Can we take a minute to talk about our nuts?

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Specifically, is there anywhere to get them that doesn't charge an arm and a leg? My doctors - all three of them who have anything to do with my diabetes, diet, and general health - are all pushing me to keep nuts in the house to have as a small snack, but holy hell they're expensive. Even my local discount grocer makes my eyes bug out.

I know they're expensive in general, but thought I'd check to see if anyone has managed to find them somewhere for less than it would cost to ransom kidnapped royalty.

Thanks!

Grape tree wholesale, I buy 1kg bags and it works out a lot cheaper

Yes I'm not officially vegetarian but I rarely eat meat so I try and include nuts in my diet. Particularly almonds and redskin peanuts and dry roasted peanuts.

I generally buy my almonds in 300g bags in Sainsbury's but the price of them has if not doubled, then is getting on for doubled in the past year and it's dreadful.

I know that Morrisons's in their nut section -amongst the fruit and veg - has quite a good selection of nuts usually on a buy 2 bags for a reduced price deal. That's where I get my red skin peanuts from amd where i'm considering buying my almonds from in the future. Actually the nuts is virtually the only thing I go in Morrisons for.

I know Sainsbury's sometimes have large bags of pistachios and cashew nuts in their Asian food section and they are sometimes on a price reduction offer.

Sorry I can't be more helpful as im quite a boring shopper and only use mainstream supermarkets these days.

Lidl are not as expensive. Morrisons have an Asian food section where almonds work out cheaper.

Local Turkish/Mediterranean supermarket. They have nuts in season, so theirs will sometimes be fresher than elsewhere. (Their spices are also much nicer than Sainsbury's etc.) The nuts are still expensive though.

Lidl or Aldi or go for nut butters, Sainsburys do an own brand that only has peanuts in the ingredients, no palm oil and I think it’s about £1 a jar. I just have a teaspoon of it if I’m hungry and it’s not quite time for a meal.

Oh, also buy them from the cooking section not the whole foods section, the walnuts might not be whole but they taste the same and cost less.

Poundland, b&m, farm foods, home bargains are much more reasonable. I never buy mine in big supermarkets.

Aldi tends to be cheaper than a lot of places.

I am currently eating cashews from a 500gram bag which was 4 pounds from lidl. I don't that is too bad and they have lasted a couple of weeks at work for a break time snack .

Lidl nuts are pretty good quality and price. I find the Aldi almonds a bit dry compared to Lidl.

I make a muesli with lots of nuts and seeds. Its an excellent breakfast with some yoghurt.

Base: toasted rolled oats and quinoa pops
Nuts: lightly toast almonds, walnuts, pecans, pistashcio (unsalted), cashew, mixed nuts etc
Seeds: sunflower, pumpkin, flaxseeds, chia
Dried fruit : raisins, chopped apricots, mango, dessicated coconut,chopped figs

I love dried cranberries too but they always have sugar added so I avoid those.

Sainsbury's Asian section has a lot of Ramadan offers on at the moment.

@RobinEllacotStrike forgive if a silly question but what are quinoa pops?

@CarolCave they are popped quinoa 🤣🤣

they might be called "puffed" rather than "popped" - I get them from the health food shop. Its quinoa grains puffed - I guess like the puffed rice? So they are small balls & lightweight, and have the nutrional value of quinoa.

They were much cheaper from the health food shops than on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Organic-Puffed-Quinoa-Infinity-Foods/dp/B07FG83L12/ref=sr_1_6?adgrpid=184897465177&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.riJ4SXJOxEwnlvn76On_gIk8IMuLANJHg-ihvOhz0IrEhHV23_GSJ7VQqfrXPEZ7D6vRlPvIgFSsQx21FPnsOmTLBmziNYL63Ipx2RTyJWqtN2xS0DzC4tixBOyEoAlGzBCzWYfB8FgqF1k0lqX5DD5BdCCJhYX6t_LKcyrpmK5GMsXCPonZRK9nUSFWpKX0lvlRZwcMznSF5qZVG7idGi4lzUYMj2nI_-ZT-y2XT-k.7lejj4DN487_fmVeIqzN70nXzCzQa2Wnn4g6q_Rf1VU&dib_tag=se&gad_source=1&hvadid=793716564851&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9045106&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=11878776386870566282--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=11878776386870566282&hvtargid=kwd-300235155113&hydadcr=22578_2369022_335609&keywords=quinoa+pops&mcid=7b03de7b5b3c3912a44b497b635e6723&qid=1772019359&sr=8-6

oooh sorry for long horrible link.

more info:

Product description
Quinoa Puffs - Organic Puffed Quinoa 250g (Infinity Foods). Organic Quinoa Puffs 250g
Organic produce.
Puffed quinoa.
Completely pure - no added sugar or salt.
Ready to eat. A bit like mini puffed rice.
Use as a breakfast cereal.
Use as a cereal base, or in muesli or baking.
Quinoa is a gluten free grain.
Large 250g pack.

Quinoa puffs have been made by very gently heating the little quinoa seed until they expand (a bit like how popcorn is made).
These little puffs are completely free from additives. Quinoa contains lots of natural goodness, including protein, minerals and dietary fibre. Quinoa is naturally a gluten free grain and is easy to digest. Organic Whole Quinoa.

Ingredients
Organic Whole Quinoa

Specifically, is there anywhere to get them that doesn't charge an arm and a leg? My doctors - all three of them who have anything to do with my diabetes, diet, and general health - are all pushing me to keep nuts in the house to have as a small snack, but holy hell they're expensive. Even my local discount grocer makes my eyes bug out.
I know they're expensive in general, but thought I'd check to see if anyone has managed to find them somewhere for less than it would cost to ransom kidnapped royalty.
Thanks! https://100001.onl/

I got this,...

I use bwfo for my nuts, we eat a lot if them. I recently added up my annual household nut order cost and it came to over £1k!