Healthy Fats

K2405

I read about peanut butter being a good healthy fat that helps keep you full for longer so I tried some with my breakfast this morning (I had weetabix with banana and a spoonful of peanut butter) and must admit I didn't start to feel hungry until about 12. Usually I'm starving by 11am.

Is there anything else I can have instead of peanut butter though? I'm not a huge peanut fan and I hate the texture of peanut butter.

martyqueen52

Eggs, avacados, tofu, soy milk, flaxseed, pretty much all nuts, olives, oils, fish.

Need2Exerc1se

There are also other nut/seed butters - almond butter is probably the most popular after peanut butter, but there are many option available. All are more expensive than peanut butter, though.

Lizzy622

Coconut oil add to oatmeal or some add it to their coffee. I'm not a big fan of the coffee coconut oil but some swear by it.

ASG_21

Yup, fat is definitely highly satiating; if I have no fat in my meal, I'm hungry just an hour or two later, but fat keeps me very full!

Eggs are a great combo of protein and fat that keep me full for a long time. Maybe some full fat milk, although liquid is obviously less satiating than solid food. Cheese is also a great protein/fat combo. Avocados, nuts, coconut/coconut oil, and other nut butters are also a good bet, although I think most nut butters have a similar texture to peanut butter.

FatFreeFrolicking

Nuts
Seeds
Almond butter
Cashew butter
Eggs
Avocados
Cheese
EVOO
Chia seeds
Flaxseeds

K2405

Sorry I should have made that clearer. I'd be having it at breakfast with my cereal/porridge. Will take a look at those other nut butters, thanks.

K2405

Sorry I should have made that clearer. I'd be having it at breakfast with my cereal/porridge. Will take a look at those other nut butters, thanks.

K2405

Thanks for the help. I picked up some cashew Butter yesterday, which I didn't even know existed, and it's delicious. I love cashews! It's got a similar texture to peanut butter but it's not as bitter. Plus it was on offer so I got it half price

Tim_Simons

This can be your to add on your healthy meals and snacks. Hope it helps.
Monounsaturated fat
Olive oil
Canola oil
Sunflower oil
Peanut oil
Sesame oil
Avocados
Olives
Nuts (almonds, peanuts, macadamia nuts, hazelnuts, pecans, cashews)
Peanut butter
Polyunsaturated fat
Soybean oil
Corn oil
Safflower oil
Walnuts
Sunflower, sesame, and pumpkin seeds
Flaxseed
Fatty fish (salmon, tuna, mackerel, herring, trout, sardines)
Soymilk
Tofu

feisty_bucket

Coconut oil, and olive oil you can eat with a spoon. Butter, you can dissolve into a hot drink like coffee. Or put it on eggs or into hot oatmeal or whatever, where it will melt. You can just eat it, but the texture is pretty... odd.

Torontonius

2 scrambled eggs in a non stick pan {no butter} with half an avocado will keep you satiated all morning. add a scoop of protein powder in a big glass of water and you have a heck of a stasrt to the day

tennisdude2004

As mentioned above nut butters and oils are very good. Anything with a decent Monounsaturated / saturated fat content. Personally I would limit polyunsaturated fats - apart from omega 3's

CeleryStick22

I find 3-5g of coconut oil in my coffee, whatever the time of day, means I won't be hungry for hours after - sometimes I even struggle to hit my 1400 calorie goal because I don't feel like eating! I feel less fatigued with it too - not more energetic as such, but less of the "uuugghhh it's cold but the heater's two metres away and I'm too tired to get up!" kind of thing. I tend to start thinking about food and wanting to eat for reasons other than hunger particularly in the late afternoon or after dinner, so I often have a coffee with the coconut oil around this time.

I use one that has the flavour still in it and I barely taste it, I quite like it really, which surprised me - but you can get it without flavour and it works just as well.

One thing worth mentioning is that it just sits on top once melted in an oily layer, so I leave the spoon in and stir it well before each sip. I do recommend it, it works well for me...:)

lemurcat12

K2405 wrote: »

Sorry I should have made that clearer. I'd be having it at breakfast with my cereal/porridge. Will take a look at those other nut butters, thanks.

Full fat milk is the most obvious choice. I also don't like the texture of peanut butter (so nice to find someone who agrees) and other nut butters have similar issues for me.

When I have oatmeal, though, I usually just also have some veggies and smoked salmon on the side. The smoked salmon provides the fat. Another thing I sometimes do is just eat a few nuts. Actually, that's probably as easy as the milk.

Francl27

You can add an egg to your oatmeal too! But yes, typically oatmeal and nut butter is one of my favorites (almond butter, cinnamon and a chopped apple is fantastic too).

angelexperiment

Coconut milk. Avacado oil. Macadamia nuts or oil. Coconut shreds and chia pudding. Avacado. Or a superfatted protein shake with coconut oil and grassfed butter avacado kale and a banana and egg in water or coconut milk with rasberry.