Almonds

Question: Almonds ? Is an almond a fruit?

Answer: Almonds are nuts.

Question: How much almond butter is made from 1/4 cup almonds? At whole foods, it says for almond butter that it is 170 calories for 1/4 cup of almonds before crushed. How many tablespoons is this?

Answer: The pureed volume of the almond butter is likely about 1/4-1/3 the volume of the pre-"crushing" stage. This is, before you add the other ingredients.

Question: How many almonds should I eat a day for weight loss? I dont want to eat too much of a good thing, so along with a healthy diet, how many almonds should i add to my meal plan? Ive been reading around and there are a variety of answers but most of them say a handful but i handful can range between 20-35 almonds. Any ideas?

Answer: usually about a 1/4 of a cup is good. Almonds are great for you but they do contain fat, even if it is poly and monounsaturated. Also, depending on what else you are eating, you could get "stopped up" Good Luck

Question: How can i make sliced almonds stick to chicken? An old friend I have lost touch with (and can't contact) once made a dish which was chicken, encrusted with sliced almonds and fried. (It's a chinese dish, if that helps.) I've tried to replicate this dish (using eggs as a batter), but the almonds always fall off. I've looked it up, and the only sources I've found do similar dishes with ground, or crushed almonds. I'd like to do it with sliced ones, as it was a spectacular eating experience.

Answer: You are missing a step. Chicken is slippery. Raw eggs are slippery. Therefore raw egg slips right off of the chicken! What you need to do first is to dredge the chicken breasts in flour to lightly coat them. The flour will give the eggs something to stick to. Then the almonds will stick to the eggs, and everything will stick to the chicken!! Make sure to season the chicken AND the flour.

Question: How to harvest almonds and make salted almonds? I just love salted almonds! There's an almond tree behind my yard and I was wondering how and when to harvest the "fruit" and just as important, how do I process them to get salted almonds?

Answer: Just first be sure it is sweet almond and not bitter almond. Bitter almond has several poisons including cyanide, like peach pits. They don't taste good. The mature almond fruit splits open lengthwise down the side, exposing the ripe almond nut. You can easily get the dry kernel by simply cracking open the stone. When you boil them, the kernel's outer covering comes off and only the white meat remains. Salted almonds are roasted and salted. something about almonds http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Prun_dul.html

Question: When is the right time to pick and shell almonds. I have a tree in my garden. How will I know the time is righ? I have an almond tree in my garden. It is covered in almonds. This is a first for me. How will I know when the almonds are ready for picking and shelling?

Answer: How does one know when to harvest the almonds? http://www.stewartandjasper.com/BodyPages/prodpages/almondfaq.html After the bloom the petals drop. The leaves grow, soon the fuzzy gray- green “fruit” appears. The hull is what you see and it continues to harden and grow. Around July it begins to split open. Between mid-August and late October (depending on the variety and growing conditions) the split widens which exposes the shell and this allows the nut to dry. The whole nut and stem finally separate and shortly before harvest, the hull opens completely. The almonds are ready to harvest. Almonds vary, so check to see what kind you have before attempting to eat any. Good Luck :)

Question: recipe for almonds with vinegar and salt? I'm looking for a recipe for almonds with vinegar and salt like the nuts Blue Diamond sells in cans. When I tried soaking the almonds and then baking, it didn't work. Any suggestions?

Answer: Here's a recipe I like, you could omit the pepper if that doesn't appeal to you. 2 cups lightly toasted California almonds ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar 2/3 cup balsamic vinegar ½ teaspoon kosher salt ¼ teaspoon chili powder or cayenne pepper 1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 2. Place the almonds, brown sugar, and vinegar in a large heavy-bottom skillet and cook over medium heat. Stir 3-5 minutes until the sugar melts, the almonds are well coated with the mixture, and there is no liquid at the bottom. If using salt or chili powder, sprinkle evenly. 3. Transfer the almonds to the prepared sheet, separating the individual nuts. Set aside to cool before serving.

Question: What poison tastes like bitter almonds and what happens to the body if consumed? My English teacher read us a part of a story called The Landlady by Roald Dahl. He wants us to find out what poison tastes like bitter almonds and what it does to the body if consumed. If you have any answers please post them and let me hear what you have to say! Thanks!

Answer: Cyanide Poisoning Symptoms Cyanide poisoning can be difficult to detect. The effects of cyanide ingestion are very similar to the effects of suffocation; because cyanide stops the cells of the body from being able to use oxygen, which all cells need to survive. The symptoms of cyanide poisoning are similar to those experienced when hiking or climbing at high altitudes. * General weakness, confusion, bizarre behavior, excessive sleepiness, coma, shortness of breath, headache, dizziness, and seizures can all present with cyanide poisoning. * Typically, an acute ingestion will have a dramatic, rapid onset, immediately affecting the heart and causing sudden collapse. It can also immediately affect the brain and cause a seizure or coma. * Chronic poisoning (over a long period of time) from ingestion or environmental poisoning will have a more gradual onset. * The skin of a cyanide-poisoned person can sometimes be unusually pink or cherry-red because oxygen will stay in the blood and not get into the cells. The person may also breathe very fast and have either a very fast or very slow heartbeat. Sometimes the person's breath can smell like bitter almonds, though this can be difficult to detect. * Perhaps most important is the setting, rather than the signs or symptoms. o A person who works in a laboratory or plastics factory, has a higher risk of cyanide poisoning. o Home, RV, boat, or building fires, always include the additional concern of cyanide exposure. o If you know someone has been depressed or has substance abuse problems and you find him or her with any of the signs or symptoms of cyanide poisoning, then a suicide attempt is possible.

Question: How can one argue that almonds are healthy when one serving contains 25% of your daily fat intake? Many health advocates, magazines and news shows promote almonds as a healthy food. However, a 1-oz serving has 15g of fat, which translates into 24% of your daily recommended intake. How is that healthy?

Answer: Because it's healthy fat. Do you know there are healthy fats and unhealthy fats? Healthy fats are good for you and no, they don't make you fat. You can get healthy fats from avocado, almonds, and olive oil. An example of unhealthy fats are fried foods, like french fries.

Question: Can you substitute pistachios for almonds in a cookie recipe? The recipe calls for 3/4 cup almonds but all I have are pistachios? Please advise.

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Question: What happens if I feed my hamster almonds? I had fed my hamster 1 almond yesterday, with the skin, the brown kinds that you find in most bulk stores. I gave her just one but i found out today that hamsters should not be fed almonds. I just want to know what happens if you feed a hamster an almond and is that one almond going to affect my hamster?

Answer: Yes, you can feed hamsters almonds that are SHELLED. It is fine just as long it isn't smoked, sweetened, or salted almonds. These are the things you can feed them. Vegetables and fruits that are safe to feed a hamster are: Acorns Apples(not the seeds(poisonous)) Banana Beans (except raw red kidney beans) Broccoli Cabbage-small amounts Carrots Cauliflower Celery Clover Corn Courgettes Cucumber Dandelions Grapes Grass Kale Marrow/squash Peas Potato Spinach Sweet potato Turnip Watercress Vegetables and fruits that should not be fed are: Garlic Kidney Beans (raw) Onion Potato (raw) Potato tops Rhubarb (raw) Rhubarb leaves Tomato leaves Other treats that can be fed are: Almonds (shelled) Beechnuts Boiled Potatoes Brazil Nuts Cashew Nuts Cheese Coconuts Crickets Currents Dog Biscuits Egg (scrambled or boiled) Hazel Nuts Mealworms Nuts Pecan Nuts Peanuts (shelled or unshelled) Pistachio Nuts Prunes Raisins Sweet Chestnuts Sultanas Walnuts Hope this helped! Please choose me as best answerer please? Well, I'm not forcing you.

Question: How do you make soaked or sprouted raw almonds taste better? I don't like the taste of soaked or sprouted raw almonds. They taste, well, too RAW. They have that weird taste I just can't describe, but it's the same one that exists in all soaked nuts and seeds I try. Any tips on making them more palatable? I LOVE the taste of raw almonds before they are soaked though, and prefer the crunch too.

Answer: boil them in a simple syrup then toast them off.

Question: How can I make sweet roasted almonds? I have alot of raw almonds and would like to make some into the honey roasted type. I dont have honey but I do have brown sugar and anything else i might need

Answer: Lightly toast (roast) at a low temp. for 1/2 to 1 hour. Remove and sprinkle with sugar to coat. Allow to cool completely before storing in a jar. (salt is optional).

Question: Horchata Recipes that does not inclue almonds and cinnamon? Anybody help please!!!!!!!!!!!! I really want to make some good horchata, and usually when I add almonds and cinnamon it dosen't turn out good.

Answer: go to latienda.com they have some good recipies. Also foodnetwork.com or allrecipies.com

Question: Almonds instead of walnuts in fudge recipe? I have a chocolate fudge recipe that calls for walnuts but I have almonds that I would like to use instead. Do you think that it would taste okay? I've used almonds instead of walnuts in a brownie recipe but I'm not sure because the almonds won't be baked as in the brownies, they'll be added in at the end of the cooking process.

Answer: If you do I would chop the almonds because they are a much harder nut. If you toast them in the over for a few minutes to bring out the natural flavor and oils. Then you can add them to the fudge, Good Luck.

Question: How to grind almonds without losing their oil? Im looking for a way to grind almonds so I can use them on recipes(salads, fish, chicken, etc). The thing is, most of their flavor comes from their oil. I tried with a blender, a mortar or with a rolling pin and it didnt quite work. What methods do you suggest I could use to grind almonds without drying their oil on the process?

Answer: Get a heavy canvas bag, and pound them into powder.