Aren't peanuts supposed to be healthy?!
Question: Aren't peanuts supposed to be healthy?
I bought a small bag of peanuts from wal-mart, the brand is frito lay,hot peanuts, I was just about to eat them then I read the nutritional facts..it has 290 calories!!!! How is that even possible? Its a peanut!! Are the calories fat calories or are they just like vitamins and fiber?
Answers:
peanuts contain healthy fats that your body needs. the reason they have so many calories is because the majority of calories are from fat. fat has 9 calories per gram while protein and carbohydrates have 4 calories per gram. just because some foods (like nuts, some fish, peanut butter) are high in fat doesnt make it unhealthy