My doc just advised me to eat nuts as a snack. The exception is peanuts, which is a legume. Interestingly, peanuts (other than one or two) always tended to give me headaches.

She also told me to eat my nuts raw. Not sure why (would love to know and will ask her next visit).

I DO know that there is a study (perhaps more than one) that showed that folks who eat raw nuts several times a week tend to not have issues with overweight.

Since I have been on the food plan she suggested, which is similar to this new paleo diet (there are several books out on the market), I have lost weight.

I would hesitate to buy the mixed nuts unless it specified "raw," or you could look up the product on line to see what you could find. I think Whole Foods tends to only sell raw nuts (not 100% positive on this though).

You could always buy two or three different ones and mix them in a baggie.

Good luck! Feel well!!!