How does one afford these nuts?

[rawdanig]

So today i went and revamped my fridge. Threw out all my old SAD food to give to my co workers and restocked with lovely organic fruits and vegetables. Now i don't mind paying the extra cost for some organic fruits and veggies but these nut prices are a little ridiculous.

Raw Almonds 15.99/lb
Raw Walnuts 13.99/lb
Raw Cashews 12.99/lb

Just a pound!!! I mean i eat a pound in two days!? So i didn't get almonds like i planned and got some other nut/seed varieties that were cheaper like pistachios,pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds(2.99/lb) and even brazil nuts/macadamia nuts were ok prices(8.99/lb) will purchase those in the future. Any particular reason these nuts are soo expensive and how are you affording them for all these recipes?

[Steven]

My advice is eat simply - lots of fruits and vegetables/greens. Nuts are way too expensive and high in fat to be a long term staple in ones diet.

[LaniB]

I buy nuts a little at a time to stock my pantry. Now that I have just about every kind (except macadamia, which I can't seem to find anywhere ... and probably won't use anyway given how much they cost!). Anyway, I don't use that many nuts really, but now I have them in my pantry for when I need them and just replenish as I use them.

I get raw cashews at Trader Joes and they're a much better deal then what you're finding. Even Whole Food's raw cashews (in the bulk section) are a lot less expensive.

That said, I think the advice to eat more simply is probably a good one. I have been eating nuts all along and while I haven't gained a pound eating raw, I've only lost a few and have more I want to lose. I plan to cut out nuts for two weeks staring on Monday to see if I can't drop a few more pounds.

[rawdanig]

Thanks for your responses. I agree that i might have to go sparingly on the nuts. Seeds on the other hand sunflower,pumpkin,chia were not that bad price wise and i have a few recipes where i can incorporate them. It's just i was gonna follow alissa's 30 day food challenge on point but i just don't think i can afford it as i feel a lot of her recipes call for nuts? maybe i'm crazy. I do love the amazing variety and will dabble occasionally but for now with this college life i need to keep it simple.

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

Nuts are way too expensive

Unless you buy dirtectly from farms

and high in fat to be a long term staple in ones diet.

Unless you sprout the nuts.

[DebB]

I take it easy on nuts, but to save money I do buy in bulk (generally 5# at a time) from Azure Standard and I keep them in the freezer. Here are their prices:

Almonds, Raw, Organic 5# $27.90
Cashews, Raw, Large White Pieces, Organic 5# $28.50
Walnuts, Raw, Organic 5# $37.55

[adobegirl]

One thing we also do is look for broken pieces of walnuts and cashews. We've found that the whole nuts cost almost double than the broken pieces. Our health food store sells them separately. I've also found them online cheaper, but haven't ordered any from them yet.

[rawdanig]

I take it easy on nuts, but to save money I do buy in bulk (generally 5# at a time) from Azure Standard and I keep them in the freezer. Here are their prices:

Almonds, Raw, Organic 5# $27.90
Cashews, Raw, Large White Pieces, Organic 5# $28.50
Walnuts, Raw, Organic 5# $37.55

Awesome prices! I really just want some almonds honestly so this buy wouldn't be soo bad and i wouldn't have to do it often :) i may look into this soon thank you!

[DebB]

About the almonds - they state that they are "flash pasteurized" but that they're still considered raw and will sprout. Well - I can attest that this is true since we found an almond tree growing in our compost pile! We transplanted it into the garden bed and sadly it didn't survive the move... But - that shows that these almonds are still alive! *Ü*