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That's hard. My favorties are pecans, walnuts, cashews and all the others less frequently hlthe2b Dec 2020 #1
difficult to make a choice IcyPeas Dec 2020 #2
Cashew because it makes great vegan cheeses and lots of good vegan ice cream is cashew based mucifer Dec 2020 #3
I settled on pecan bmbmd Dec 2020 #4
I'm leaning the same way. Laffy Kat Dec 2020 #9
Which one? SCantiGOP Dec 2020 #66
Cashews, like peanuts, are not nuts but legumes lapfog_1 Dec 2020 #5
Same. Runningdawg Dec 2020 #10
Okay, well ... thanks for the info, I didn't know that ... but I cannot disenfranchise Cashew Voters mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #15
Actually, cashews are the external seed of the cashew apple TexasBushwhacker Dec 2020 #32
Cashews are in the same family as pistachios, mangoes and poison ivy LeftInTX Dec 2020 #37
Pecans, baby! Ohiogal Dec 2020 #6
I'd say pistachios over cashews underpants Dec 2020 #7
Hazelnut so I can have my Nutella! nt. Ziggysmom Dec 2020 #8
Gotta go with almond Cirque du So-What Dec 2020 #11
;-{) Goonch Dec 2020 #12
Not a loss to be allowed one because like peanuts Demovictory9 Dec 2020 #13
I notice that whoever picked Brazil Nuts isn't jumping on to crow about it ... mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #14
They're just still working at opening the first one. quaint Dec 2020 #54
Ummm - just checking - you mean one KIND or nut, or just one nut . . . Worried2020 Dec 2020 #16
LOLOLOL that nut is freaking awesome! mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #18
Found this . . . Worried2020 Dec 2020 #23
Of course I meant 1 KIND, silly ... lol ... nt mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #24
Easy, doughnut sorcrow Dec 2020 #17
OK . on the topic of donuts . . . . . Worried2020 Dec 2020 #26
The healthiest nut is the black walnut, loaded with EPA, but I have to pick cashews. NNadir Dec 2020 #19
Wing... shelshaw Dec 2020 #20
Technically a seed, but... Sophiegirl Dec 2020 #21
I know it is a legume Chainfire Dec 2020 #22
You still get peanuts, that's what I'm saying ... it's OTHER than peanuts :) nt mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #25
Although I can rarely eat them anymore MuseRider Dec 2020 #27
Guess it's a loose definition of nuts that your GI doesn't like cause Cashews are legumes mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #28
LOL, I KNEW that and still wrote that! MuseRider Dec 2020 #29
Cashews are not legumes, they are related to pistachios, but that family has problems: LeftInTX Dec 2020 #40
Only one? GeorgeGist Dec 2020 #30
cashews are pluots. whatever a pluot is. pansypoo53219 Dec 2020 #31
I find it distasteful flotsam Dec 2020 #33
MACADEMIAS! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2020 #34
Pistachios, for sure! Totally Tunsie Dec 2020 #35
Pistachios are really healthy nuts Mosby Dec 2020 #64
Macadamia. No question about it. Aristus Dec 2020 #36
Who voted for Brazil nuts? LeftInTX Dec 2020 #38
Look upthread, I commented when there was 1 vote for Brazil Nuts ... mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #41
I was going to chose Brazil Nut but... 2naSalit Dec 2020 #43
Brazil Nuts are terrible ... they're the only thing on this list I can't really imagine choosing ... mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #44
There aren't too many uses for them... 2naSalit Dec 2020 #45
Alright, well I figured SOMEONE must like them otherwise they wouldn't be considered food ... mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #46
Well I'm flattered! 2naSalit Dec 2020 #47
So I take it you don't have a Fry's Supermarket that's the size of a Costco mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #48
Pretty much. 2naSalit Dec 2020 #62
I never managed to eat one! LeftInTX Dec 2020 #49
Difficult choice! A_Woman_from_MI Dec 2020 #39
Actually, all but one on this list can be argued to 'not be nuts' mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #42
Cashews are not legumes!!!! LeftInTX Dec 2020 #50
I guess that's what I get for believing Lapfrog_1 in post #5 up above ... mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #55
Well then if we are including "nut-like" legumes, then gotta say the humble peanut... hlthe2b Dec 2020 #53
I said in the OP that you don't have to count peanuts, they're exempt, you get them anyway mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #56
See the post I responded to that claims they are all nuts/legumes with one exception. hlthe2b Dec 2020 #57
That was my post :) mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #58
Proof that Brazil nuts are evil: LeftInTX Dec 2020 #51
Pion pine nuts denbot Dec 2020 #52
yes, but $$$$. Love them! LeftInTX Dec 2020 #61
Chestnuts Donkees Dec 2020 #59
Chestnuts are pretty good, ate them a lot in Hong Kong when I lived there as a kid mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #60
Finally settled on pecans Different Drummer Dec 2020 #63
It IS a tough choice, isn't it? nt mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #67
Given that I live in Texas, I'm surprised I didn't choose pecans. Paladin Dec 2020 #65
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