QuestionMy friend ate an entire 4lb bag of trail mix (peanuts, almonds, cashews, M&Ms, raisins) in the course of 9 days. He claims that it is healthy to do so. Is he right?
AnswerDear Gino, The nuts are healthy if eaten in moderation, but the M&M's and dried fruit are not. Also your friend would have had to run a marathon or would have had to gone hiking to burn off all that digested fat and carbohydrate. The end result is that your friend probably stored a good amount of those calories as fat and that is not healthy. Laura Kraemer,Slimkids.com