Nuts about nuts? For a guilt-free treat, eat pistachios. They have just 160 calories per one-ounce serving.

Looking for a snack that’s filling and kind to your waistline? Treat yourself to a handful of pistachios — the so-called skinny nut. Out of all nuts, pistachios have the fewest calories — just 160 per one-ounce serving (about 50 nuts). This “skinny nut” is also packed with the same antioxidants found in other nuts such as walnuts and almonds. A new USDA study found that the fat in pistachios may not be completely absorbed by the body, which means they could have even less than 160 calories per serving. More research is needed to tell for sure. Still, because you have to pry them out of their shells, pistachios take longer to eat than other snacks and tend to discourage overeating. In fact, research shows that snackers consume 41 percent fewer calories when eating pistachios over other, already-shelled nuts. The ever-growing pile of discarded shells also helps us better visualize how much we’ve already eaten, so we’ll be less likely to mindlessly devour the entire bag.

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   Lewis June 01, 2011 at 9:56 am

   Perfect, I love pistachios! :D