"Dori Zook" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Every once in a while I get myself some macadamias and live
> to regret it without fail - it's all but impossible to stop
> eating them.  If I'm, say, making some pseudo-Chinese food
> and want cashews on top, I pick up a 99-cent bag at the 7-11
> and keep it at that.

Macadamias are always heated, unless you live in Hawaii & can
get them un-shelled. So are cashews, no matter what the label
says. Hazelnut/filberts & shelled pistachios are also cooked
usually (boiled out of the shell). I like raw pistachios in
the shell. Shelled pecans, walnuts, and brazils have the most
fat (85-90% of calories) and prevent overeating much better
than almonds (80% fat) or other nuts. For me, heated nuts do
not satisfy my appetite very well. Nor do nuts with 80% fat
or less (even if shelled by hand).

-Bruce Kleisner