lowering fat consumed

jackiemonx

hey my fat intake percentage is always really high. i use olive oil/coconut oil for cooking, snack on nuts etc which i know raises it but how bad is it if its 'healthy fats' that are being consumed? fat is usually 30-40% of my daily allowance on the piechart thingy.
i do eat a lot of beef, lamb and pork aswell tho,
i dont tend to eat too much processed stuff and would rather use small amount of real butter than loads of lowfat spread stuff.

just want to see peoples thoughts


please dont judge my diary on yest (sunday) as this was a cheat day and i dont normally eat that much crap! lol

Sabine_Stroehm

I'm not generally logging but when I do I suspect fat is my largest percentage. That's not bad as long as you aren't going over your calories. Why are you trying to lower it?

Graelwyn75

I keep my fat at around 35%. Has not done me any harm. I find it satiating, and there are some really great healthy sources like avocado, nuts, seeds, fish, even cheese is not intrinsically bad.

jackiemonx

im not necessarily tryin to lower it just sort of wonderin what everyone elses is in comparison.
im guessin as its not all chocolate pizza n ice cream its not so bad cos cals still low enough

jackiemonx

also does anyone have a link for guidelines for all types of fate not just sat fat, mono and poly etc

__freckles__

Fats should be treated as a minimum goal. It's ok to go over. I go over every day. Minimum is usually set to around .35 - .45 grams per pound of body weight.

RodaRose

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/tc/types-of-fats-topic-overview ---- this is not the best web site but it is close enough in that it lists the type of fats.
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/fats-table/

The only fat I limit is Trans Fats -- found in highly processed foods.