PUREfit

Just for the record, peanuts, peanut butter,

or any type of nuts or nut butters for that matter, are NOT

protein. Nuts are fat. Yes, most nuts contain protein, but

calorie-for-calorie, there is a lot more fat in nuts than there

is protein.

The message? Eat them sparingly!
Most nuts and seeds derive 70 to 95 per cent of their calories from fat.

How nutrition savvy are you? Do you know which nut DOES NOT derive most of its calories from fat?

a) pumpkin seeds

b) almonds

c) chestnuts

d) dry-roasted peanuts

You might have a hard time getting this one!

And the answer is: Chestnuts!

Chestnuts are the only low-fat nut or seed. 

One hundred grams (3.5 ounces) of chestnuts contain 2 grams of fat, 

making up a total of 8% of their calories. 

The same serving of :

Pumpkin seeds has 46 grams of fat; 

Almonds has 52 grams; 

Dry-roasted peanuts has 50 grams; 

Macadamia nuts contain the highest amount of fat – 100 grams contain 74 grams of fat.

So this Christmas season, go nuts for chestnuts!