above, Lizzie, breakfast I stopped at the store for raw nuts in the middle of today's very windy ride. I chose a mix of almonds walnuts and pecans and just ate a few. The unadulterated raw oils are the primary reason to prefer raw. Unsalted dry roasted nuts which are a great protein source tend to have no unwanted added oils although any live enzymes are lost in the processing and the natural oil is altered. Nuts to limit or avoid are those with added oils (most roasted nuts), those with added salt (some have a lot, e.g. tamari roasted almonds, Planters salted peanuts, flavored nuts), and especially those with MSG (Planters salted dry roasted peanuts, many other brands with flavor enhancers.)
NOTE ON MSG~these items are sources of hidden MSG: Calcium caseinate, textured protein, sodium caseinate, yeast nutrient, extract or autolyzed yeast, hydrolyzed protein (any protein that is hydrolyzed; usually soy or pea) (HPP=hydrolyzed protein product), hydrolyzed corn gluten.
MSG may sometimes be lurking in these: carrageenan, amino acids, maltodextrin, malt extract, citric acid, malt flavoring, bouillon and broth, natural flavoring, soy protein isolate, ultra-pasteurized soy sauce, stock, barley malt, soy sauce extract, whey protein or concentrate, pectin, soy protein, protease soy protein concentrate, whey protein isolate, pea protein, protease enzymes, anything protein fortified, flavors(s) & flavoring(s), anything enzyme modified, natural flavor(s) & flavoring(s), enzymes, seasonings, spices, milk solids, even the chicken pox vaccine...
We ate some Planters unsalted cocktail peanuts the other night and experienced a *severe* reaction consistent with times that we have gone through MSG poisoning (such as from chicken broth). It turns out that cottonseed oil is missing from most of the "secretly MSG" I've seen so far.
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