{"id":419,"date":"2018-09-04T05:30:57","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T12:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/?p=419"},"modified":"2018-09-04T05:39:48","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T12:39:48","slug":"sometimes-you-feel-like-a-nut-mfrwauthor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/04\/sometimes-you-feel-like-a-nut-mfrwauthor\/","title":{"rendered":"Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut\u2026 #MFRWauthor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love almonds. Well, I love most nuts but almonds are definitely my favorite nut (except for hubby, who is his own special brand of nuttiness!). I&#8217;d never paid much attention to nuts and how they grow until we were<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"425\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/04\/sometimes-you-feel-like-a-nut-mfrwauthor\/depositphotos_2738424_s-2015_almondtree\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Depositphotos_2738424_s-2015_AlmondTree.jpg?fit=500%2C355&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,355\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1235650835&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Depositphotos_2738424_s-2015_AlmondTree\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Depositphotos_2738424_s-2015_AlmondTree.jpg?fit=500%2C355&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-425 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Depositphotos_2738424_s-2015_AlmondTree.jpg?resize=252%2C179&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Almond tree\" width=\"252\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Depositphotos_2738424_s-2015_AlmondTree.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Depositphotos_2738424_s-2015_AlmondTree.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 85vw, 252px\" \/> trucking years ago and saw almond trees up close and personal in California. They&#8217;re very pretty. But what they produce is even better.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some fun (probably useless) facts about almonds that I &#8220;borrowed&#8221; from Danielle Omar on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodconfidence.com\/2013\/09\/18\/eat-almonds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Almonds need really hot weather and cool winters to grow<\/li>\n<li>They are 100% reliant on wild bees and honey bees for crop pollination \u2014 No bees, no almonds<\/li>\n<li>Almond growers rent bees for pollination and it\u2019s one of the most costly issues for growers<\/li>\n<li>Bees are fussy little fellows; they don\u2019t work in the rain, at night, in the early morning, or when there\u2019s frost<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"426\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/04\/sometimes-you-feel-like-a-nut-mfrwauthor\/group-of-bees-on-a-flower\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Depositphotos_21708289_s-2015_HoneyBee.jpg?fit=499%2C348&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"499,348\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;szefei&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Close up group of bees on a daisy flower&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1333969276&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Group of bees on a flower&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Group of bees on a flower\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Depositphotos_21708289_s-2015_HoneyBee.jpg?fit=499%2C348&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-426 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Depositphotos_21708289_s-2015_HoneyBee.jpg?resize=210%2C146&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bees at work\" width=\"210\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Depositphotos_21708289_s-2015_HoneyBee.jpg?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Depositphotos_21708289_s-2015_HoneyBee.jpg?w=499&amp;ssl=1 499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 85vw, 210px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>The immature green almond can be preserved and pickled \u2014 some consider it a delicacy<\/li>\n<li>Of the 8 major varieties of almonds, the Nonpareil are the most prized (all have the same nutritional profile)<\/li>\n<li>There are 98 published research papers to date (with 19 more in progress) on the health effects of almonds, in particular their effect on heart health, diabetes and weight management<\/li>\n<li>Almonds were one of the first foods awarded a qualified health claim in the US<\/li>\n<li>Almonds help to slow absorption of sugar and carbs<\/li>\n<li>Recent studies show almonds eaten mid-morning can help moderate your blood sugar throughout the day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"427\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/04\/sometimes-you-feel-like-a-nut-mfrwauthor\/depositphotos_76863755_s-2015_almonds\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Depositphotos_76863755_s-2015_Almonds.jpg?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Depositphotos_76863755_s-2015_Almonds\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Depositphotos_76863755_s-2015_Almonds.jpg?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-427 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Depositphotos_76863755_s-2015_Almonds.jpg?resize=167%2C167&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Almonds\" width=\"167\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Depositphotos_76863755_s-2015_Almonds.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Depositphotos_76863755_s-2015_Almonds.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Depositphotos_76863755_s-2015_Almonds.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 167px) 85vw, 167px\" \/>All I know is, almonds crunch, they taste good, and they help me get past that hunger stage when I&#8217;m too close to dinner to eat more. A great snack that isn&#8217;t a secret anymore!<\/p>\n<p>Read the next blog in the blog hop by going <a href=\"http:\/\/mfrw52week.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nomadauthors.com\/deesknight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dee<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/viewBook.at\/Naval-Maneuvers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Naval Maneuvers<\/a>: When a woman requires an earth-shattering crush of pleasure to carry her away, she can&#8217;t do better than to call on the US Navy. Sorry, Marines!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love almonds. Well, I love most nuts but almonds are definitely my favorite nut (except for hubby, who is his own special brand of nuttiness!). I&#8217;d never paid much attention to nuts and how they grow until we were trucking years ago and saw almond trees up close and personal in California. They&#8217;re very &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/04\/sometimes-you-feel-like-a-nut-mfrwauthor\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut\u2026 #MFRWauthor&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[185,192,191,188,8,193,12,104,113,189,186,7,190,187],"class_list":["post-419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-almonds","tag-bees","tag-blood-sugar","tag-danielle-omar","tag-dee-s-knight","tag-diabetes","tag-erotic-romance","tag-naval-maneuvers","tag-navy","tag-nutrition","tag-nuts","tag-romance","tag-snacks","tag-the-blog"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9wA33-6L","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=419"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":429,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419\/revisions\/429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}