Fats

vizsla99
vizsla99 Posts: 66 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Currently I'm on an 1,800 a day nutrition plan. Within that I have my fats set at 50 gm per day. I usually try to stick to healthy fats, but rarely get to my full amount of 50 gms of fat. What's everyone's opinion on how many grams of fat I should be eating in an 1,800 calorie per day nutrition plan?

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  • Lammerchops
    Lammerchops Posts: 68 Member
    Why 50 grams? Although there are many effective ways to break own your macros, have you considered the 40-40-20 split? That would require you to ingest 40g of fat (i 20% of your daily 1,800 cal intake), with the rest split evenly between carbs and pro.

    Or are you looking to devote 25% of your daily intake to fats for a specific reason? How are you breaking up the other macros? Are you on a low-carn/high fat plan?
  • vizsla99
    vizsla99 Posts: 66 Member
    It was mostly because I wanted to keep my protein at 200 gm per day and try to eat a relatively low amount of carbs. I'm usually around 20-30 gms of fat per day. I don't feel like I'm eating enough fat at 20-30 gms.
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    For proper hormonal regulation, you need at least .35g fat per pound of body weight. Things like nuts, seeds, and certain oils like olive oil are great sources of healthy fats.
  • bostonwolf
    bostonwolf Posts: 3,038 Member
    Avocado and coconut oil are my favorites. make sure to count the oils you use for cooking.

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