I figured out how many cups the nut allotment is... it worked out to be almost half a cup or so, so I just grab a scoop of them with a measuring cup and ziplock bag'em.

I drive an hour each way every day for school, and I chew sunflower seeds on the road. I picked up that habit a few years ago to keep me awake on long trips and it really works. If you're tired the process of shelling the seeds keeps you up. I just pop a small handful in my mouth and work on them with my teeth. I've got a cup I put the hulls into. Maybe too much salt...but they taste good.

HAHAHAHA!!! I love it!!

I make my own nut/granola/dried fruit mix and I LOVE it. Buy all the different kinds of nuts you like (low salt peanuts, almonds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, soynuts, etc), I dry my own pineapple, buy some dried cranberries and some granola, pour it all in a big bowl and mix. Then I portion it out into those small snack ziplocks. I have found 1/4 cup is about 2 oz (weight and volume.)

It always amazes me how filling it is.

I love it.

I do pistachios and almonds, organic with sea salt...

Nuts are great! The hardest part is stopping eating. Personally, I have to make sure I ration them. I them one serving in a ziplock and only carry that to work with me. Otherwise I find myself eating more than I should. While they are a great nutritional source, too many can crank up the calories.