FOODS WITH FAT
EttaMaeMartin
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CAN ANYONE SUGGEST FOODS WITH FAT. I AM SUPPOSED TO BE TAKING 100 CALORIES WORTH, BUT ALSO NEEDS TO BE LOW IN CARBS AND CALORIES. THANKS FOR ANY INPUT. JENNIFER
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If it's high in fat, it can't really be low in calories....
Why are you supposed to be taking in 100 calories worth of fat? (which would be about 15 almonds, supplying 9 grams of fat btw)0 -
THANK YOU FOR THE SUGGESTION. I WILL GIVE THE ALMONDS A TRY MAYBE IN SOME GREEK YOGURT. I AM ON A MEDICALLY SUPERVISED DIET. 20% FAT 60% PROTEIN 20% CARBS.
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Part of an avocado1
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100 calories of fat, that is low in calories? I'm missing something here. Fwiw, one tbsp of butter is about 100 calories. No carbs. Did you possibly mean 100 g of fat?0
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I've never heard of a plan with 60% protein, 20% fat. I've heard of the other way around. Maybe ask your doctor or a licensed Dietician for a suggestion of what to eat. That plan is pretty extreme - it's going to be difficult to hit those numbers.
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grams, my bad..... i have changed my numbers but still have the old tapes playing of fat being unhealthy!1
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EttaMaeMartin wrote: »grams, my bad..... i have changed my numbers but still have the old tapes playing of fat being unhealthy!
Glad you've seen the light. To answer your question : Eggs, sardines (any oily fish), cashews, almonds, olive oil, coconut oil. That's some from the top of my head.0 -
To add to thee above: Bacon, sausage, fattier brisket (this can be hard to find outside of ethnic markets), corned beef, specific cheeses (St. Andre, neufchatel, colby, feta), chicken wings, and of course just adding oils to lean meats works too.0
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Fat is the absolute easiest macro for me to consume to the point where I have to watch not to over consume it. The trick? Lots of nuts, lots of olive oil on your salad/dips..etc, frying stuff instead of boiling, heavy cream in coffee, melty cheese smothered vegetables or your choice of protein, sauces that incorporate lots of butter, real coconut milk in milkshakes, burgers made with fatty cuts of meat...etc.2
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100 g of fat requires no thought -- you'd probably get that (or more) just eating whatever you normally eat. Log and see. Use butter or olive oil when cooking vegetables or olive oil and vinegar in a salad dressing or add olives or eat some nuts or choose a less lean cut of meat or eggs or some dairy that isn't skim.
I'd have to work to keep my fat down to 100 g, which is quite low.3 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »100 g of fat requires no thought -- you'd probably get that (or more) just eating whatever you normally eat. Log and see. Use butter or olive oil when cooking vegetables or olive oil and vinegar in a salad dressing or add olives or eat some nuts or choose a less lean cut of meat or eggs or some dairy that isn't skim.
I'd have to work to keep my fat down to 100 g, which is quite low.
I think the confusion stems from wanting things to be both high fat and low calorie. Looking at a mere handful of nuts then seeing it has nearly 200 calories or seeing how only a tablespoon of butter adds a 100 calories to the meal can be intimidating to some. There is no way around it OP. Fat has a lot of calories. The only way to keep calories within your target is by controlling the amount. You could bulk your meals with veggies if it looks like too little food.0 -
just to clarify, OP, you should be eating 20% of your calories from fat, which is 100g?0
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TavistockToad wrote: »just to clarify, OP, you should be eating 20% of your calories from fat, which is 100g?
60%. I think she is on a 1500 calorie diet but mixed up her macros when she listed the percentages. If she is on a 4500 calorie diet (to want to have 100 grams at 20%) that wouldn't be a weight loss diet.0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »just to clarify, OP, you should be eating 20% of your calories from fat, which is 100g?
I'm kind of confused about this, because that would mean 900 calories is only 20% of the OP's daily intake. I want that kind of TDEE!
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amusedmonkey wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »just to clarify, OP, you should be eating 20% of your calories from fat, which is 100g?
60%. I think she is on a 1500 calorie diet but mixed up her macros when she listed the percentages. If she is on a 4500 calorie diet (to want to have 100 grams at 20%) that wouldn't be a weight loss diet.
upthread she said 20% fat, 60% protein, 20% carbs...0 -
Susieq_1994 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »just to clarify, OP, you should be eating 20% of your calories from fat, which is 100g?
I'm kind of confused about this, because that would mean 900 calories is only 20% of the OP's daily intake. I want that kind of TDEE!
that's what i thought, but then figured i must have been confused.....0 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »100 g of fat requires no thought -- you'd probably get that (or more) just eating whatever you normally eat. Log and see. Use butter or olive oil when cooking vegetables or olive oil and vinegar in a salad dressing or add olives or eat some nuts or choose a less lean cut of meat or eggs or some dairy that isn't skim.
I'd have to work to keep my fat down to 100 g, which is quite low.
I think the confusion stems from wanting things to be both high fat and low calorie. Looking at a mere handful of nuts then seeing it has nearly 200 calories or seeing how only a tablespoon of butter adds a 100 calories to the meal can be intimidating to some. There is no way around it OP. Fat has a lot of calories. The only way to keep calories within your target is by controlling the amount. You could bulk your meals with veggies if it looks like too little food.
Ugh, my post was confused. I'd have to work to get fat up to 100 g -- I usually come in around 55 g (no effort). What I meant to say is I'd have to work to keep fat calories down at 100 calories, which is what I think OP might mean.
OP said his/her diet is supposed to be 20% fat, 60% protein, 20% carbs. If she is supposed to follow that and eat 100 g of fat, that is an overall diet of 4500 calories and 2700 calories (or 675 g) of protein, which is neither healthy nor plausible.
If you assume calories, OP would be eating 500 calories total, of which 100 calories would be fat, 100 carbs, and the remaining 300 (or 75 g) would be protein. Plausible with the fact that it's physician supervised, but insanely low IMO -- I'd hope the doctor would have a strictly regulated for nutrients diet plan with calories that low.
Anyway, this makes me wonder if the real answer is something else and OP is confused about what the 20% fat calculates out to. OP, how many total calories are you supposed to be eating?
Anyway, if the goal is 20% fat, there would be no need to seek out high fat additions, which is what I was trying to say.0 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »Fat is the absolute easiest macro for me to consume to the point where I have to watch not to over consume it. The trick? Lots of nuts, lots of olive oil on your salad/dips..etc, frying stuff instead of boiling, heavy cream in coffee, melty cheese smothered vegetables or your choice of protein, sauces that incorporate lots of butter, real coconut milk in milkshakes, burgers made with fatty cuts of meat...etc.
This is what I do also. I've switched what I love for high fat versions like heavy cream in my coffee, butter on top of my green beans/veggies, olive oil for stir fry (I cook the veggies in water and spices until tender and add olive oil right before serving).
@EttaMaeMartin your protein % is high, IMO, but since you are being directed by a physician, then he or she will monitor you go along. I unfortunately adapted to high protein and had to drop down my level because I stopped losing weight.
I'm trying low carb/high fat with success although I plan to slowly up my carbs to find out the % that I feel best. To each their own.1 -
I think we need clarification about what the diet is before giving advice.0
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lemurcat12 wrote: »I think we need clarification about what the diet is before giving advice.
This is true. Why is OP asking for advice?0 -
Everyone jumping on the OP saying they've made mistakes setting up their account etc. Was I the only one that read that this is medically supervised? Although I think there has been an error in the original post, constantly telling OP that they need higher percentages in carbs and protein is simply counterproductive.0
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She is asking for foods with fat.0
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I just think she meant 60% fat, and 20% protein and carb.0
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amusedmonkey wrote: »I just think she meant 60% fat, and 20% protein and carb.
That makes more sense and is why people got confused.1 -
JoshuaMcAllister wrote: »Everyone jumping on the OP saying they've made mistakes setting up their account etc. Was I the only one that read that this is medically supervised? Although I think there has been an error in the original post, constantly telling OP that they need higher percentages in carbs and protein is simply counterproductive.
No one has done that.1 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »I just think she meant 60% fat, and 20% protein and carb.
Maybe, but medically supervised low cal diets tend to be high protein and low fat and carbs, so I want her to clarify. In that that would make it 1500 calories and reasonable grams of everything for a lowish carb, high fat diet, it does make more sense than the other possibilities I've thought of.0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »JoshuaMcAllister wrote: »Everyone jumping on the OP saying they've made mistakes setting up their account etc. Was I the only one that read that this is medically supervised? Although I think there has been an error in the original post, constantly telling OP that they need higher percentages in carbs and protein is simply counterproductive.
No one has done that.
Is that so?
"I've never heard of a plan with 60% protein, 20% fat. I've heard of the other way around. Maybe ask your doctor or a licensed Dietician for a suggestion of what to eat. That plan is pretty extreme - it's going to be difficult to hit those numbers."
"60%. I think she is on a 1500 calorie diet but mixed up her macros when she listed the percentages. If she is on a 4500 calorie diet (to want to have 100 grams at 20%) that wouldn't be a weight loss diet."She is asking for foods with fat.
Like this poster states she asked for foods with fat, not advice on what her percentages should be orlemurcat12 wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »I just think she meant 60% fat, and 20% protein and carb.
Maybe, but medically supervised low cal diets tend to be high protein and low fat and carbs, so I want her to clarify. In that that would make it 1500 calories and reasonable grams of everything for a lowish carb, high fat diet, it does make more sense than the other possibilities I've thought of.
Then you yourself doubt her on the basis other medically supervised are different from the one she has.0 -
JoshuaMcAllister wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »JoshuaMcAllister wrote: »Everyone jumping on the OP saying they've made mistakes setting up their account etc. Was I the only one that read that this is medically supervised? Although I think there has been an error in the original post, constantly telling OP that they need higher percentages in carbs and protein is simply counterproductive.
No one has done that.
Is that so?
"I've never heard of a plan with 60% protein, 20% fat. I've heard of the other way around. Maybe ask your doctor or a licensed Dietician for a suggestion of what to eat. That plan is pretty extreme - it's going to be difficult to hit those numbers."
"60%. I think she is on a 1500 calorie diet but mixed up her macros when she listed the percentages. If she is on a 4500 calorie diet (to want to have 100 grams at 20%) that wouldn't be a weight loss diet."
Just how are these posts suggesting to her that she needs higher percentages in carbs and protein? They are questioning how HIGH the protein is, not saying it should be higher, or that carbs should be, as you claimed.
Seems like they think the macros are unusual (and the calories don't add up) so that the OP may have made a mistake, which is a reasonable question. Or, if the diet as listed is correct (which would make it 500 calories) acknowledging that it's extreme and the doctor needs to be giving her more guidance (which would be true).She is asking for foods with fat.
Like this poster states she asked for foods with fat, not advice on what her percentages should be[/quote]
Right -- but if she is really doing 100 calories or 20% fat, then she likely is not going to be low on fat.
That's why it's important to understand what she's really doing. Advising her to eat lots of high fat foods with the diet and macros she claimed would be unhelpful.
IF she made a mistake and is really doing 1500 calories at 60% fat, then we can give her helpful thoughts (I and others already identified lots of good sources of fat if that is the case).lemurcat12 wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »I just think she meant 60% fat, and 20% protein and carb.
Maybe, but medically supervised low cal diets tend to be high protein and low fat and carbs, so I want her to clarify. In that that would make it 1500 calories and reasonable grams of everything for a lowish carb, high fat diet, it does make more sense than the other possibilities I've thought of.
Then you yourself doubt her on the basis other medically supervised are different from the one she has. [/quote]
I suspect that if she really and truly is doing a 500 calorie diet with 20% fat, 20% carbs, and 60% protein that she would (1) have been given more advice from her doctor or an RD, and (2) would not be seeking advice on how to add fat to her diet, right. So yes, I think she probably made a mistake and that it would be helpful if she clarified so we knew for sure how much fat she's trying to eat and what her other macros are (as fat often comes with other macros). I also doubt she's on 4500 calories with 675 g of protein or whatever.1 -
JoshuaMcAllister wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »JoshuaMcAllister wrote: »Everyone jumping on the OP saying they've made mistakes setting up their account etc. Was I the only one that read that this is medically supervised? Although I think there has been an error in the original post, constantly telling OP that they need higher percentages in carbs and protein is simply counterproductive.
No one has done that.
Is that so?
"I've never heard of a plan with 60% protein, 20% fat. I've heard of the other way around. Maybe ask your doctor or a licensed Dietician for a suggestion of what to eat. That plan is pretty extreme - it's going to be difficult to hit those numbers."
"60%. I think she is on a 1500 calorie diet but mixed up her macros when she listed the percentages. If she is on a 4500 calorie diet (to want to have 100 grams at 20%) that wouldn't be a weight loss diet."She is asking for foods with fat.
Like this poster states she asked for foods with fat, not advice on what her percentages should be orlemurcat12 wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »I just think she meant 60% fat, and 20% protein and carb.
Maybe, but medically supervised low cal diets tend to be high protein and low fat and carbs, so I want her to clarify. In that that would make it 1500 calories and reasonable grams of everything for a lowish carb, high fat diet, it does make more sense than the other possibilities I've thought of.
Then you yourself doubt her on the basis other medically supervised are different from the one she has.
None of that was directed against her. People are basically confused by the macro breakdown because 20% fat at 100 grams would put her at a very high calorie diet and 100 calories would put her at a very low calorie diet. People are just trying to understand what she needs. No one told her she needed higher percentages of anything. Comprehension is useful sometimes.2 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »JoshuaMcAllister wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »JoshuaMcAllister wrote: »Everyone jumping on the OP saying they've made mistakes setting up their account etc. Was I the only one that read that this is medically supervised? Although I think there has been an error in the original post, constantly telling OP that they need higher percentages in carbs and protein is simply counterproductive.
No one has done that.
Is that so?
"I've never heard of a plan with 60% protein, 20% fat. I've heard of the other way around. Maybe ask your doctor or a licensed Dietician for a suggestion of what to eat. That plan is pretty extreme - it's going to be difficult to hit those numbers."
"60%. I think she is on a 1500 calorie diet but mixed up her macros when she listed the percentages. If she is on a 4500 calorie diet (to want to have 100 grams at 20%) that wouldn't be a weight loss diet."
Just how are these posts suggesting to her that she needs higher percentages in carbs and protein? They are questioning how HIGH the protein is, not saying it should be higher, or that carbs should be, as you claimed.
Seems like they think the macros are unusual (and the calories don't add up) so that the OP may have made a mistake, which is a reasonable question. Or, if the diet as listed is correct (which would make it 500 calories) acknowledging that it's extreme and the doctor needs to be giving her more guidance (which would be true).She is asking for foods with fat.
Like this poster states she asked for foods with fat, not advice on what her percentages should be
Right -- but if she is really doing 100 calories or 20% fat, then she likely is not going to be low on fat.
That's why it's important to understand what she's really doing. Advising her to eat lots of high fat foods with the diet and macros she claimed would be unhelpful.
IF she made a mistake and is really doing 1500 calories at 60% fat, then we can give her helpful thoughts (I and others already identified lots of good sources of fat if that is the case).lemurcat12 wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »I just think she meant 60% fat, and 20% protein and carb.
Maybe, but medically supervised low cal diets tend to be high protein and low fat and carbs, so I want her to clarify. In that that would make it 1500 calories and reasonable grams of everything for a lowish carb, high fat diet, it does make more sense than the other possibilities I've thought of.
Then you yourself doubt her on the basis other medically supervised are different from the one she has. [/quote]
I suspect that if she really and truly is doing a 500 calorie diet with 20% fat, 20% carbs, and 60% protein that she would (1) have been given more advice from her doctor or an RD, and (2) would not be seeking advice on how to add fat to her diet, right. So yes, I think she probably made a mistake and that it would be helpful if she clarified so we knew for sure how much fat she's trying to eat and what her other macros are (as fat often comes with other macros). I also doubt she's on 4500 calories with 675 g of protein or whatever.[/quote]
Okay, grated my wording of my post could have been slightly better, but the point I'm making is still valid. There are 30+ posts here with only a handful of suggestion offering her an answer to their question. The rest debating what her macros are when really it has no relevance.
Personally I'm not interested what her her goals and percentages are. There has been a handful of good fat sources suggested in the posts but the rest is just cluttered garbage that has no relevance to the question asked. I'm sure if they have concerns over their medically supervised diet they will contact the GP, dietitian, nutritionist that is supervising them not ask the world of MFP.
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