Should I not count healthy fats?
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Boogage
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Hi again,
I'm a veggie and I've been trying to increase protein in my diet as it seems this is something that I am really lacking.
I've been eating small amounts of nuts, eggs, houmous etc as they seem to be quite good sources but I'm finding that although I may have only consumed around 700 calories I'm at my fat limit.
Should I just ignore the fact that there are fats in those foods as surely the benefits of eating them far out weigh the importance of a daily fat limit?
I have thought about adding protein shakes but it would cost me a fortune as most days I'm lucky if I get 15g of protein from my diet and I would have to drink a lot of shakes!
Seems I'm not a very healthy vegetarian so any advice appreciated )
I'm a veggie and I've been trying to increase protein in my diet as it seems this is something that I am really lacking.
I've been eating small amounts of nuts, eggs, houmous etc as they seem to be quite good sources but I'm finding that although I may have only consumed around 700 calories I'm at my fat limit.
Should I just ignore the fact that there are fats in those foods as surely the benefits of eating them far out weigh the importance of a daily fat limit?
I have thought about adding protein shakes but it would cost me a fortune as most days I'm lucky if I get 15g of protein from my diet and I would have to drink a lot of shakes!
Seems I'm not a very healthy vegetarian so any advice appreciated )
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Your food diary is closed, so I can't really comment without seeing what you are actually eating.0
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Fat, protein, and fiber should be treated as a minimum. Aim for at least .35g fat per pound of body weight. Dietary fat =/= body fat.0
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Ahh yes I'm still a bit shy about opening my diary.
Working on the 0.35 sum I could/should be eating about 9 grams more fat a day which would certainly help me balance out the calories and fat a bit better
I hadn't heard of this before, thanks0
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