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baconslave
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I'm gathering info to start hashing out the Fat FAQ.
So far I have as "to be addressed":
How to increase fat intake?
What should my fat macro be?
Isn't fat bad?
Are there any bad fats?
What is a fat bomb?
What is a fat fast?
Any suggestions for other questions and for easily mined resources appreciated. I'm combing through a few old threads here and other places.
This one might take awhile. Bear with me.
So far I have as "to be addressed":
How to increase fat intake?
What should my fat macro be?
Isn't fat bad?
Are there any bad fats?
What is a fat bomb?
What is a fat fast?
Any suggestions for other questions and for easily mined resources appreciated. I'm combing through a few old threads here and other places.
This one might take awhile. Bear with me.
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Smoke points for cooking with different oils/fats and/or things to be aware of when using them for cooking vs baking. I've noticed a lot of people who come in new to lc are also new to cooking.
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That could go hand in hand with "I read about coconut oil and ran out to Costco, why do I live in the bathroom now?"0 -
My fat level is X, isn't that too high? (Where X is just about any value, but especially 100g+ ranges.)
Won't I gain weight eating all that fat?0 -
Worst, bad, ok, good and best fats (the whole spectrum). Or which to eat and which to avoid. Hydrogenated/trans fats the worst? I'm thinking coconut oil is the best. That was the first question I had when starting Keto.
Then there is the poly, saturated, (and all those other types)....
Dan the Man from Michigan
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A few links I have gathered mostly for me but always happy to share.
From Web Med not so much about Fat and more to the good of low carb but a good short read.
webmd.com/cholesterol-management/news/20100802/low-carb-diets-improve-cholesterol-long-term
A long youtube part one and two.
https://vimeo.com/77730824
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How to render lard from pork fat or tallow from beef. How to store it properly.
Also, which oils are good for cooking and which are better reserved for cold uses, like the other posters mentioned above.
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Maybe simple recipes to boost fat intake, like Hollandaise sauce?0
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Personally, how can I get some fat in when fat is the *only* macro I'm short on by the end of the day? I'm not quite there yet for eating butter from a spoon.0
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GrannyMayOz wrote: »Personally, how can I get some fat in when fat is the *only* macro I'm short on by the end of the day? I'm not quite there yet for eating butter from a spoon.
Well I have to tell you, with this Fat Fast thing I did this week? Getting my fat % in was definitely the hardest thing for me to do. Every day I was sitting crunching and shifting foods and macros around to try and get as close to the recommended 90% for the FF as I could, and I STILL didn't make it except for one day (averaged 87% over 5 days). All I can say is that pre-logging helped immensely because I didn't find myself at day's end short on fat yet already at (or above) my calorie goal.
Maybe try a week's worth of pre-planning/logging before you eat, just to get a feel for where you need to be and where you can effortlessly add fat to hit your targets? Just a thought...
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GrannyMayOz wrote: »Personally, how can I get some fat in when fat is the *only* macro I'm short on by the end of the day? I'm not quite there yet for eating butter from a spoon.
Have you tried some chocolate fat bombs yet?
Dan the Man from Michigan
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Chocolate fat bombs are my favorite thing EVER!0
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Maybe try a week's worth of pre-planning/logging before you eat, just to get a feel for where you need to be and where you can effortlessly add fat to hit your targets? Just a thought...
My husband is the chef for our main meal (brunch), though I only need to place a recipe in front of him and that's what he makes. Then later I usually 'gather' all the foods I could eat for dinner by entering them in my diary, and deleting those that won't fit for my day's goals. Then I print the page and take it to the kitchen so I remember what, and how much, of anything to eat LOL It's a good idea to pre-log my dinner before I've eaten brunch though, thank you!
@DittoDan no, I haven't eaten a single sweet thing since my first day of LCHF, but you have me thinking about fat bombs and I'll go search and see if there are any savoury ones, thank you.0 -
- link to Joulwan's olive oil mayo page
- link to a good clarifying butter page (higher smoke point, no milk solids)
- avocado is a berry, coconut is a drupe
- fish oil supps as source of Omega 3s
- some nuts are high in O6
- grass-fed beef has better O6:O3 ratio0 -
GrannyMayOz wrote: »... you have me thinking about fat bombs and I'll go search and see if there are any savoury ones, thank you.
Ask and you shall receive:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10046349/savory-fat-bombs/p1
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I've struggled with how to eat animal fat on meat. I just can't bring myself to eat chicken skin. Can eat fat on pork chop if fat is v well cooked and nice and hot, but fat on steak is a struggle as I like my steak medium rare, but not nearly uncooked beef fat! Guess I should fry it up afterwards!0
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Ask and you shall receive:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10046349/savory-fat-bombs/p1
Aawww thank you so much Kirkor!!!
I hear you on that TO. I can cope with chicken skin that's really well done and am slowly getting used to bacon fat if it's cooked to crispy. I can't yet even eat beef, lamb, pork etc meat, never mind the fat (as a lump)!!! *shudder*. I'm keen to try pork crackling if someone else will make it tee hee!totaloblivia wrote: »I've struggled with how to eat animal fat on meat. I just can't bring myself to eat chicken skin.
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GrannyMayOz wrote: »Personally, how can I get some fat in when fat is the *only* macro I'm short on by the end of the day? I'm not quite there yet for eating butter from a spoon.
Are you trying to eat more fat so you can get up to a specific number for the day, or because you're hungry and that's all you have to work with? If it's the former, don't bother. Your fat number is an upper limit, not a set in stone goal you're supposed to hit every day. If you're not hungry and you haven't hit your fat number, but you've done the rest, you don't have to eat something.0 -
I've been trying to get a score of above 2 here flexibleketogenic.com/ each day. Because I'm a post-menopausal woman with a history of excess food and sugar addiction I've had very little weight loss, or inches lost in the 4 weeks I've been doing this. Partly I'm doing a science experiment and seeing if the 'Magic 2 and above' does anything better than vaguely being 'low carb'.Are you trying to eat more fat so you can get up to a specific number for the day, or because you're hungry and that's all you have to work with? If it's the former, don't bother. Your fat number is an upper limit, not a set in stone goal you're supposed to hit every day. If you're not hungry and you haven't hit your fat number, but you've done the rest, you don't have to eat something.
Truth is that no, I've rarely been hungry in the evenings and when I am I grab something like a small piece of camembert cheese. But I've usually hit my protein goal by then and/or hit my carb goal and/or have a low carb score for the day that I'm excited about and don't want to add to.
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(*)sljohnson1207 wrote: »How to render lard from pork fat or tallow from beef. How to store it properly.
Also, which oils are good for cooking and which are better reserved for cold uses, like the other posters mentioned above.
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GrannyMayOz wrote: »Maybe try a week's worth of pre-planning/logging before you eat, just to get a feel for where you need to be and where you can effortlessly add fat to hit your targets? Just a thought...
My husband is the chef for our main meal (brunch), though I only need to place a recipe in front of him and that's what he makes. Then later I usually 'gather' all the foods I could eat for dinner by entering them in my diary, and deleting those that won't fit for my day's goals. Then I print the page and take it to the kitchen so I remember what, and how much, of anything to eat LOL It's a good idea to pre-log my dinner before I've eaten brunch though, thank you!
@DittoDan no, I haven't eaten a single sweet thing since my first day of LCHF, but you have me thinking about fat bombs and I'll go search and see if there are any savoury ones, thank you.
You don't have to search far. I recently posted a wonderful fat bomb on this list. And I posted another on the MFP Keto group. I'll re-link them here:
Putting Chocolate Back Together
Almond Joy Wanna Be's
Enjoy,
I hope this helps,
Dan the Man from Michigan
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