Ok I've read before which nuts were healthy and all. I've been snacking on these 2oz packs of Kar's Salted Nuts. I know get rid of the salted but honestly I am trying to look at like 100floz of water a day and I am not concerned as I try and keep my sodium low. Its only like 130mg. The biggest thing I am not digging is such a high calorie/fat calorie count but here's where I get confused what is healthy fats and not so healthy. It is 0gTran(yay), 6gSat(er) then I have a missing 26g.... Where the heck is that coming from? Good fats? Also good fiber content and nice protein(Fiber 6g, Sugars 2g for 8g carbs; 14g Protein). I just wanna know if I should be ok snacking like 1-2 times a day on this or is it really bad? 340 calories, 260 from fat. I plan on actually getting into straight nuts and mixing my own stuff because, well, I'm digging the amount of quality it seems that I get out of these. I think they will make a good mini snack option especially for me.
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..how you gonna ask for nutritional info without even telling us what kind of nuts you're talking about? Come on..you're the one with access to the label, are you expecting us to put in extra time researching what Kar's Salted Nuts are? 
Also need to know what your goal calorie intake is, and what percentage of it should come from fats. That and the fat content of the rest of your diet. Given all that info, we could offer an educated opinion rather than guesses. Here's some general information:
There are essentially three kinds of fat: saturated, monounsatured, and polyunsaturated. All of them are healthy, and required for proper functioning, in the right amounts. Ideally you should get around 30% of your total calories from fat, with them being split evenly between the three types.
Most nuts contain a large amount of monounsaturated fat, and smaller amounts of polyunsaturateded and saturated fats.
The majority of your saturated fat should come from animal products in the rest of your diet. As such, Walnuts and Almonds eaten in equal portions provide an excellent, balanced addition of mono and poly unsaturated fats without much saturated fat at all. (Here's to a website with a breakdown of the amount of different types of fat in some nuts).
Whether you should be eating 2 servings of nuts at a total of 520 calories from fat (26% in a 2000 calorie day) depends on your goals. Chances are, though, that 2 is too many. One might be okay, assuming you're aiming for 30% calories from fat, and that the rest of your diet is relatively fat-free.
Also need to know what your goal calorie intake is, and what percentage of it should come from fats. That and the fat content of the rest of your diet. Given all that info, we could offer an educated opinion rather than guesses. Here's some general information:
There are essentially three kinds of fat: saturated, monounsatured, and polyunsaturated. All of them are healthy, and required for proper functioning, in the right amounts. Ideally you should get around 30% of your total calories from fat, with them being split evenly between the three types.
Most nuts contain a large amount of monounsaturated fat, and smaller amounts of polyunsaturateded and saturated fats.
The majority of your saturated fat should come from animal products in the rest of your diet. As such, Walnuts and Almonds eaten in equal portions provide an excellent, balanced addition of mono and poly unsaturated fats without much saturated fat at all. (Here's to a website with a breakdown of the amount of different types of fat in some nuts).
Whether you should be eating 2 servings of nuts at a total of 520 calories from fat (26% in a 2000 calorie day) depends on your goals. Chances are, though, that 2 is too many. One might be okay, assuming you're aiming for 30% calories from fat, and that the rest of your diet is relatively fat-free.
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That is all the package really says. The only thing I didn't include is the ingredients that I didn't even find until just now.
Peanuts roasted in peant and/or cottonseed oil, salt added. Processed on equipment also used to manufacture products containing almonds, brazil nuts, cashews. filberts, pecans, pistachios, sunflower seeds, walnuts, wheat, milk.
Generally everything else I eat is low fat content. I am looking at approximately 2100 calories a day with running/lifting 5 days a week. So ultimately I am getting a full amount of monounsat from one of these a day and that is all I should be getting approximately? I just don't understand how I can get a detailed break down of exactly WHAT fats are in it when they only include the bad crap on packages.
Peanuts roasted in peant and/or cottonseed oil, salt added. Processed on equipment also used to manufacture products containing almonds, brazil nuts, cashews. filberts, pecans, pistachios, sunflower seeds, walnuts, wheat, milk.
Generally everything else I eat is low fat content. I am looking at approximately 2100 calories a day with running/lifting 5 days a week. So ultimately I am getting a full amount of monounsat from one of these a day and that is all I should be getting approximately? I just don't understand how I can get a detailed break down of exactly WHAT fats are in it when they only include the bad crap on packages.
Read the link I gave you. It gives you the breakdowns.
Yeah, one serving is about the right amount. Generally speaking, I wouldn't eat nuts from packages..they add garbage to them. Buy a few of your favorite healthy nuts (aim for the ones that are higher in poly fats and low in saturated) and just eat the right amount of them. 6 Walnut halves and 12 Almonds is about the same, calorie-wise, as what you're eating now..but better. Tastier, too, imo.
Yeah, one serving is about the right amount. Generally speaking, I wouldn't eat nuts from packages..they add garbage to them. Buy a few of your favorite healthy nuts (aim for the ones that are higher in poly fats and low in saturated) and just eat the right amount of them. 6 Walnut halves and 12 Almonds is about the same, calorie-wise, as what you're eating now..but better. Tastier, too, imo.
Just for the record their are two types of Polyunsaturated, Omega-3s and Omega-6s. (actually their is an omega-9 though these are rare)
I just like the details
So generally speaking almonds and walnuts are better to consume then right? Now I am going to the grocery store today to pick up some misc stuff and to be honest, I have never seen that kind of thing sitting around before. Have I just missed it over the years or would I need to go elsewhere to get it?
Thank you sir. Walmart is where I shop, I just honestly have never looked. When I see the nuts area I just walk through because I was under the impression they'd be bad for me(This is when I ate salted cashews which are worthless to my diet obv) so I'll take a better look next time. Actually tonight, thank you.