Roasting your own nuts... Is it OK? And other portable breakfast ideas.

[super_nat]

Hi All, I just had a question regarding the roasting of nuts and seeds.

[eats.meats.west]

Welcome to the world of conflicting information. I limit my eating of nuts because of the high calorie content and weight gain. Some folks say only eat raw, others don't eat and some gorge themselves silly on them. I figure I'm playing it safe by having a small amount of almonds or walnuts.

I'd be more inclined to take some hardboiled eggs and bacon or other protein for a simple portable breakfast - add some baked sweet potato as well. btw - I solved the in-law problem by moving 3,000 miles away.

[noodletoy]

fritatta muffins.

or go visit after breakfast.

[yodiewan]

fritatta muffins

I was going to suggest this as well. Those things are great. Here is an example recipe:
How to Make Healthy Egg Breakfast Muffins | Paleo Grubs

As far as nuts, I think roasting them is fine so long as you don't overheat/burn them. It's certainly better than buying commercially roasted nuts that were likely roasted using industrial seed oils. Even better would be soaking/sprouting them and then dehydrating. And then roasting them if you choose to. In case you haven't seen Chris Kresser's take on nuts, here it is:
Another reason you shouldn't go nuts on nuts

[picklepete]

I only toast nuts for holiday recipes, usually 200-250F for 1 hour. They should smell very perfume-y and not taste bland or bitter--then I store in the freezer. But ya, they're not a great meal staple. I'd bring a bento with boiled eggs, yogurt, pickles, or fruit.

[super_nat]

Thanks for the info! I'll look into the egg ideas for sure. I'm just a bit worried about cooking a egg dish and then transporting it as the drive is 5 hours.

[noodletoy]

if the drive is 5 hours how often are you actually there for breakfast?

pack a cooler for the car.

eat before you go.

say you're not hungry.

meh, why argue?

[noodletoy]

btw, eggs are pretty stable at room temp, raw and cooked. it's common in france for hard-cooked eggs to be out on bars for a snack with a drink and in spain fritattas are out all day at room temp.

[super_nat]

Once a month for 3 days each visit so the arriving after breakfast isn't really an option

I'll give it a go thanks for the help

[Leida]

I have German in-laws. My mother in-law was very worried I will die hungry in the morning if I do not eat bread, and she won't have anything to feed me (you know, that precious What do you eat? stunned expression), but got used to me eating boiled eggs....