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Full fat options you can't live without?

missiontofitness
missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
edited March 3 in Food and Nutrition
I know when some people go on a weight loss journey, they cut out fat, or reduce fat in certain food items as part of it.
I recently rediscovered full fat feta (since I grabbed the wrong container at the store), and I'm wondering why I ever thought the fat free feta was a good idea. It's at least 29380234893 times better.

What are some full or larger fat % items you can't live without?
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  • GertrudeHorse
    GertrudeHorse Posts: 646 Member
    Full fat milk. But I'd go one step further and include double-cream brie. Mmmm twice the fat!! I think the only thing where I genuinely prefer the "low fat" version is cottage cheese.
  • Anxieux
    Anxieux Posts: 275 Member
    Mexican sour cream. its already watery enough. Can't imagine a low fat option.
  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    I don't eat low-fat for fat loss, a lot of fatty foods I just don't like. I'm still eating 70g a day (give or take, sometimes way more) of fat.

    I've tried both full fat and no fat greek yogurt, they taste the same to me so I buy no-fat. I prefer part skim mozza because of the milder flavour. I guess the only full fat things I eat are pure fat sources (butter, oil) and peanut butter. Otherwise I prefer leaner cuts of meat as I trim it to 0" fat anyways, leaner ground meats, I started drinking skim milk as a kid and much prefer that if I do drink milk now.... yeah idk. I'm perfectly fine with eating more volume while still getting about 30% of my calories from fat!
  • stuffinmuffin
    stuffinmuffin Posts: 985 Member
    Fage Total full fat Greek yoghurt! However I do also use the 0% fat one also (though generally have to make sure I have something to mix in with it to sweeten it up a bit). Depends on my macros for the day as to which one I have. But the full fat one is delicious.
  • roeroe5
    roeroe5 Posts: 27
    Butter, double cream yoghurt, cream and cheese. Life is sooooo much better now and healthy food is tasty :smile:
  • ekat120
    ekat120 Posts: 407 Member
    Usually Fage Total Greek yogurt (and full-fat yogurt in general--so much more satisfying!), but I've switched to 2% to help me get more protein. The idea of reduced-fat or nonfat cheese boggles my mind. And I much prefer full-fat cottage cheese--the lower fat (and especially fat free) always seems like it has a metallic taste or something? I :love: fat!
  • aneary1980
    aneary1980 Posts: 461 Member
    Fage greek yogurt, Butter, Cheese. I don't eat anything low fat except semi skimmed milk my mum switch to that when I was young so full fat is too creamy.
  • 5stringjeff
    5stringjeff Posts: 790 Member
    I don't eat low-fat or non-fat anything. Whole milk, full-fat yogurt and cheese and sour cream for me.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    butter.
    olive oil
    Peanut butter.
    Nuts.
    Beef.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    steak and cheese and milk.

    well- I"m a 2% milk person- but I can't do less than that.

    same with cheese- who the *kitten* invented low fat cheese. seriously- they need to be shot.
  • bugaboo_sue
    bugaboo_sue Posts: 552 Member
    I am the same with the Feta. I used to buy the low fat or no fat version and I compared the labels once and it wasn't a huge difference. Also I was a skim milk girl, then switched to 1% and now I get raw milk from a farm that is a billion times better than anything you could ever get at a store.

    I don't skimp on my butter or my cheese either.
  • dmoses
    dmoses Posts: 786 Member
    peanut butter
  • megmarie81
    megmarie81 Posts: 17 Member
    Cottage cheese. I can't stand the fat free or lower fat stuff.,
  • Slacker16
    Slacker16 Posts: 1,184 Member
    I'm a bit surprised by people saying butter or oil. What would low fat butter be?

    Anyway, full fat sour cream for me.
    I can deal with light cheese and yogurt, and don't drink milk, but sour cream is sacred.
  • JtKeil
    JtKeil Posts: 1,389 Member
    I'm ok with half fat cheese, sour cream etc. But! I can't have reduced fat peanut butter. It has to be natural or none at all.
  • bugaboo_sue
    bugaboo_sue Posts: 552 Member
    I'm a bit surprised by people saying butter or oil. What would low fat butter be?

    Margarine or i can't believe it's not butter crap.
  • Leonidas_meets_Spartacus
    Leonidas_meets_Spartacus Posts: 6,198 Member
    heavy cream, butter, bacon, rib eye, cheese, greek yogurt ..
  • JtKeil
    JtKeil Posts: 1,389 Member
    I'm a bit surprised by people saying butter or oil. What would low fat butter be?

    Anyway, full fat sour cream for me.
    I can deal with light cheese and yogurt, and don't drink milk, but sour cream is sacred.

    http://www.lurpak.com/gb/our-products/#lurpak-lighter-speadable-slightly-salted

    That's the brand I usually buy, it's basically watered down butter with some vegetable oil. It sounds bad but I don't mind the taste at all.
  • bugaboo_sue
    bugaboo_sue Posts: 552 Member
    heavy cream, butter, bacon, rib eye, cheese, greek yogurt ..

    Oh yes I forgot about bacon! None of that turkey bacon crap for us!
  • tiggsnanny
    tiggsnanny Posts: 366 Member
    I don't eat low fat, I love butter, bacon, full fat cottage cheese, I just fit it into my calories :happy:
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    heavy cream, butter, bacon, rib eye, cheese, greek yogurt ..

    Oh yes I forgot about bacon! None of that turkey bacon crap for us!

    what's the point of low fat bacon???

    (which is why I didn't even list it- I wasn't sure it was even an option .. not one I've seen)
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    Mainly cheese - I'm fine with 2% or part-skim shredded cheese or ricotta for day to day use in recipes, but if I'm going to snack on a wedge of sharp cheddar it will not be low fat! I also buy regular packages of string cheese rather than the light versions.

    Peanut butter

    Ice cream or frozen yogurt. I do like some of the nonfat soft serve fro yo at places like Orange Leaf, but if my husband and I buy containers from Braum's he usually gets low fat or fat free frozen yogurt and I don't like the weird aftertaste so I opt for "regular" frozen yogurt or ice cream instead, and just eat a bit smaller portions.
  • angieroo2
    angieroo2 Posts: 970 Member
    Cheese. I tried low-fat once and it just wasn't the same.
  • jasonmh630
    jasonmh630 Posts: 2,850 Member
    Cheese
    Mayo
    Bacon (none of that turkey crap lol)
    Eggs (WITH the yolks)
    PB (I don't like PB2)
    Butter (Kerrygold is amazing)
  • CTCMom2009
    CTCMom2009 Posts: 263 Member
    Bacon, peanut butter, and butter. Oh, and sour cream. I just log what I've eaten and make other adjustments if necessary.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    Cheese
    Mayo
    Bacon (none of that turkey crap lol)
    Eggs (WITH the yolks)
    PB (I don't like PB2)
    Butter (Kerrygold is amazing)

    Ahh yes eggs with the yolks, definitely a necessary thing for me. Yum. Also agree on PB2. It tastes like disappointment.
  • EMTFreakGirl
    EMTFreakGirl Posts: 597 Member
    Heavy whipping cream in my coffee. I will NEVER give it up...it makes me HAPPY!
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
    I'm a bit surprised by people saying butter or oil. What would low fat butter be?

    Margarine or i can't believe it's not butter crap.
    But margarine is the same number of calories, it's just a different fat. I grew up eating that because it was "healthy" and never knew better. After having real butter, never again!
  • LianaG1115
    LianaG1115 Posts: 453 Member
    MMMM Butter, bacon, sausage, sour cream, yogurt, cream cheese, coffee creamer, cheeses ...Lord I just can't get past them so I just cut down in portion sizes. Oh and peanut butter!!!!!!!!!
  • 3laine75
    3laine75 Posts: 3,069 Member
    Nutella, cheese, butter, PB - actually, I think I prefer everything full fat :/

    Oh, semi-skimmed milk is the only lower fat thing I think I have.
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