In a message dated 8/8/01 11:30:28 PM, Adrienne Smith <[log in to unmask]>
writes:

<< Any other paleos have trouble with portion control when it comes to nuts
and seeds?   I have no carb/starch or sweet cravings, but cannot seem to
control myself around nuts (almonds, macadamia, walnuts),almond butter or
seeds such as sesame or pumpkin. >>

Seems many on this list find this to be true, myself included. I think nuts
fall into the "Bet you can't eat just one!" category, a successful
advertising slogan for potato chips. Roasted and salted nuts/seeds cause more
bingeing than unsalted raw. Also, when we eat other foods, we generally put a
certain portion on a plate, eat that amount and then stop. Eating nuts
becomes a non-stop affair! I try to curb my gluttony by taking a handful and
that's all, but I'm always fighting the urge to go back for more.

Maddy Mason
Hudson Valley, NY