Low fat or full fat

kat239
kat239 Posts: 92 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi guys do you use full fat mayo, butter, oil or low fat following a weight loss diet?
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  • TheFlyOnTheWall
    TheFlyOnTheWall Posts: 61 Member
    I make my decision based on the taste - if there's no taste difference, I'll usually get the low fat - but most low fat foods make me gag - especially sour cream
  • serindipte
    serindipte Posts: 1,557 Member
    I use full fat on most things, but I do get light ranch because I'd rather use more dressing without blowing out my calories.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Some things I do low fat, some things full fat. Depends on taste and what fits in my goals for the week.
  • emmamcgarity
    emmamcgarity Posts: 1,594 Member
    I use light mayo but real butter. Skim milk but reduced fat cheese and reduced fat sour cream. I prefer low carb yogurt but I am very picky about the flavors. I dint do Greek yogurt af all.... it just tastes weird to me.

    As far as salad dressing goes I use low-fat but then add one teaspoon of olive oil to it to enhance the flavor and control the type of fat I eat. When eating a salad I also like to squeeze a fresh lime wedge over the salad and top it with honey roasted almond slivers instead of croutons
  • CarvedTones
    CarvedTones Posts: 2,340 Member
    Depends on the particular fat. My LDL is 110, which is not bad since I have never had cardiovascular trouble, but I make an effort not to eat too many sat fats and dairy fat is mostly sat fat. I eat non fat yogurt, very little butter and use almond milk in cereal. But I actually prefer sweetened almond milk in cereal and non fat yogurt tastes normal to me now.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    Full fat on butter and oils. As others have said, the low fat dont stand up taste, and often texture wise. I often do low fat, high protein yogurt as it doesn't change the flavor mucho and banks a de calories.
  • Lillymoo01
    Lillymoo01 Posts: 2,865 Member
    I normally go low fat because I prefer my fat intake to mainly be polyunsaturated and monounsaturated instead of saturated and low fat gives me more calories for that. It is a very individual thing though. There is no way I'd choose this option if I didn't enjoy low fat food. There is no way I'd waste calories on food I don't enjoy.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    edited May 2018
    I use light/low-fat versions of many things because: a) I'm not a picky eater so I don't notice much difference, and b) it gives me more calories for other things, and I like to eat.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited May 2018
    Full fat mayo when I want the mayo taste, low fat when I just want a creamy coating of something. I find low fat mayo doesn't taste like mayo at all. Butter and oil are just butter and oil, they don't have a lower calorie replacement. Low calorie oil doesn't exist, and low calorie butter is just regular butter with a filler or is something that can't be called butter.
  • missh1967
    missh1967 Posts: 661 Member
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    I use light/low-fat versions of many things because: a) I'm not a picky eater so I don't notice much difference, and b) it gives me more calories for other things, and I like to eat.
    x2, and also, eating a low fat diet helps me control an autoimmune disease I have.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    edited May 2018
    kat239 wrote: »
    Hi guys do you use full fat mayo, butter, oil or low fat following a weight loss diet?

    Butter and olive oil all the way! I avoid polyunsaturated fats where possible (except omega oils)!
  • sytchequeen
    sytchequeen Posts: 526 Member
    full fat all the way - just less of it. I'm more concerned with additives and sugars than fats
  • fluffyjames44
    fluffyjames44 Posts: 12 Member
    Full fat. For me, tastes better and is more satisfying so I eat less. Low fat greek yoghurt is the ultimate disappointment.
  • Johnd2000
    Johnd2000 Posts: 198 Member
    Full fat all the way for me. Just a little less of it.

    I make it a rule to not cut out anything I like from my diet. Complete abstention from anything I enjoy just wouldn’t be sustainable for me in the long term.
  • WholeFoods4Lyfe
    WholeFoods4Lyfe Posts: 1,518 Member
    FlyingMolly wrote: »
    Full fat everything.

    Ditto! Full fat everything. Always. You need adequate fat in your diet, both to help you feel full and also to ensure that you are absorbing your fat soluble vitamins, A, D, E, and K.
  • MushroomLadyJR
    MushroomLadyJR Posts: 89 Member
    Full fat butter and mayo. Low fat cream cheese, cottage cheese, and yogurt. I go based on taste. I will adjust quantity to fit my goals
  • pinuplove
    pinuplove Posts: 12,871 Member
    I eat what my family eats, generally full fat but I'm not opposed to reduced fat if it doesn't compromise taste or texture. I'm fine with reduced fat mayo (only Hellman's though) but low-fat cheese is a crime against nature.
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    Honestly it depends on the food and how much calorie room I have on a given day (same goes with things sweetened with sugar or sugar substitutes though).
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    I eat low fat because I'd rather spend my calories on other macros.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    MushroomLadyJR wrote: »
    Full fat butter and mayo. Low fat cream cheese, cottage cheese, and yogurt. I go based on taste. I will adjust quantity to fit my goals

    This ^

    Full fat cheese as well, as I haven't found a low fat one that tastes good. I'd rather have less full fat cheese than more yucky low fat cheese.
  • Deviette
    Deviette Posts: 978 Member
    Some things low fat, some full fat.

    To be honest I grew up on some things being low fat so the full fat versions doesn't taste nice to me.

    I, however, will never go with fat free. I have yet to find something this is fat free that I actually enjoy eating (I'm talking about yogurts, milk etc.)
  • jasondjulian
    jasondjulian Posts: 182 Member
    Francl27 wrote: »
    My doctor told me to because of my cholesterol. She told me to eat fat free everything. For the small amount of dairy that I eat, I'm really not worried about it (and I buy lean meats anyway). Low fat and fat free cheese is a crime anyway.

    For the rest, if there isn't a huge difference in taste, I go for low fat (cream cheese, sour cream, mayo etc). Regular butter of course, and I don't really use oil (except maybe 1 second spray if I make eggs, which is rare).

    Your total cholesterol must be through the roof... dietary consumption of fats and cholesterol only affect blood cholesterol levels by about 10% according to recent studies (and yes, I'll post the sources if someone wants to get all bunched up about it, or Google it yourself).

    Sounds like you've got it under control anyhow..

    I eat full fat everything unless there is a significant calorie savings and the tastes is nearly identical.. some items, I take the calorie hit and make sure it fits and log it- you just can't substitute certain things.

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