5 Fatty Foods that Help You Lose

Behxo
Behxo Posts: 1,190 Member
edited January 30 in Health and Weight Loss
Found this article, figured I'd share idk why avocados aren't on this list though

http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/5-fatty-foods-skinny-155500844.html

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  • wayneharrington1
    wayneharrington1 Posts: 73
    That's a good article, I have also read that butter is better for you than low margarine spreads.
  • CountryGirl8542
    CountryGirl8542 Posts: 449 Member
    My dietitian told me this also... I used to buy margarine but she told me to stop.
  • Behxo
    Behxo Posts: 1,190 Member
    Yea I've never heard of almond butter but it sounds really good, I want to try it so I'm hoping I can find it at my local grocery store.
  • HacheraTsarine
    HacheraTsarine Posts: 278 Member
    Nut butters are quite trendy right now. My local groceries all carry natural peanut butter, along with macadamia nut butter, pecan butter, hazelnut butter and almond butter. Hazelnut and almond are my two favorites!

    But they're also more pricey than regular, non natural peanut butter... :grumble:
  • cals83
    cals83 Posts: 131
    Almond butter is ok but it is insanely expensive. Also, a lot of them add a bunch of crap to it just like they do with peanut butter so you have to be careful and read labels. I would try to make it on your own or just stick to regular almonds.
  • Behxo
    Behxo Posts: 1,190 Member
    Almond butter is ok but it is insanely expensive. Also, a lot of them add a bunch of crap to it just like they do with peanut butter so you have to be careful and read labels. I would try to make it on your own or just stick to regular almonds.

    Do you have a suggested brand of almond butter that is mainly natural?
  • CrystalFlury
    CrystalFlury Posts: 400 Member
    Yup, I'd have to agree with those findings. I've read a little about Paleo and it suggests some of those things and the reasons behind them. I don't agree with people who try to buy "Low Fat", Frankenfoods, as Jillian Michaels calls them because they're packed with all kinds of preservatives, scientific ingredients that your body doesn't recognize.

    I SO want to eat grass-fed beef etc but it's too expensive for my husband and me to invest in right now. We struggle to even find "cheap" meat in the first place.
  • Birder150
    Birder150 Posts: 677 Member
    Almond butter is ok but it is insanely expensive. Also, a lot of them add a bunch of crap to it just like they do with peanut butter so you have to be careful and read labels. I would try to make it on your own or just stick to regular almonds.

    Do you have a suggested brand of almond butter that is mainly natural?

    I like MaraNatha. I buy it at Costco.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    So many lies in the entire thing, not sure you even read the link
  • HacheraTsarine
    HacheraTsarine Posts: 278 Member
    I buy Yum Nature's natural almond and peanut butters.
    My grocery also have a no-name brand of natural almond and peanut butters. Their only ingredient is respectively almond and peanuts.
  • Behxo
    Behxo Posts: 1,190 Member
    Oh awesome thanks, I'll have to look out for MaraNatha and Yum Nature then :]
  • elvensnow
    elvensnow Posts: 154 Member
    Yup, I'd have to agree with those findings. I've read a little about Paleo and it suggests some of those things and the reasons behind them. I don't agree with people who try to buy "Low Fat", Frankenfoods, as Jillian Michaels calls them because they're packed with all kinds of preservatives, scientific ingredients that your body doesn't recognize.

    I SO want to eat grass-fed beef etc but it's too expensive for my husband and me to invest in right now. We struggle to even find "cheap" meat in the first place.

    Agreed. I would love grass fed beef as well (already knew about it's benefits) but even regular meat is stupidly expensive right now (thanks for that, government corn subsidies).
  • She_Hulk
    She_Hulk Posts: 277
    MaraNatha. Sam's Club now sells it. I absolutely love my almond butter!
  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member
    I think the article is full of crap and the headline for one of the next articles is about "16 detoxing cleansing foods", which is also crap.


    Eat at a deficit.....ta-da.....weight loss.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Well, I eat 2 of those reguarly. Olive oil and almonds. Not almond butter. I don't care for that, but also the headline said almond butter, all that was talked about is almonds. I eat almonds nearly every day. I cook just about everything in olive oil, and dress my salads with it. I buy it by the gallon.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    So many lies in the entire thing, not sure you even read the link

    Such as?
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    So many lies in the entire thing, not sure you even read the link

    Such as?
    Now, eating foods that are packed with the wrong kinds of fat will make you fat. Trans fats found in pie crusts and other baked goods, and saturated fats found in processed and grain-fed meats, add hefty calories while doing mostly harm to your body's nutritional bottom line. But healthy fats will do the opposite: They can quell your appetite, cutting the number of calories you eat in a day, while improving your heart health and stoking your metabolism.

    Take note of trans fats = bad, then what is the first recommendation? "#1: Grass-Fed Beef " Which is higher in trans fats than grain fed, whoops

    "A study in Nutrition Journal found that grass-fed meat contains higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids, which are known to reduce the risk of heart disease"

    "But a 7-ounce grass-fed strip steak is only 234 calories and five grams of fat--you'll save more than 150 calories and your steak will taste better. "

    Well marbled grain fed > grass fed 10/10 times

    it goes on and on
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    So many lies in the entire thing, not sure you even read the link

    Such as?
    Now, eating foods that are packed with the wrong kinds of fat will make you fat. Trans fats found in pie crusts and other baked goods, and saturated fats found in processed and grain-fed meats, add hefty calories while doing mostly harm to your body's nutritional bottom line. But healthy fats will do the opposite: They can quell your appetite, cutting the number of calories you eat in a day, while improving your heart health and stoking your metabolism.

    Take note of trans fats = bad, then what is the first recommendation? "#1: Grass-Fed Beef " Which is higher in trans fats than grain fed, whoops

    "A study in Nutrition Journal found that grass-fed meat contains higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids, which are known to reduce the risk of heart disease"

    "But a 7-ounce grass-fed strip steak is only 234 calories and five grams of fat--you'll save more than 150 calories and your steak will taste better. "

    Well marbled grain fed > grass fed 10/10 times

    it goes on and on

    But it says the trans fats in pie crusts and baked goods make you fat.... <jk>

    But seriously, those are good points. But, are you saying the part about the calorie difference in grass fed over commercial streak is incorrect? I'm not arguing the point because I don't know the answer. But I was going to show that to my husband as I've been trying to convince we need a cow.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    So many lies in the entire thing, not sure you even read the link

    Such as?
    Now, eating foods that are packed with the wrong kinds of fat will make you fat. Trans fats found in pie crusts and other baked goods, and saturated fats found in processed and grain-fed meats, add hefty calories while doing mostly harm to your body's nutritional bottom line. But healthy fats will do the opposite: They can quell your appetite, cutting the number of calories you eat in a day, while improving your heart health and stoking your metabolism.

    Take note of trans fats = bad, then what is the first recommendation? "#1: Grass-Fed Beef " Which is higher in trans fats than grain fed, whoops

    "A study in Nutrition Journal found that grass-fed meat contains higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids, which are known to reduce the risk of heart disease"

    "But a 7-ounce grass-fed strip steak is only 234 calories and five grams of fat--you'll save more than 150 calories and your steak will taste better. "

    Well marbled grain fed > grass fed 10/10 times

    it goes on and on

    But it says the trans fats in pie crusts and baked goods make you fat.... <jk>

    But seriously, those are good points. But, are you saying the part about the calorie difference in grass fed over commercial streak is incorrect? I'm not arguing the point because I don't know the answer. But I was going to show that to my husband as I've been trying to convince we need a cow.

    The calorie content is likely correct, however that is due to inferior marbling of grassfed steaks. Well marbled steaks are what you should look for when buying a steak
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    So many lies in the entire thing, not sure you even read the link

    Such as?
    Now, eating foods that are packed with the wrong kinds of fat will make you fat. Trans fats found in pie crusts and other baked goods, and saturated fats found in processed and grain-fed meats, add hefty calories while doing mostly harm to your body's nutritional bottom line. But healthy fats will do the opposite: They can quell your appetite, cutting the number of calories you eat in a day, while improving your heart health and stoking your metabolism.

    Take note of trans fats = bad, then what is the first recommendation? "#1: Grass-Fed Beef " Which is higher in trans fats than grain fed, whoops

    "A study in Nutrition Journal found that grass-fed meat contains higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids, which are known to reduce the risk of heart disease"

    "But a 7-ounce grass-fed strip steak is only 234 calories and five grams of fat--you'll save more than 150 calories and your steak will taste better. "

    Well marbled grain fed > grass fed 10/10 times

    it goes on and on

    But it says the trans fats in pie crusts and baked goods make you fat.... <jk>

    But seriously, those are good points. But, are you saying the part about the calorie difference in grass fed over commercial streak is incorrect? I'm not arguing the point because I don't know the answer. But I was going to show that to my husband as I've been trying to convince we need a cow.

    The calorie content is likely correct, however that is due to inferior marbling of grassfed steaks. Well marbled steaks are what you should look for when buying a steak

    OIC I actually prefer leaner steaks. I've never been a fan of beef fat.
  • briabner
    briabner Posts: 427 Member
    very interesting thanks for the article. I actually pretty much eat all of the items on the list. except for the almond butter because I am allergic to all nuts.
  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
    Grass fed vs Grain fed beef and fat stuff:
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2846864/
  • lablueluna
    lablueluna Posts: 52
    Trader Joe's has pretty reasonably priced nut butters. I don't think I've seen them cheaper elsewhere, though maybe they are at Sam's or Costco.
  • ks4e
    ks4e Posts: 374 Member


    I SO want to eat grass-fed beef etc but it's too expensive for my husband and me to invest in right now. We struggle to even find "cheap" meat in the first place.

    Agreed. I would love grass fed beef as well (already knew about it's benefits) but even regular meat is stupidly expensive right now (thanks for that, government corn subsidies).
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    Contact a local farm that sells meat. You can save up and buy a quarter or a half or even a whole cow that is grass fed. Yes, you pay more upfront, but the cost per pound is actually cheaper than if you were to go to Trader Joe's or Whole Foods and buy from there.
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