How’s your week going?
I broke for a snack mid-morning and dug into a package I received earlier this week. Planters and Men’s Health have teamed up to make a healthy snack pack o’ nuts!
I sent Ben with a pack of them in his lunch today. He used to keep a container of peanuts at his desk, but ran out. This is perfect for him!
Endorsed by the editors at Men’s Health, the new mix features three nuts – peanuts, almonds, and pistachios – and is a heart healthy snack that also contains:
- Six grams of protein
- Six vitamins and minerals including Antioxidant Vitamin E, Thiamine, Niacin, Magnesium, Manganese and Copper
- A good source of fiber
I AM NOT someone who is afraid of salt and get disappointed at plain nuts. SALT MY NUTS thank you!
People who reserve their snacking to 100 calorie packs might think 250 calories is a lot for a snack. But um, check your energy bar nutrition stats, they’re pretty close.
During my lunch break I threw together dinner.
I used the Salsa Chicken I made on Monday to make an enchilada casserole Mexican Lasagna. You really can make so many things with the crockpot salsa chicken –> Tacos, Taquitos, Taco Salads, enchiladas…
I am out of enchilada sauce and salsa so I used marinara sauce instead. It works. 
Bonus: My corn tortillas are getting dry so trying to roll them up in enchiladas wouldn’t have worked. This was easier, less messy and gets rid of stale tortillas!
I “built” the enchilada casserole with layers of tortillas, sauce, chicken, cheese, repeat. Now it’s sitting in the fridge waiting to be baked.
Want to win some nuts?!
The lovely people at Planters and Men’s Health will send one RER reader a box of the snack pack nuts and a container of the mix!
To Enter: Leave a comment with your favorite nut!
Contest open to residents of the US. Ends 5/10/12 at noon.
1. Pistachios 2. Almonds 🙂
i can honestly say that i can’t pick a favorite nut. love em all!!!
I love all nuts – but would have to say Pistachios are my current favorite.
Just about any nut will do. 🙂
Favorite nut? I love them all for so many reasons, but I’d have to with peanuts as a go-to, can’t live without, FAV.
almonds and walnuts!
I love peanuts (although technically a legume) 😉
almond 🙂
Yes please! I don’t know if I could pick a favorite nut! Maybe cashews, but I like pistachios too! Those are my faves for eating plain. For topping stuff like salads and oatmeal I like walnuts and almonds. I love me some nuts. 😉
I don’t think it is noon on the west coast yet.
(P.s. also a huge fan of salt. Wish I weren’t! But, unsalted peanuts just don’t quite taste the same….)
Peanuts. Then pistachios. Then almonds.
This new snack pack looks GREAT! I’m going to go check my local store to see if they are selling them.
I like Brazilnuts! Sooo yum!
My absolute favorite nut is Smoked Almonds…yummy!!!
Cashews!
Oh yum, Pistachios!
Brazil nuts, nom 🙂
Cashews!
My favorite are cashews!
My fav nuts are plain roasted almonds
Walnuts!
My favorite nuts are definitely Pistachios, but I hate shelling them!!
Almonds…and then pistachios. Yum!
Has to be almonds!!!
I am nuts over pistachios, peacans and almonds. my hubby loves cashews and peanuts. Finally something that will satisfy us both!!!
Pistachios, fo’ sho’
Almonds are my favorite nut now, but it used to be peanuts, and before that walnuts. Things change I guess!
Walnuts!!
pistachios!! but almonds are a close 2nd 🙂
Almonds – plain. Hazelnuts – nutella!!!!
I love the brazil nuts!
Cashews!! Oh cashews…
I love nuts of all kinds…cashews are my fave.
“Show me your nuts”! (from “The Kentucky Fried Movie”).
Okay, I love all nuts, but I have to go with my all time favorite, salted cashews! 🙂
Peanuts!
For oat topping, almonds, for snacking, pistachios!
Almonds are my Fav!!!!!
cashews!!!
I used to hate all nuts except for peanuts, but now I love them all. Almonds have to be my favorite, though.
Cashews
Peanuts! So good!
pistachios are my fave!
Almonds! Preferably chocolate covered 🙂
Honey roasted cashews!
Almonds!
Almonds! Then, pecans, cashews, and peanuts.
Cashews are my favorite and to me they are a treat when I get them.
My favorite nut is DEFINITELY hazelnut! They’re so expensive in the US, though!
Definitely the humble peanut
I’m obsessed with cashews!
Almonds are my favorite!
I LOVE Pistachios!
Almonds or CASHEWS!!!
Cashew are my fav!!!!
i love love love pistachios! They used to scare me when i was little cause my grandma always had the dyed red ones…..
cashews!!!!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE honey roasted peanuts. MMMMmmmm MMMmmmm!!!
Anything salted really, but cashews are probably my favorite.
I like pistachios!!
mmm pecan!
Almonds!!!
Macadamia nuts for sure! Why do they have to be so expensive and full of fat??? = (
My favorites are brazil nuts and pistachios!
Almonds are always my favorite.
I love pistachios and cashews!
I love macadamias and cashews!
tough question. i love nuts! i’m going through a pistachio phase right now though, so pistachio for the win!
I love pistachios, almonds & macadamias! YUMMO
Cashews are #1 in my book!
Salted cashews..so good 🙂
Pecans & macadamia 🙂
Let’s be real, I love all nuts. Pecans are close to number 1, though!
If I could include flavored, then it’d be a tie between honey-roasted peanuts and salt & pepper pistachios. Lightly salted, I’d pick cashews. But I like getting the deluxe variety tins that have mixed nuts but don’t include plain old peanuts :).
Tough one. Number one would have to be cashews. Buttery goodness. But I also love walnuts and pistachios.
I have been wanting to try these! I don’t get enough nuts in my diet and want to try to incorporate them as a snack. They look delish!
Cashews!
shelled peanuts!
Almonds – salted, unsalted, glazed – love em!
macadamia nuts (with white chocolate, preferably)
Salted pistachios
Honey roasted anything!
peanuts or walnuts!
I love cashews!
I love honey roasted peanuts but because of the added sugar I will usually settle in for lightly salted dry roasted. Yummy!
My favorite nuts are pistachios, almonds, cashews and peanuts! I used to hate cashews but just recently realized how glorious they are. I can’t be alone with a bag of them! And I’m just like you, no salt, no nuts, thankyouverymuch.
I love cashews so so much! I am on a trip right now and there is this nut stand that I keep eyeing. Might have to buy some later.
Macadamias!
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Boiled peanuts or really peanuts in any form!
almondssss…even though i’m allergic to them if they’re raw. can’t stop me from loving them!
pistachios!
I’m all about the almonds normally, but lately I’ve been a cashew fiend!
My favorite nut is you…kidding. Actually its pistachios.
I love nuts, almond is my favorite so far. I just discovered “lightly” salted roasted flavor. Perfection!
Honey roasted cashew nuts!!!
I love toasted hazelnuts!
Cashews, by far.
oooo so many nuts i like! i think my favorite are cashews…yummmmm
Glazed Walnuts are my favorite!
I like pretty much all nuts, but almonds are my personal favorite!
Macadamia!!!
Favorite Nut: Pistachios. Hands down!!
Raw cashews!
Pinon! It’s the New Mexican in me. 🙂
Almonds – Yummmy. 🙂
Macadamia nuts, hands down!
pistachios and almonds!
My current fave is chili lime almonds. Yum-o!
Brazil nuts!
Why do I just want to write dirty responses to this question? I swear I’m not normally like that.:)
But I’m gonna keep it clean for the kids and say almonds.
Macadamia nuts are the best!
Cashews and peanuts !
So good I love all of them but I’d say Brazilian nuts.
So good I love all of them butb
My husbands biggest complaint about snack packs of nuts is they never have pistachios – his favorite! I will be on the lookout for these 🙂
And if I said HE was my favorite nut, would that count? (just in case, mt fave is the almond *s*)
I find this question so hard! I love cashews, almonds and pistachios, but I think my all-time fav is probably the walnut!
Peanuts, but I usually settle for almonds.
Pecans! Thanks, Monica!
cashews…runner_girl5k at yahoo dot com
cashews unless their candied, then pecans
Cashews – hands down!!
I’m really loving pistachios right now. This mix is great. I mixed it with some dreid fruits and carry a bag in my purse. AWESOME!
Let’s be honest . . . any nut that is covered in chocolate is my favorite! 🙂
Almonds!
almonds rock- especially in butter form
Cashews or hazelnuts. Yummmmm!
I love almonds! And Brazil nuts are tasty too.
Salted pistachios for sure! *Yum*
Pistachio all the way!
I love pistachios!
Cashews!! I can eat sooo many at time. I like pistacios alot, but i’m lazy and they are hard to pull out of the shell…tell me i’m not the only lazy eater….
Brazil nut; b/c one nut has your daily requirement for selenium!
Almonds!
Pistachios!! It’s not easy being green.
That casserole looks delish. I like pistachios!
Macadamia nuts. Hands down. No other nut comes even close. Hope I win! Deez nutz look good!
Soynuts or almonds… Toss up!
Almonds. Hands down! No, wait, walnuts! Definitely walnuts! But no….how could I have forgotten about casheeeeeeeeeews!!! Love love love cashews! Well, except there are those macadamia nuts… How could I have forgotten! Hold up. Rewind. Yes, definitely almonds. ….I think… 🙂
raw almonds! I buy them in bulk at costco its so hard not to just grab a handful all day long!
I get my love for salted mix nuts from my dad, but I’ve been on a serious cashew kick lately.
I like really sugared up pecans!
Brazil nuts! Love them.
Walnuts!
PEANUTS!
i’m drooling over your enchilada casserole – yum!!
almonds are my fave nuts 🙂
Hey Monica!
Thanks for this opportunity. My favorite nuts are cashews. They are so delicious and filling. I like to eat them as is or in pineapple chicken fried rice.
salted pecans!
CASHEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not only are they the best, but a nut that begins with the word, CASH!!! Where can you go wrong with that?
Would it be inappropriate to just giggle and say salty nuts are my favorite? Ok, yeah, thought so :).
I’m boring……I’m all about the almonds……..on my froyo.
My husband is my favorite nut!
I love almonds and cashews the most but any nut will do.
i’m going with roasted almonds,mmmmmm
Unsalted pistachios. I really like to walk on the wild side 🙂
Cashews! I love them.
I LOVE pecans! They are great in desserts and in salads!
Cashews or pistachios – yum!
Almonds & Peanuts – I can’t choose between the 2, they are both equally good!
My favorite are cashews, if you leave them out around me they magically disappear.
cocoa almonds!
Peanuts!
peanuts, salted. Oh yes. Keep your hands off my salty nuts!
Pistachios!
Salted cashews are the gods of all nuts 🙂
yummm i love cashews!! I just recently bought some small packs of almonds as a snack and they work really well!
My favorite nut is pecans!! I don’t eat them very often, though. My second favorite nut is the peanut! Yum!
Cashews! Totally addicted.
Cashews are my favorite, but I do like almonds is candy!
Pistachios!
Pistachios. And thank God I buy them in a the shell and make myself go through the trouble of splitting them open. If not..I’d devour the entire pack!
Cashews! Especially if they are fresh roasted and covered in sugar at a baseball game : )
I love almonds! They have the perfect crunch.
My favorite nut depends on my mood, so it’s normally between almonds, cashews, pistachios, or macadamia nuts!
cashews and honey roasted peanuts!
I send my husband to work with the almond single serve packages. He loves them!! I am a peanut gal myself!!
I definitely prefer salty nuts too! Favorite nut would be brazil nuts but I rarely eat or buy them. I always pick them out of the mix from the mixed nuts though.
I’ll eat any nut covered in dark chocolate!! 🙂
Almonds, if dry roasted 🙂
That would be a tie between honey roasted peanuts and pistachios!!
I used to be a cashew girl all the way, but almonds are now a favorite too!
I love you, peanuts!
Cashews are my favorite! 🙂
Almonds are my favorite nut.
Pistachios! Yum!
Like you, cashews are my favorite nut! Followed closely by pistachios and wasabi almonds… Give me the nuts! 😉
I am completely obsessed with almonds. Obsessed!
Cashews! But almonds are a close second…
I love all nuts, I can’t decide which is my favorite.
I think my biggest concern with nuts is the fat content- for 100 calories those are packing in over 30% of your daily intake? Hmmm…
walnuts are my favorite!
I’m addicted to mixed nuts, but I always dig out the brazil nuts!
My all time favorite nuts are Brazil nuts, I love them!! I’ll pick them out first if I have a bag of mixed nuts. Mmmmmmm
almonds when i’m feeling super healthy … but pistachios and salted cashews are close seconds!!
My favorite nut is a pistachio. I love them!!
Cashews are hands down my favorite nut out there!
Cashews hands down. My husband is from Mozambique and they grow there. Nothing like fresh roasted cashews.
Cashews are my all time favorite nut!
Favorite nut? Cashews, but pistachios are pretty darned yummy too. 😀
I love almond, pistachios, cashews and peanuts. I love nuts period so its hard to really decide!
Pistachios! Or cashews… or almonds… or macadamia nuts… or pecans…
my puppy (she’s nuts! ha…)
ALMONDS!!
Love my Almonds!
My favorite nut right now is pistachios!
It’s weird, I LOVE peanut butter but peanuts are not my favorite nut. I think it’s a tie between cashews and pistachios!
My fav nut is the pistachio. It stems back from a funny childhood memory….back in the day when pistachio shells weren’t naked and were a bright red color, I would take them and lick them, rubbing the shell all over my lips to create fake red lipstick. I was too young to be allowed to wear real lipstick, so my shell-stick did the trick!
Pistachios!!!! So delicious!!
Recently really loving cashews! : )
Cashews are my favorite, but I like them all!
Macadamias!
even though it’s not a nut — peanuts! closely followed by pecans
Favorite nut is cashews. With a close second going to almonds -as long as they are chocolate or yogurt covered – muhaha.
My step-dad would love those, my mom always has to keep containers of nuts around for him to snack on. He’d be taken care of for Father’s Day because I’ve already gotten him another snack type thing he likes.
I’m an almond girl – and now emerald makes the cocoa almonds which thank goodness, they make 100 calorie packs of!
Peanuts, of course!
Nuts are one of my go-to snacks.
Macadamias! Cover them in salt, honey, or chocolate. I’ll take them all.
My favorite is nut hands down is pistachio!
Pistachios and regular peanuts combined is my favorite.
I get excited when I see brazil nuts in my handful for snack!
pistachios definitely yum!
My daughter and I put away almonds like it’s our job!
You are my favorite nut! 😛 jusssst kidding, of course.
I’ll go with hazelnut. 🙂
I would have to say cashews are my favorite but almonds are a close second. I tend to have better portion control with them too.
I mean this in a total non-pervy way…I love salty nuts! I think almonds are my fave. (Count me out of the contest, as I’m from Canada.)
I favorite nut would have to be cashews!
I really don’t discriminate in the nut department (hee hee), yes I’m totally a juvenile…anywho pecans are my fav!
Peanut butter and raw almonds!!!
cashews!
I love walnuts!
Pistachios! I’m so glad you are keeping up with regular posting even with the new job. And thanks for updating us on SR yesterday; I was getting worried that she was never coming back.
Cashews are my favorite!
I love almonds! Especially the wasabi flavored ones by Planters!
pistachios, definitely!
Me me me!
I love almost all of them, but pecans are my favorite!
Definitely salty nuts! My favorite would have to be cashews. I can polish off the big tub from Costco in no time!
almonds all the way!
cashews!
I’m with you, I want salt on my nuts!!
I LOVE cashews and lately I’m obsessed with pistachios.
All nuts rule, but if I have to choose one it would be ALMONDS 🙂
Good ol’ Peanuts!
I love brazil nuts!
Pistachios!
Pistachios for the win!!
Regular peanuts!
i love almonds!
My favorite is pistachio as well!!
my favorite nut is definitely pistachios!