Walnuts are a good low-carb food. Like peanuts and almonds, walnuts provide protein, fat and fiber with relatively few net-carbs per serving. For instance, a quarter cup of walnuts has two grams of net-carbs (four grams of total carbohydrates minus two grams of fiber).
Some people find walnuts bitter. I admit I prefer the taste of roasted almonds and peanuts, and seldom eat walnuts as a stand-alone snack. The big drawback to walnuts is cost. Many consumers only encounter walnuts in one-cup bags in the supermarket’s baking aisle, and that isn’t a good way to buy them if you plan to eat two or three helpings a week. For the last year or so, I’ve been buying walnuts in a three-pound bag (about 12 cups) at Costco. (I have no affiliation with Costco other than shopping there once a month.) Big bags at a warehouse store are definitely the way to go if you develop a regular walnut habit!
Usually, the way I eat walnuts is in breakfast concoction that I fix two or three times a week. The three-pound bag of walnuts lasts me a couple months or so.
