"Fat-Full"foods. What's your take?

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  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
    I eat fat free Greek yogurt because I don't like the taste of the full fat one.. and I get reduced fat feta and 1% milk cause I was raised on it. Everything else is the real stuff. Gimmie that butter yea baby!! LOL
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Fat is gooooooood. Proper, healthy fat is *important*. Last night I saw an ad on TV.... "my mum saved us 2.5kgs a year of yucky animal fat by switching to Meadow Lea margarine"... Made me sick to think how convincingly they demonised butter and made the pseudo-food margarine look good.

    As far as I'm concerned....

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    Fat free milk?
  • Sunshine2plus2
    Sunshine2plus2 Posts: 1,492 Member
    I eat a low fat/ fat free diet and lost 138pds eating that way!
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    When it comes to dairy products, I typically have 2% (or low fat) products because they are lower in calories and I can have more. Cheeses made from 2% milk don't taste all that different from full fat if you buy the right brands. I don't like fat free dairy because they tend to taste weird, UNLESS we are talking about milk or Greek yogurt. I buy skim milk for my protein shakes and I buy plain fat free Greek yogurt (which does NOT add a bunch of sugar, unless you are bent on getting those fruity flavored ones or even "vanilla")

    I agree that healthy fats are important, but fats are very caloric. So you can have more calories (more food) if you get the lower fat versions. But, do watch for the sugar and other additives. I do not demonize any foods, but healthy substitutions have helped me along the way from 191 pounds down to what you see in my profile picture.
  • Elleinnz
    Elleinnz Posts: 1,661 Member
    Other than low fat milk you will never see "fat free" or " low fat" in my food diary. I much prefer to cut crappy white carbs and get the gorgeous benefits and taste of healthy fats ;-)
  • bonniejo
    bonniejo Posts: 787 Member
    Fats are the last foods to leave your stomach (first is simple, then complex carbs, and then protein) and they help you stay full longer :) I only go low fat on dairy and meat, because A) I know that there isn't a weird substitution to make them low fat and B) because I get plenty of good fats from oils and nuts and lean meats.

    That being said, try balsamic vinegar on salads. I love it more than any dressing!
  • kennethmgreen
    kennethmgreen Posts: 1,759 Member
    With very few exceptions, I let taste by my guide. There are some "fat-free" or "low-fat" products that I prefer the taste to full-fat (I like 2% cow milk when I drink it, for example). But unless the calorie difference is HUGE, it's not worth it to me - and even then, I may just select another product. I don't subscribe to the demonization (or magical power) of specific foods.

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