a related fun fact - the Brazil nut is the worst tasting nut or seed. A random scienceblog entry from 2008 backs me up.

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Dec 13, 2024
9:07:49am

shokupanmanbo All-American

a related fun fact - the Brazil nut is the worst tasting nut or seed. A random scienceblog entry from 2008 backs me up.

Casual Fridays bonus round: Does anyone like Brazil nuts? Anyone? | ScienceBlogs

One of the things that motivated Nora and me to conduct the Casual Friday nuts study was our intense ambivalence toward the Brazil nut. It's so much bigger than the other nuts that it tends to dominate any mixture, even when present in small quantities. And, to our palate, it just doesn't taste...

https://scienceblogs.com/cognitivedaily/2008/06/21/casual-fridays-bonus-round-doe

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Fitness Friday fact — 6-7 Brazil nuts has more calories than a 12 oz Dr. Pepper

COUGND

9:01am

especially a DP Zero

Longseason

9:02am

Waiting for the “diet is less healthy” posters 👇🏻

Ron Mexico

9:03am

Dr Pepper 10 was the best Dr Pepper

JayOwen

1:15pm

Also, Brazil nuts suck and Dr. Pepper is good

zuko

9:03am

I am not a huge Dr. Pepper guy. It's fine. But Brazil nuts do suck. I can get

Russell Feathers

9:18am

a related fun fact - the Brazil nut is the worst tasting nut or seed. A random scienceblog entry from 2008 backs me up.

9:07am

RE: a related fun fact - the Brazil nut is the worst tasting nut or seed. A

COUGND

9:10am

They are like the celery of nuts. They are tasteless and are just for texture.

AggieWeekendCougar

9:12am

I like celery.

Russell Feathers

9:20am

Celery by itself? No peanut butter? No cheese? Not mixed in a more flavorful

AggieWeekendCougar

9:29am

some of us don't want to ever be fat.

Belboz

9:36am

me too. when I'm weak and can't control my appetite, celery is the answer

Belboz

9:36am

Radishes are my go-to stomach filler lately. They at least taste

AggieWeekendCougar

9:39am

.... Like dirt

Hotty-Toddy-Reb

9:56am

In the immortal word of DJT

AggieWeekendCougar

10:08am

Celery is not tasteless. Celery is disgusting.

Jay Rick

10:01am

How did they beat out Cashews for the top spot?

9:30am

Fun fact: 6-7 Brazil nuts will kill me in about 5 minutes.

jpesk2

9:13am

But also, research shows you can't get fat eating nuts. They've done experiments

runnincoug

9:15am

I have tried the same study with soda, chips, gummy worms, and ice cream

COUGND

9:18am

That is fun.

Russell Feathers

9:20am

Eating a ton of nuts a day creates it own problems though...

9:19am

RE: Eating a ton of nuts a day creates it own problems though...

COUGND

9:21am

Correct me if I’m wrong, but it looks like this isn’t totally true. I found a few articles that say there is no harm

10:24am

My take is that its just too hard to consume a serious quantity that would lead

COUGND

10:30am

I agree. I think a lot of it is because nuts have so much fiber, it fills you up

runnincoug

10:37am

Of course that’s gotta be true. Eat too many calories, and you’ll get fat. My

Jay Rick

1:32pm

i eat nuts all day including brazil nuts and don't gain weight, but if i eat

LO Cougar

9:38am

Carbohydrates add glycogen to the muscle which stores with water. If you’ve been

10:25am

I always pick the Brazil nuts out of the mixed nuts when getting some. I'm

BYUHawk

9:39am

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