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mr_lebowski

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56. I said in the OP that you don't have to count peanuts, they're exempt, you get them anyway
Sat Dec 26, 2020, 10:37 AM
Dec 2020

Your picking 'other than peanuts'.

And I'm being told Cashews aren't legumes on the other reply to this subthread

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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