My trail mix/snacks have been heavy on nuts for awhile. Now my lunches lean that way too. The bars I use for breakfast are heavy on dried fruit and nuts as well. Nuts are very healthy, walnuts in particular, and I think the salt from the mixed nuts I use in my gorp is a help on the trail.

But the calorie story is much better than what your were told. Nuts are very calorie dense...approaching that of butter. Walnuts run 185-190c per ounce...more than four times what your told.

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