Dietary fat gives your body energy and helps brain function! Fat is needed to absorb certain nutrient and protects your organs.
Types of Dietary Fat
Bad Fats
· Saturated Fats: limit to 10 percent of calories each day
· Trans Fat: avoid completely
Better Fats
· Monounsaturated Fats
* Avocado
* Oil-based salad dressing
* Nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts)
* Olives
* Nut butter
* Seed (pumpkin, sesame)
* Vegetable oils (canola, olive, peanut)
· Polyunsaturated Fats
* Fish (herring, salmon, trout, tuna)
* Oil-based salad dressing
* Nuts (pine nuts, walnuts)
* Seeds (flax, pumpkin, sunflower)
* Vegetable oils (corn, soybean, sunflower)
Healthy Fats
Your body needs fat to stay healthy but it is important to choose healthy fats.
¨ Bad fats are normally solid at room temperature (butter)
¨ Better fats tend to be liquid at room temperature (olive oil)
Keep in mind that all fats are high in calories and eating them in excess. Can lead to weight gain.
Better fats should make up 20 to 35 percent of the food you eat each day (about 44 to 77 grams each day)
Look at the nutrition label for fat. This is a good way to identify sources of bad fats and foods. To lower bad fat, limit eating desserts and sweet snacks.
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redie
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Janet Ward
Thank you for the data. It is very helpful.
juanita church
Thank you this is very healthful for me need to lose a few pounds
Mildred Perry
Very healthful informatiom. I will try to incorpate some of these into my diet. We all need to eat more healthy fats.
Daphne Phillips
Please check with your doctor before any change all. Allergies (nuts) may not be thst alternative. Any questions, call Aging Ahead’s Brooke Huber. She gave me nutrition assistance and readearch information. She also stressed I speak with my doctor first. Brooke was greatto speak with. Confession, I still use bad fats-gummy bears
Kathleen Collns
Thank you
Brenda Morgan
Thanks for the good health information.
F Foxx
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Shirley Wells
Good information, very useful.
judy
i brought a jar of flax seed and just put little bit in my food it has no taste.
Carlyn Webber
I have to be more aware of the good versus bad fats I’m eating and this will help tremendously. As I read the labels I know what I should be looking for. I just wish I could print and save this info for reference.