Why am I craving nuts?

Can someone please help me? I already asked the question about why do nuts have so many calories and I've been doing a pretty good job of keeping my servings down, but now I'm finding myself nibbling cashews every time I go to the kitchen at my place of work. There is a can back there and I cannot help myself. I want to know why do I want to eat nuts so much lately? Does anybody know why? Thanks.

 

You could be craving them just because they are THERE. Because you see them, or because you know where they are, and you're hungry/you want them.

Or you might not have enough healthy fat in your diet? Or enough sodium/other minerals?

 

Could it be because it's almost that time of month? Another thing I can't get enough of is soy beans.

I am not sure, but!!since I started watching my weight because of diabetes I have been craving peanut butter  (nuts) too.  whatever it is must be because of the good fat in peanut butter anything that has some kind of fat in it taste good. We will just have to allow ourselves once a day. I buy the natural peanut butter which taste better than the others..Have a good day

 

You crave it because it's salty and fatty and it's comforting. I have so many memories of eating nuts at Christmas or peanut butter pretty much all the time, plus it's my favorite food. It's something that's so easy to binge on and I crave it all day long, every day.

Best thing you can do, in my opinion, is get rid of it if you are having problems with it in the house. 

LOL!! That's funny you would say that because just now on my lunch break, I went back there and ate a few more and threw them away. I would rather not waste food but I'd rather throw it away then add extra calories!!! I can't believe I threw them away. I should have done that on Monday and I would have saved myself the extra calories!!!

I crave cashews too. For me, it is because I need the fat. My diet (vegan) is otherwise low in it and that is my body's way of saying "Hey You, send some fat down!"

I agree with busy91- my body craves (good) fats and if I don't give it what it wants, it freaks out. Seriously- I eat everything in sight. Why don't you try some raw almonds? They have all that good fat without any of the oil or salt.

Oh honey believe you me I have some almonds too. I love almonds. I have these cinnamon brown sugar coated ones. I saw them advertised in a magazine and then I saw them in Krogers and bought them. It's all I can do too to keep from going over the 1 serving. They are so delicious!!!

OH MAN I am RIiiigth there with ya hun!
I absolutely LIVE for when my alarm goes off in the morning and I get up to eat my breakfast. YA KNOW WHY? CAUSE I PUT almonds, cashews and PECANS in my oatmeal E-V-E-R-Y day------it's like "the time of day when I know I'm allowed" ha ha so IT'S FANTASTIC!
 and guess what,......I know this doesn't effect Y-O-U but I've been in anorexia recovery for awhile and FINALLY GOT MY PERIOD BACK YESTERDAY and I TOTALLY KNOW that it's because I'm FINALLY getting enough F-A-T in my diet. I believe it's cause of my blessed NUTS :) ha ha----ALL HAIL THE NUTS!
 hun--just remember they are REALLY beneficial for you as long as you can keep the portion sizes under control. NOT SO EASY----trust me I KNOW :) buuut you can do it! Congrats on simply ELIMINATING them from your sight instead of constantly nibbling them :) will-power :)

Congratulations lilberly. I'm glad you have overcome that phase in your life. I must say you are very pretty and I know you will only get prettier the healthier you get. You can tell you are happy by your smile. Keep up the good work.

Nuts are a great source of protein.  I wouldn't avoid eating them, but just be aware of serving size and calorie/fat content.  I find that if I am getting hungry between meals, a handful of peanuts will tide me over until my next meal.

I like the Trader Joe's half the salt peanuts.  You get a pound for about $1.50, so not bad at all.  That lasts me quite a while!

Whenever I get almonds I can't stop binging on them. They are crunchy and have great taste, and everytime I need something to chew on, I take 5 almonds. But that could become like 50 almonds in a day. So I took the (hard lol) decision to not buy them anymore, and I try to get my good fats from natural peanut butter and olive oil. It is not easy, but it has been the only solution for me. You did well throwing them away!