Healthy Fats

K2405
K2405 Posts: 56 Member
edited November 8 in Food and Nutrition
I read about peanut butter being a good healthy fat that helps keep you full for longer so I tried some with my breakfast this morning (I had weetabix with banana and a spoonful of peanut butter) and must admit I didn't start to feel hungry until about 12. Usually I'm starving by 11am.

Is there anything else I can have instead of peanut butter though? I'm not a huge peanut fan and I hate the texture of peanut butter.

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  • martyqueen52
    martyqueen52 Posts: 1,120 Member
    Eggs, avacados, tofu, soy milk, flaxseed, pretty much all nuts, olives, oils, fish.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    There are also other nut/seed butters - almond butter is probably the most popular after peanut butter, but there are many option available. All are more expensive than peanut butter, though.
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    Coconut oil add to oatmeal or some add it to their coffee. I'm not a big fan of the coffee coconut oil but some swear by it.
  • ASG_21
    ASG_21 Posts: 82 Member
    Yup, fat is definitely highly satiating; if I have no fat in my meal, I'm hungry just an hour or two later, but fat keeps me very full!

    Eggs are a great combo of protein and fat that keep me full for a long time. Maybe some full fat milk, although liquid is obviously less satiating than solid food. Cheese is also a great protein/fat combo. Avocados, nuts, coconut/coconut oil, and other nut butters are also a good bet, although I think most nut butters have a similar texture to peanut butter.
  • FatFreeFrolicking
    FatFreeFrolicking Posts: 4,252 Member
    Nuts
    Seeds
    Almond butter
    Cashew butter
    Eggs
    Avocados
    Cheese
    EVOO
    Chia seeds
    Flaxseeds
  • K2405
    K2405 Posts: 56 Member
    Sorry I should have made that clearer. I'd be having it at breakfast with my cereal/porridge. Will take a look at those other nut butters, thanks.
  • K2405
    K2405 Posts: 56 Member
    Sorry I should have made that clearer. I'd be having it at breakfast with my cereal/porridge. Will take a look at those other nut butters, thanks.
  • K2405
    K2405 Posts: 56 Member
    Thanks for the help. I picked up some cashew Butter yesterday, which I didn't even know existed, and it's delicious. I love cashews! It's got a similar texture to peanut butter but it's not as bitter. Plus it was on offer so I got it half price :D
  • Tim_Simons
    Tim_Simons Posts: 64 Member
    This can be your to add on your healthy meals and snacks. Hope it helps.
    Monounsaturated fat
    Olive oil
    Canola oil
    Sunflower oil
    Peanut oil
    Sesame oil
    Avocados
    Olives
    Nuts (almonds, peanuts, macadamia nuts, hazelnuts, pecans, cashews)
    Peanut butter
    Polyunsaturated fat
    Soybean oil
    Corn oil
    Safflower oil
    Walnuts
    Sunflower, sesame, and pumpkin seeds
    Flaxseed
    Fatty fish (salmon, tuna, mackerel, herring, trout, sardines)
    Soymilk
    Tofu
  • feisty_bucket
    feisty_bucket Posts: 1,047 Member
    Coconut oil, and olive oil you can eat with a spoon. Butter, you can dissolve into a hot drink like coffee. Or put it on eggs or into hot oatmeal or whatever, where it will melt. You can just eat it, but the texture is pretty... odd.
  • Torontonius
    Torontonius Posts: 245 Member
    2 scrambled eggs in a non stick pan {no butter} with half an avocado will keep you satiated all morning. add a scoop of protein powder in a big glass of water and you have a heck of a stasrt to the day
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    As mentioned above nut butters and oils are very good. Anything with a decent Monounsaturated / saturated fat content. Personally I would limit polyunsaturated fats - apart from omega 3's
  • CeleryStick22
    CeleryStick22 Posts: 6 Member
    I find 3-5g of coconut oil in my coffee, whatever the time of day, means I won't be hungry for hours after - sometimes I even struggle to hit my 1400 calorie goal because I don't feel like eating! I feel less fatigued with it too - not more energetic as such, but less of the "uuugghhh it's cold but the heater's two metres away and I'm too tired to get up!" kind of thing. I tend to start thinking about food and wanting to eat for reasons other than hunger particularly in the late afternoon or after dinner, so I often have a coffee with the coconut oil around this time.

    I use one that has the flavour still in it and I barely taste it, I quite like it really, which surprised me - but you can get it without flavour and it works just as well.

    One thing worth mentioning is that it just sits on top once melted in an oily layer, so I leave the spoon in and stir it well before each sip. I do recommend it, it works well for me...:)
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited November 2014
    K2405 wrote: »
    Sorry I should have made that clearer. I'd be having it at breakfast with my cereal/porridge. Will take a look at those other nut butters, thanks.

    Full fat milk is the most obvious choice. I also don't like the texture of peanut butter (so nice to find someone who agrees) and other nut butters have similar issues for me.

    When I have oatmeal, though, I usually just also have some veggies and smoked salmon on the side. The smoked salmon provides the fat. Another thing I sometimes do is just eat a few nuts. Actually, that's probably as easy as the milk.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    You can add an egg to your oatmeal too! But yes, typically oatmeal and nut butter is one of my favorites (almond butter, cinnamon and a chopped apple is fantastic too).
  • angelexperiment
    angelexperiment Posts: 1,917 Member
    Coconut milk. Avacado oil. Macadamia nuts or oil. Coconut shreds and chia pudding. Avacado. Or a superfatted protein shake with coconut oil and grassfed butter avacado kale and a banana and egg in water or coconut milk with rasberry.
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