds from the can. I say, why eat nuts I don't want/like? It seems wasteful to me! I buy the mixed because he likes the variety, and because I only wind up eating a small portion, instead of a whole can of almonds! No self control!

So...do you eat by the legal handful...or pick your favorites?

Everyday needs a bit of fluff!

I buy almonds, macadamia and sometimes peanuts. I do not like mixed nuts. Im the one who mostly eats them so I buy what I like.

 

[NMAmy]

Okay, in a hurry, we should get together because almonds are the only ones I don't eat! If you give me a can of mixed nuts, there's a little pile of almonds left at the bottom when I'm done.

 

[In a hurry]

And, judging from your photo you have admirable self control! I, OTOH, can't seem to lose the last 5 baby pounds! Argh!

 

[Southern4sure]

LOL

You could send each other your leftovers......

 

[In a hurry]

Okay, in a hurry, we should get together because almonds are the only ones I don't eat! If you give me a can of mixed nuts, there's a little pile of almonds left at the bottom when I'm done.

We have the makings of a beautiful friendship!

 

[Southern4sure]

And, judging from your photo you have admirable self control! I, OTOH, can't seem to lose the last 5 baby pounds! Argh!

If you are talking to me I have no control when it comes to the macadamia nuts. I will open a can and snack all day on them until it is gone before the day is over. They are pricey so I try not to buy them often.

 

[cardaway]

We call it strip mining, and I'm a strip miner. I can't stand brazil nuts or pecans yet those mixed nut combos always seem to have them. I mine out the cashews and hazelnuts.

It also happens with trail mix, I don't like raisans.

Lately we have been buying from the bullk section so we can make our own combos.

 

[Southern4sure]

We call it strip mining, and I'm a strip miner. I can't stand brazil nuts or pecans yet those mixed nut combos always seem to have them. I mine out the cashews and hazelnuts.

It also happens with trail mix, I don't like raisans.

Lately we have been buying from the bullk section so we can make our own combos.

I like pecans too (pa-con).. I like to make cinnamin sugar pecans and candied pecans and so on. These dont last long either. I just realized I am a nut over nuts.

 

[cardaway]

I just realized I am a nut over nuts.

^ Yo, tag fairy! ^

 

[In a hurry]

Love the "strip mining" term. My husband will hoot! My sister steals all of the dried fruit except the raisins from trail mix too! Come to think of it, I hate it when she does that! Hmmmm.

 

[Southern4sure]

I got a nut joke for ya,

The preacher stopped to visit a member of his church who was an elderly woman. During the visit, he began eating some peanuts that were in a bowl on the coffee table. The preacher realized as he was about to leave that he ate the entire bowl of nuts and apologized to the woman. She said, "don't worry about it, I already sucked off the chocolate and was going to through them out."

 

[cardaway]

Love the "strip mining" term. My husband will hoot! My sister steals all of the dried fruit except the raisins from trail mix too! Come to think of it, I hate it when she does that! Hmmmm.

Just to be clear, I'm mining out the nuts and M&M's and leaving the raisans. IMO the only good fruit is the fresh and juicy kind.

 

[Poohnatic]

Not that a can of mixed nuts is around very often, but DH and I both 'strip mine'. He hates the almonds, I love them. I hate the brazil nuts, he loves those. Unfortunately, I've shown him the joys of pecans and pistachios, so it would be a race to get them all out!

I'm all for the idea of hitting the bulk section and making our own mix, but I haven't seen a single bulk section since we've moved to Florida!

Suzanne

 

[Sandy V.]

I only eat the cashews. I LOVE cashews. But they're so loaded with fat, I don't dare buy a can of just cashews or I'd eat them all in a single sitting.

 

[In a hurry]

Well, that just shows him! He is so funny! I tell him that I am buying the can for myself, so he can't complain about the my eating the almonds. Then, I am just kind enough to share some of the nuts with him!

 

[Tigger&Belle]

I'm confused...(don't say "what's new?") why don't you just buy a jar of almonds? It's not like they don't sell them. Or are you really out to drive your husband crazy? Not that driving our DH's crazy isn't a perfectly good reason, but I just wanted to know if that's the true reason.

 

[In a hurry]

I'm confused...(don't say "what's new?") why don't you just buy a jar of almonds? It's not like they don't sell them. Or are you really out to drive your husband crazy? Not that driving our DH's crazy isn't a perfectly good reason, but I just wanted to know if that's the true reason.

"What's new?"

The true reason...I'd eat the whole stinkin' can, and I already can't lose the last 5 baby pounds! But the mixed nuts have only 20 or 30 of them! Portion control! Of course, irritating my sweetie is just a benefit! Besides, he really does like them...he just thinks it is wrong not to take a handful and eat it! They are meant to be eaten together!

 

[Tigger&Belle]

I see how it works. I wonder if they sell the little 1 ounce portion packs of almonds. I buy those of peanuts and cashews. They are more expensive than the big cans, but I then only eat one pack (and they are easy to bring along for a snack or to stick in a lunch). It's funny but I don't usually eat the almonds out of the cans, but when we buy the mixed nuts in the shell, it's the almonds that I go for first. I basically fight everyone for the almonds. My 6yo knows that they are my favorite and tries to eat them. They are fighting nuts!

 

[Tigger&Belle]

"What's new?"