Fat Bombs........... What?!?!
ShawnaDrew
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Can someone explain to this newbie what fat bombs are, and WHY they are being eaten? What are the benefits? Downfalls? I am type 2 diabetic if that makes a difference!
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Fat bombs are tasty(?) treats used to up your fat calories/percentages when on keto/LCHF. Most are sweet, but i have seen a few savory ones. Basically most people don't want to munch on a stick of butter to up their fats, so this provides them with a way to do that. This site explains it well and has recipes! http://lowcarbediem.com/fat-bombs-recipes-atkins-ketosis/0
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They are basically an easy and tasty way to get in some extra fat. I used them a lot while breaking the sugar addiction. I melt a cup of coconut oil, a cup of crunchy peanut butter, a packet of sweet n low, and about 3 tbsp of cocoa powder, pour it in to 16 cupcake liners, and refrigerate until solid. I've recently bought silicon candy molds and cupcake liners to cut back on waste. If you get one out of the fridge eat it immediately because they melt fast.0
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ShawnaDrew - Exactly what everyone said up there. I would NOT eat them unless you are on a ketogenic diet though, otherwise you'll end up clogging your arteries and gaining weight. The keto diet is really good for diabetics if you don't have any kidney issues. My husband and I are doing the ketogenic diet and we eat them sometimes especially when I'm craving something sweet. They have NO carbs in them. My favorite is mint chocolate and it tastes awesome.0
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ShawnaDrew - Exactly what everyone said up there. I would NOT eat them unless you are on a ketogenic diet though, otherwise you'll end up clogging your arteries and gaining weight. The keto diet is really good for diabetics if you don't have any kidney issues. My husband and I are doing the ketogenic diet and we eat them sometimes especially when I'm craving something sweet. They have NO carbs in them. My favorite is mint chocolate and it tastes awesome.
Ok, fat bombs can have a place in any diet if it fits your macros, whatever they may be. You dont have to be Keto, you can be a LCHF and still enjoy some fat bombs. It is about getting your macros in order and if you need some fat to do that, then by all means eat one.
There is also little to no scientific evidence that fat or dietary cholesterol has any bearing on the cholesterol your body makes that 'clogs your arteries' or makes you fat. Fat does NOT make you fat, or sick. You can eat the fat bombs and for all intents and purposes, it will not affect your cholesterol, even if you are on a LCHF diet and not keto.
A keto diet is good for many people, not just diabetics but many people can get many of the same benefits by doing LCHF and not going as low as keto.
That being said, my favorites are the frozen cream cheese clouds, in a strawberry, orange, lemon or butterscotch flavor. The chocolate peanut butter ones are pretty good. I want to try some of the savory ones here soon, just havent been physically well enough to do any cooking recently.0 -
I suppose you are correct Alliwan. I'm a nurse and they're coming out with all this new research that's proving all of our other science crap wrong. I'm having a difficult time adjusting to it. However, they still do say that if you have kidney issues, to be careful. But yes, definitely watch the macros.
If you can have them, fat bombs are well...the bomb. 0 -
I suppose you are correct Alliwan. I'm a nurse and they're coming out with all this new research that's proving all of our other science crap wrong. I'm having a difficult time adjusting to it. However, they still do say that if you have kidney issues, to be careful. But yes, definitely watch the macros. If you can have them, fat bombs are well...the bomb.
I'm willing to bet the kidney issue argument is flawed, too. Most of "them" think that low carb equates to high protein, and that couldn't be farther from the truth.0 -
Well, I'll back down on some things but really, too much protein for a person with kidney issues WILL indeed hurt them, lead to dialysis for life or kill them. They just have to be careful to not eat too much protein, stay within a goal range.0
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too much protein for a person with kidney issues WILL indeed hurt them, lead to dialysis for life or kill them. They just have to be careful to not eat too much protein, stay within a goal range.
But a LCHF diet is technically a low-carb, adequate protein, high-fat diet. You shouldn't be eating much, if any, more protein on LCHF/keto than on a normal high-carb diet.
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Micah_Carter wrote: »too much protein for a person with kidney issues WILL indeed hurt them, lead to dialysis for life or kill them. They just have to be careful to not eat too much protein, stay within a goal range.
But a LCHF diet is technically a low-carb, adequate protein, high-fat diet. You shouldn't be eating much, if any, more protein on LCHF/keto than on a normal high-carb diet.
Look up a dialysis diet. Less protein, potassium, mag and phos than a "normal" diet.
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Yeah, if you're already on dialysis. Is this what you want to do today? You want to fight?0
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Micah_Carter wrote: »Yeah, if you're already on dialysis. Is this what you want to do today? You want to fight?
Meet my husband ya'll. He's a know it all.
BTW. Put a picture up.
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Micah_Carter wrote: »Yeah, if you're already on dialysis. Is this what you want to do today? You want to fight?
Oooo, passive aggressive. Love it. "Just the facts Jack". I want to use the "you want to fight?" line at work when the doctors are being jerks. One tech uses that line, but she can get away with it as she has been there forever.
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^haha We need upvotes, and downvotes here.
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Micah_Carter wrote: »too much protein for a person with kidney issues WILL indeed hurt them, lead to dialysis for life or kill them. They just have to be careful to not eat too much protein, stay within a goal range.
But a LCHF diet is technically a low-carb, adequate protein, high-fat diet. You shouldn't be eating much, if any, more protein on LCHF/keto than on a normal high-carb diet.
Look up a dialysis diet. Less protein, potassium, mag and phos than a "normal" diet.
Even then, you wouldn't be eating any more protein than you would on a high carb dialysis diet. Going low carb does not necessarily equate to increasing protein, period.
Also, if you're already on dialysis, you probably have bigger problems on your hands.0 -
Fat bombs help people fill in when they're low on calories, but don't have room for more carbs that day. This matters especially when you haven't been hungry all day, look at your diary a few hours before bed, and you've only eaten 800 calories since you woke up. It shouldn't be confused with the idea that fat is a goal that must be reached every day, ie, you shouldn't force more fat down just because you've met your carbs and protein, but you're 20g short on fat.
As long as your macros are set up correctly, you shouldn't worry about being a little over or under on any of them, as long as you're still maintaining or at a deficit (whichever one you're aiming for). For keto, especially the first month or so, you need to be a little more vigilant about how far you go over on carbs. Realistically, though, once someone is keto adapted, they can usually go higher than the recommended 20, for many people, twice that, and still stay in keto.0 -
I suppose you are correct Alliwan. I'm a nurse and they're coming out with all this new research that's proving all of our other science crap wrong. I'm having a difficult time adjusting to it. However, they still do say that if you have kidney issues, to be careful. But yes, definitely watch the macros. If you can have them, fat bombs are well...the bomb.
I am not a nurse and it is still weird to me to be eating bacon grease on my eggs. Been drilled in so long that fat is bad it is just...weird. So I understand where you are coming from. But i just didnt want misinformation out there for new ones making their way to this forum.
And yes, too much protein for a patient with kidney issues might be a problem, but thankfully Keto and LCHF are just adequate protein, you get the yummy fats instead. And fat bombs...ARE the bomb!0 -
My nutritionist wants me to have 90 - 112g of protein a day. With my wanting to be low carb, 22g per day that leaves 138g per day of lipids (eating disorder term for fats). I'd be hard pressed to exceed 112 g of protein a day.0
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I'm down 60lbs since starting Atkins.0
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Fantastic well done!northcoastbeauty wrote: »I'm down 60lbs since starting Atkins.
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I've been reading about fat bombs and I'm looking for a recipe without coconut oil as I'm allergic. Could I just use all butter? Thanks0
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Thanks everyone. I will have to do a little more research on them. I am under with my calories most days.0
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I've been reading about fat bombs and I'm looking for a recipe without coconut oil as I'm allergic. Could I just use all butter? Thanks
Yes, you can use pretty much any fat that isn't liquid at room temp, though all butter may be a bit much taste wise (unless you really like butter, I suppose). You could also use cocoa butter instead of coconut oil. It is pretty neutral tasting and is hard at room temp (so you can store fat bombs in fridge or possibly room temp depending on other ingredients). You could probably also use tallow as a sub for coconut oil, I have found the taste of it to be pretty neutral compared to say, lard. Or, some fat bomb recipes use butter and cream cheese.0 -
I've been reading about fat bombs and I'm looking for a recipe without coconut oil as I'm allergic. Could I just use all butter? Thanks
Hi spush,
Here is a fat bomb I made:
Putting Chocolate Back Together Recipe
No coconut oil. These taste so much like real chocolate that they are very addictive.
I hope this helps,
Dan the Man from Michigan
My Blog: It's Ketogenic or Bariatrics (How I found the Ketogenic Diet)
Keto Abbreviations, Acronyms & Terminology Used in LCD & Keto Discussion Groups
My Past Discussions (lots of easy Keto recipes and other useful Keto info)
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Thanks DittoDan! They look fab!0
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I am not a nurse and it is still weird to me to be eating bacon grease on my eggs. Been drilled in so long that fat is bad it is just...weird.
When I was a kid, way back in the dark days of the 1960s, we had greasy yummy bacon and eggs every Sunday after church, and now when I make my own for breakfast, I always get nostalgic for that! Just wish my mom was still around to enjoy them... she took all that health advice in the 1970s seriously and became fat-phobic, eating margarine and all the low-fat "food products" diligently, until she died of heart disease.
If we eat the way our grandparents and great-grandparents did, we will be thin like they were way back then.
My quick fat snack is a Tbsp of crunchy peanut butter, straight from a jar in my desk at work.
@Shawna, start here https://www.pinterest.com/jessd74/fat-bombs/
Tons of variations out there!
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I've been reading about fat bombs and I'm looking for a recipe without coconut oil as I'm allergic. Could I just use all butter? Thanks
Would you like a buttermint?http://empoweredsustenance.com/stop-sugar-cravings/0 -
I've been reading about fat bombs and I'm looking for a recipe without coconut oil as I'm allergic. Could I just use all butter? Thanks
Would you like a buttermint?http://empoweredsustenance.com/stop-sugar-cravings/
That reminds me, my husband does make butter only fat bombs. I completely forgot as I don't prefer them. He will add some sweetener (erythritol-powdered or not, stevia, and/or sucralose and mix it with butter and cinnamon to make a butter cinnamon fat bomb. They taste pretty good but aren't that practical as a hand food because even right out of the freezer they get your hands a bit greasy.0 -
ShawnaDrew wrote: »Can someone explain to this newbie what fat bombs are, and WHY they are being eaten? What are the benefits? Downfalls? I am type 2 diabetic if that makes a difference!
Being a newbie myself I am so glad you asked this I have been wondering about it as well. I have seen recipes for some fat bombs and they look good but my mind is blown by several of the ingredients I have never heard of before. I have no clue where to even start to look for the ingredients in some of the low carb recipes I have found.0 -
crystalsan726 wrote: »ShawnaDrew wrote: »Can someone explain to this newbie what fat bombs are, and WHY they are being eaten? What are the benefits? Downfalls? I am type 2 diabetic if that makes a difference!
Being a newbie myself I am so glad you asked this I have been wondering about it as well. I have seen recipes for some fat bombs and they look good but my mind is blown by several of the ingredients I have never heard of before. I have no clue where to even start to look for the ingredients in some of the low carb recipes I have found.
Such as?
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crystalsan726 wrote: »ShawnaDrew wrote: »Can someone explain to this newbie what fat bombs are, and WHY they are being eaten? What are the benefits? Downfalls? I am type 2 diabetic if that makes a difference!
Being a newbie myself I am so glad you asked this I have been wondering about it as well. I have seen recipes for some fat bombs and they look good but my mind is blown by several of the ingredients I have never heard of before. I have no clue where to even start to look for the ingredients in some of the low carb recipes I have found.
@crystalsan726
I've found some of the most simple ones (cream cheese clouds is where I started).
The ones I prefer now have a base of 4 oz butter, 1/4 cup coconut oil - melted, then add 4 oz softened cream cheese (off heat/out of micro). Add 1 TBSP or more of flavor to taste (I like a cocoa/cinnamon one, but also make a lemon one...going to try coffee soon for my guy), and sweetener to taste. A double batch last night took me about 3 Pure Via sweetener packets...so 2 TBSP equivalency of sweetener.
UK/AU adjustments, I think
125 grams butter (this is half a stick for US)
52 grams coconut oil (per conversion chart)
125 grams softened cream cheese
It won't blend completely until you add the flavoring, but you'll have it mostly blended.
the flavor, per each is about 30 grams (I think US counts it as 28 grams)... I use 1 each cocoa powder and cinnamon
sweetener is about 3 grams of stevia powder or whatever...
Good luck.
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