"Peter Aitken" > wrote in message r.com>...
> "Doug Freyburger" > wrote in message
> om...
> > Franfogel wrote:
> > >
> > > I have lots of fresh basil coming in, but I'm not supposed to eat nuts.
> Does
> > > anyone have a recipe for a pesto without nuts? Some kind of wonderful
> mixture
> > > that would go on pasta or pizza would be ideal. Thank you.
> >
> > If you're making it for pizza sauce are the nuts all that necessary?
> > Basil, olive oil, garlic pressed into paste, simmer until smooth,
> > use as sauce.
>
> I do not think that pine nuts are really nuts in the sense that cashews,
> pecans, etc. are. Neither are peanuts for that matter. Pine nuts are seeds.
> Perhaps your ban does not apply to items that are called nuts but are not?

Botanically, maybe they're not the same thing, but they differ little
nutritionally. Pine nuts are especially high in fat ("good" fats,
mostly), magnesium, copper, and thiamine.

There aren't too many diet regimes that don't allow nuts. Dialysis
would be one. Nut allergies and copper metabolism problems are
possible reasons, as would be really strict low-fat diets.

--
Chris Green