Well, I was pointing out that it seems weird to group nuts in with fruits and vegetables, especially given the previous argument that paleo “tends to make it more difficult to overeat or maintain a lot of weight” and “acts as a fail-safe against akrasia”.
EDIT: In particular, fruits and vegetables are low-calorie, low-fat, high-sateity foods.
Consider the typical American diet and what they snack on and compare it to eating nuts; I’d be amazed if it didn’t tend to make it more difficult for those people to get the same amount of calories. I wonder if you’ve had the kinds of nuts paleo dieters eat. They’re unsalted and uncooked walnuts, almonds, or pecans (typically almonds) -- not exactly a superstimulus.
And remember, you need 24 almonds to get ~128 calories.
In particular, fruits and vegetables are low-calorie, low-fat, high-sateity foods.
You must be thinking of a different kind of fruit than I am. I could easily get half my daily calories from apples and oranges. Not to mention bananas or watermelons, which are basically fruit-shaped sugar water. I have to stop myself from doing it, like with chocolate or ice cream.
You’re just sharing the fact that nuts are a high-calorie, high-fat, low-sateity food and not making any specific point, right?
Well, I was pointing out that it seems weird to group nuts in with fruits and vegetables, especially given the previous argument that paleo “tends to make it more difficult to overeat or maintain a lot of weight” and “acts as a fail-safe against akrasia”.
EDIT: In particular, fruits and vegetables are low-calorie, low-fat, high-sateity foods.
Consider the typical American diet and what they snack on and compare it to eating nuts; I’d be amazed if it didn’t tend to make it more difficult for those people to get the same amount of calories. I wonder if you’ve had the kinds of nuts paleo dieters eat. They’re unsalted and uncooked walnuts, almonds, or pecans (typically almonds) -- not exactly a superstimulus.
And remember, you need 24 almonds to get ~128 calories.
You’re right, I was imagining peanuts, which are probably much worse.
You must be thinking of a different kind of fruit than I am. I could easily get half my daily calories from apples and oranges. Not to mention bananas or watermelons, which are basically fruit-shaped sugar water. I have to stop myself from doing it, like with chocolate or ice cream.
I’ve totally pigged out on a ~2000 Calorie bag of trail mix before.