fat question...

chanstriste13
chanstriste13 Posts: 3,277 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
if you've eaten the 'good' fat through almonds, seeds or such, do you count that towards your fat limit for the day? i've never really thought about that before and i'm curious. thankee in advance!

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  • BlueEyedMomma88
    BlueEyedMomma88 Posts: 558 Member
    Fat is fat no matter if its good or bad. I say it still counts. Just like sugar in fruits still counts as sugar even tho its not processed. Hope I helped :smile:
  • Buckeyt
    Buckeyt Posts: 473 Member
    Yes. Regardless of the source, a gram of fat is 9 calories so count them.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    if you've eaten the 'good' fat through almonds, seeds or such, do you count that towards your fat limit for the day? i've never really thought about that before and i'm curious. thankee in advance!

    yes as it is still fat and has 9 calories per gram. Actually if we ate perfectly all the fat grams would be "good fat" and if you ate 60 grams of good fat it is still 540 calories from fat. Not counting it would be like not counting carbs that come from whole grains (complex carbohydrates) but you do as they are still carbs.
  • DrBorkBork
    DrBorkBork Posts: 4,099 Member
    If you ate it, count it!
  • Newfiedan
    Newfiedan Posts: 1,517 Member
    count it yes, worry about it no. I still count it but I do not stress about it as I consider it beneficial and not harmful to my body, in the end everything we eat counts, what we need to focus in on is that the majority is a benefit to your body not harmful.
  • chic_mama_25
    chic_mama_25 Posts: 90
    The fat that you 'need' is the good fats... So IMO you shouldn't be eating any bad fat if you can help it, the 20% fat should be coming from healthy fat sources.. HTH
  • chanstriste13
    chanstriste13 Posts: 3,277 Member
    case closed! thanks!
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