The saturated fat game.. Help

Seddon_93
Seddon_93 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
It probably seems obvious, but is there anyway i can reduce my saturated fat intake without being fussy about what im buying..student budget and all..can anyone recommend any good hearty meals low in saturated fat??

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  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Soups and stews. Salads. Dressings based on vinaigrette instead of cream based.

    Stay away from the deep fat fryer.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,889 Member
    edited March 2015
    Why do you want to reduce intake of saturated fat? Does it make you go over your calorie goal? Just eat smaller portions.
  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    Saturated fat is not bad for you.
  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    Only Trans Fats are (hydrogenated and partially-hydrogenated oils).
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20140320/dietary-fats-q-a
  • Mistizoom
    Mistizoom Posts: 578 Member
    Saturated fats are the healthiest fats to consume. I highly recommend the book "The Big Fat Surprise" by Nina Teicholz if you are interested in learning why.
  • hunder2005
    hunder2005 Posts: 1 Member
    Tonight as I was looking through my nutrition numbers for the day I was shocked to see a big red -10 beside my monounsaturated fat. I discovered it was from the raw almonds I had eaten after dinner yet, by my nutritional goal which is zero, this seemed like I had done something bad. I did some reading after and everything says these fats can be good for you, I mean it was just plain old boring almonds! Should I be avoiding these types of fat?
  • Mistizoom
    Mistizoom Posts: 578 Member
    edited March 2015
    Saturated fats are best, followed my monounsaturated. Polyunsaturated are generally bad, trans fats (except the naturally occurring trace amounts) are bad. We do need some omega 3 and omega 6 polyunsaturated fats, but most people eat way too much omega 6 which is inflammatory.
  • ahamm002
    ahamm002 Posts: 1,690 Member
    hunder2005 wrote: »
    Tonight as I was looking through my nutrition numbers for the day I was shocked to see a big red -10 beside my monounsaturated fat. I discovered it was from the raw almonds I had eaten after dinner yet, by my nutritional goal which is zero, this seemed like I had done something bad. I did some reading after and everything says these fats can be good for you, I mean it was just plain old boring almonds! Should I be avoiding these types of fat?

    LOL, no, almonds are one of the healthiest things you can eat! Not all the numbers on MFP's nutrition page are "max" values. Do some research before worrying about any "red" number other than calories.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,147 Member
    jennifershoo wrote: »
    Saturated fat is not bad for you.

    This
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,793 Member
    jgnatca wrote: »
    http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20140320/dietary-fats-q-a

    Most of the oil for deep frying today is unsaturated fat, ironically not as healthy as putting saturated fat in the deep fryer.
  • MiltonAFC
    MiltonAFC Posts: 121 Member
    The only thing you should worry about are trans fat imo. Everything else is fine.
  • Mistizoom
    Mistizoom Posts: 578 Member
    neanderthin wrote: »
    jgnatca wrote: »
    http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20140320/dietary-fats-q-a

    Most of the oil for deep frying today is unsaturated fat, ironically not as healthy as putting saturated fat in the deep fryer.

    Exactly...only tallow or lard for my deep fried chicken wings!
  • jddnw
    jddnw Posts: 319 Member
    One of my staple, hearty meals is sweet potatoes with beans and steamed veges.
    As you can see, I like to keep cooking simple. If you want something more complex, you can find a ton of tasty recipes on drmcdougall.com. Every recipe on that site will be very low in saturated fat.
  • Seddon_93
    Seddon_93 Posts: 2 Member
    edited March 2015
    Ahh okii, that helps alot! Ive done some more reading from the links posted...Thank you all :)
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