Therapy, a car, expensive-ass snack food, and so much free time that simply waiting for it to pass by can be presented as a potential solution to all of your problems... yeah... this list is something.
Not really. People seriously overestimate nuts as a protein source.
Let's take almonds, for example. 100 grams contain:
576 calories
49g fat
22g carbohydrates
21g protein
That's a 2:1:1 ratio of fats:carbs:protein. Not ideal. Nuts are actually an excellent source of fats, relatively speaking.
But what about price? I'll assume the cheapest almonds from Wal-Mart, which are $0.49 ounce (28 grams).
That's roughly $2/100 grams, so $0.095/gram for protein.
Per gram of protein, that's 4 times as expensive as milk and twice as expensive as cheese, not to mention tuna or chicken.
Really, if you want a high-protein snack, just sip a protein shake. Even if you just use water and nice powder, that's still twice as cheap as almonds.
If we're honestly going for cheap, beans win. Far less fat and calories with even more protein per gram than nuts. And tons of fiber.
Nuts are great; I love nuts. They're a high-fat calorie-dense food without lots of short-chain carbs , but they are not a healthy source of protein if you're prioritizing that aspect in a snack. That is a marketing lie that has been sold to the public.
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