Fats?

gabbijean247
gabbijean247 Posts: 8 Member
in Food and Nutrition
My app says that I have a 0 budget for poly and mono saturated fats. Today I noticed I was way over budget and thought I did well. Turns out it was the avocado and almonds I ate. I know I shouldn’t eat a lot of it but I had the serving size in almonds and about half an avocado. Does this mean I shouldn't be eating those? I thought they were healthy fats. Is it okay to eat them and break my 0 budget for poly and mono fats or should I stay away from them? My goal is weight loss. I’m not doing the keto.

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  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    Weight loss occurs when eating less calories than your body burns.
    Avacodos and almonds are high calorie, but absolutely are good choices.
    Any food is fine in moderation and consuming within your calorie intake.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    gabbijean247 wrote: »
    My app says that I have a 0 budget for poly and mono saturated fats. Today I noticed I was way over budget and thought I did well. Turns out it was the avocado and almonds I ate. I know I shouldn’t eat a lot of it but I had the serving size in almonds and about half an avocado. Does this mean I shouldn't be eating those? I thought they were healthy fats. Is it okay to eat them and break my 0 budget for poly and mono fats or should I stay away from them? My goal is weight loss. I’m not doing the keto.

    Those are the good fats that you should be eating. It is 0 or N/A because there are currently no recommendations for how much from health organizations. You're also going to need to do some research on what recommendations are upper limits and minimums...
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    MFP doesn't have a recommendation for how much poly- and monosaturated fats you have, so they're represented as "0" for the goal.

    Weight loss will happen in the context of a calorie deficit. You can do that on a low, moderate, or high fat diet -- it's just up to your personal preferences.
  • RelCanonical
    RelCanonical Posts: 3,882 Member
    For most micronutrients in MFP, 0 pretty much just means "N/A", with a couple exceptions (like trans fat). It just means that there's no %DV set (there is for overall fat, which they are a subcategory for, so you can use that). I think if you're going to be looking closely at your micronutrients, it would be beneficial to do research on what they do in our bodies and what benefits they have, so you have a better understanding of what they are. MFP is a tracking tool, not a teaching tool, so some background knowledge is needed for the details.
  • gabbijean247
    gabbijean247 Posts: 8 Member
    Thanks everyone! I’ve been working with my nutritionist and I know she explained the different fats to me I just got confused when I saw what I thought was over budget. Makes sense now! Thanks again!
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    gabbijean247 wrote: »
    Thanks everyone! I’ve been working with my nutritionist and I know she explained the different fats to me I just got confused when I saw what I thought was over budget. Makes sense now! Thanks again!

    Unless you have certain medical conditions, the only thing to worry about being in the red is calories :)

    I used to bug out about being in the red for fat before I realized I was losing weight just fine despite eating more than 30% fat every single day.

    Whenever I cook Thai food, I'm way over in Sodium. Since I have no need to track that, I switched it (and Sugar) for Fiber and Iron (I'm anemic.)

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