Confused...please help.

jmosborn32

I am new to MFP and have a question regarding saturated, polyunsaturated, and monounsaturated fats. Currently, MFP has my saturated fat goal set to 17g/day and my poly and monounsaturated fats set to 0g/day. I know saturated fats are unhealthy and should be limited, however, I am confused as to why MFP has set the other two fats to zero considering plenty of healthy foods contain these fats. I have consistently gone over the zero gram allotment. Not by much, however, when I have peanut butter, eat salmon, and use olive oil, I am eating these fats. I have always understood that that these two fats are healthy in moderation. Any and all help regarding this would be greatly appreciated!

DanaDark

Ignore it.

Minimize trans fats. Those are the super bad ones. The rest are no where near as bad.

Things to watch are your protein (manually set MFP to 30% protein), and calories.

And remember, do not try to lose weight too fast! Gotta nickle and dime it.

jmosborn32

Thank you!