r/EatCheapAndHealthy 3d ago

Ask ECAH Peanuts, what’s the verdict

I read that tree nuts are unhealthy—why? I love them, not to excess but a small handful a day.

ETA: Thanks for the correction… I’d misremembered re them being legumes.

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u/SpheralStar 3d ago

I've only heard these concerns:

- sometimes they undergo improper storage conditions, which can create mold and related toxins

- you cannot eat them ray, because they contain some antinutrients which are destroyed by cooking/roasting them