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Does anyone know anything about pine nuts?  I had some recently when we went out to eat.  They were delicious and a nice addition to a salad for some crunch.  And very kind to my post meal BG. I found jars of Sun of Italy brand pine nuts in the grocery store, but I’m not sure if they are raw and if so, whether you can eat them raw.  If you have to cook/roast them, how would you do it? I haven’t bought any yet, so I don’t have the jars to look at the nutritional info.  But the listing in Corinne Netzer’s Complete Book of Food Counts for other brands looks reasonable.  I stopped doing croutons and it seems like pine nuts would be a nice replacement. Thanks for any help. — Best wishes Louise

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>Does anyone know anything about pine nuts?  I had some recently when we went >out to eat.  They were delicious and a nice addition to a salad for some >crunch.  And very kind to my post meal BG. >I found jars of Sun of Italy brand pine nuts in the grocery store, but I’m >not sure if they are raw and if so, whether you can eat them raw.  If you >have to cook/roast them, how would you do it? >I haven’t bought any yet, so I don’t have the jars to look at the >nutritional info.  But the listing in Corinne Netzer’s Complete Book of Food >Counts for other brands looks reasonable.  I stopped doing croutons and it >seems like pine nuts would be a nice replacement. >Thanks for any help.

     I’ve used pine nuts for years without problems.  I toast them in an ungreased skillet, but I’d not call them "cooked".  I find them particularly good in home-made tabouli (sp?). David

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Does anyone know anything about pine nuts?  I had some recently when we went > out to eat.  They were delicious and a nice addition to a salad for some > crunch.  And very kind to my post meal BG. > I found jars of Sun of Italy brand pine nuts in the grocery store, but I’m > not sure if they are raw and if so, whether you can eat them raw.  If you > have to cook/roast them, how would you do it? > I haven’t bought any yet, so I don’t have the jars to look at the > nutritional info.  But the listing in Corinne Netzer’s Complete Book of Food > Counts for other brands looks reasonable.  I stopped doing croutons and it > seems like pine nuts would be a nice replacement. > Thanks for any help. > — > Best wishes > Louise

Well, I have a pkg of Melissa’s Pine Nuts in front of me Which says:     Pine Nuts" Also known as pignolias, these nuts can be eaten raw, toasted or used in salads, pesto and pasta dishes. They have a woody flavor. Store in a tightly sealed container in a cool dry, place. Product of China. Nutrition facts, Serving Size 3 tbsp (30g) servings about 3 for 3 oz bag Calories 170 Calories from fat 140 Total fat 18g Saturated fat 3g Sodium 20mg Total Carbohydrates 6g fiber 3g Protein 3g regards rudy T II on 06/02

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We love pine nuts. Our Safeway store sells them in bulk, pretty expensive. They keep well, are good raw or roasted. We roast them by putting them in just a little water in a shallow pan with a lot of salt, in the oven at about 250F. They make a good quick snack to keep BG from falling too far, so as not to need sweets. Good to carry in the pocket in a plastic bag: little bulk, no crumbs. As you say, they replace croutons etc, especially if roasted. Mary — – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Does anyone know anything about pine nuts?  I had some recently when we went >out to eat.  They were delicious and a nice addition to a salad for some >crunch.  And very kind to my post meal BG. >I found jars of Sun of Italy brand pine nuts in the grocery store, but I’m >not sure if they are raw and if so, whether you can eat them raw.  If you >have to cook/roast them, how would you do it? >I haven’t bought any yet, so I don’t have the jars to look at the >nutritional info.  But the listing in Corinne Netzer’s Complete Book of Food >Counts for other brands looks reasonable.  I stopped doing croutons and it >seems like pine nuts would be a nice replacement. >Thanks for any help.

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Thanks everybody for your input.  The type I bought were raw.  I toasted them in a skillet with a very little bit of olive oil and then added some salt.  I added a tablespoon to my salad.  They were delicious!  They do burn quickly…I’m glad someone warned me about that! — Best wishes Louise Remove oldglory for email.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Does anyone know anything about pine nuts?  I had some recently when we went > out to eat.  They were delicious and a nice addition to a salad for some > crunch.  And very kind to my post meal BG. > I found jars of Sun of Italy brand pine nuts in the grocery store, but I’m > not sure if they are raw and if so, whether you can eat them raw.  If you > have to cook/roast them, how would you do it? > I haven’t bought any yet, so I don’t have the jars to look at the > nutritional info.  But the listing in Corinne Netzer’s Complete Book of Food > Counts for other brands looks reasonable.  I stopped doing croutons and it > seems like pine nuts would be a nice replacement. > Thanks for any help. > — > Best wishes > Louise

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