Every so often, I put my day's eating into LoseIt on my phone, just to see what I'm doing. I did it for yesterday, and I'm not liking the results much. 71g protein (17%), 79g carbs (19%), and 114g fat (63%) for the day. The cashews (I think they came up to 3/4 cup) accounted for 33.6g carbs on their own, although they contributed 47.6g fat and 15.7g protein. But what I really wanted when I ate them was salt. And crunch. Two servings of Lays potato chips would have been fewer carbs - 30 - and everything else. Granted, they're cooked in soybean oil or some other nasty Omega-6 krep, but they would have satisfied my salt and crunch jones and been more in line with how I want to eat. And I think I could have lived with just the one serving.
The clementines were relatively negligible - 17.8g carbs, some of which was fiber, and a little protein. But I don't know if I want to take that hit daily. Knowing what they contribute, though, at least I can make a more informed choice about eating them.
I saw a review of a device allowing one to make potato chips in the microwave recently, that ended with the suggestion that one could do it one's self with a plate, just fewer at a time. I think I will acquire a couple of small potatoes and use my new peeler to make thin slices, add a little light olive oil and salt, and see what happens. Then, I've controlled the oil content, and have something that is better for me than noshing on bloody cashews.
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