Good fats??

lil_katie86

I have no idea what good fats are! Please list some as I feel I need to add these:-)

pinggolfer96

The typicals:

Avocado
Fatty fish(salmon, trout, sardines)
Nuts/ nut butters
Olive, coconut oils
Seeds (chia, pumpkin, flax, sunflower)

Just beware of trans fats. Saturated, although not as healthy as unsaturated fats, they are okay for you to ingest. There's is also naturally occurring trans fats in meats that are okay to consume. Beware of the pastries and fried items though that contain the trans(:

lil_katie86

Ok thanks! I don't eat anything fried any way:-)

perkymommy

avacado, nuts, olive oil - pretty much everything he said.

I just started using avacado oil in place of olive oil and it's so good! It's definitely a good fat. I also keep shelled peanuts in the house and eat .5-1 ounce of those per day. Lots of sodium but they are my weakness.

RodaRose

Good fats include dark meat chicken, eggs, butter, full fat cheese and salad dressing, nuts, seeds, tofu,
tuna, salmon, sardines, olives, beef and pork.

IGbnat24

Just avoid transfats which are found in processed and prepackaged foods.

lil_katie86

Great information thanks:-)

nvmomketo

I think vegetable oils are often best to be avoided. Fats from animal products are good for you. Some oils from plants like seeds, coconut, olive, etc, also appear to be good for you.

KarlynKeto

I avoid all of the not-so-really 'heart healthy' veggie oils (PUFAs) and trans fats. IMO the risk is too high to consume those oils, but they are in EVERYTHING prepackaged. Mayos, salad dressings, chips...etc. I primarily stick with olive oil, coconut oil, and grass-fed butter these days. Avocado is good too, I just don't keep it in the house right now.

If the fat is found in a natural food - nuts, olives, dairy, avocados...etc. - I enjoy them!

jgnatca

More about fats.

http://www.m.webmd.com/diet/guide/types-of-fats-topic-overview

Yi5hedr3

Coconut oil, MCT Oil, Macadamia nut oil, KerryGold Butter. Stay away from olive oil which is almost always watered down with unhealthy Omega-6 Vegetable oil.