Good Fats

StephMDtoo
StephMDtoo Posts: 37 Member
edited November 14 in Food and Nutrition
How do you all add good fats into your diets daily? I am thinking of replacing my buttered toast for say, a drizzle of olive oil or mashed avocado. Snacking on a small handful of raw nuts, putting flax meal into the things I bake or blending it into protein smoothies. Any other ideas? I've heard great things about coconut oil, how do you guys like it?

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  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    I cook almost exclusively with extra virgin olive oil. For high heat cooking like stir fry or popcorn, I use peanut oil. I don't butter toast or bread often, but when I do I use a mix of butter and olive oil. I keep a small container of them mixed in the fridge. It's so much easier to spread then plain butter.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I cook my veggies in olive oil or coconut oil, use olive oil in dressings, eat avocados and olives and nuts, and eat lots of oily fish (like salmon). I don't think coconut oil has all the miraculous properties attributed to it, but it's tasty.
  • StephMDtoo
    StephMDtoo Posts: 37 Member
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    I cook almost exclusively with extra virgin olive oil. I keep a small container of them mixed in the fridge. It's so much easier to spread then plain butter.
    I like that idea.
  • StephMDtoo
    StephMDtoo Posts: 37 Member
    Does cooking with coconut oil make stuff taste like coconut?...
  • Gianfranco_R
    Gianfranco_R Posts: 1,297 Member
    StephMDtoo wrote: »
    Does cooking with coconut oil make stuff taste like coconut?...
    A bit yes, but I love the taste :smile: You can also buy purified/deodorised ones, but there is not a big difference. I find it perfect for frying, not for baking at high temperatures.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    StephMDtoo wrote: »
    Does cooking with coconut oil make stuff taste like coconut?...

    Just the littlest bit. That's one reason I like it.
  • StephMDtoo
    StephMDtoo Posts: 37 Member
    I will give it a go. =) How do I adjust my macros so MFP doesn't go red with the fat increase? (not really a big deal, just a thought).
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Go to "goals," then "change goals" and choose "custom."
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
    I cook things with small amounts of olive oil, primarily. If avocadoes at the store look good (ripe, but not bruised and nasty) I will eat those in salads, and that's good oil too. I just ignore if MFP nags me about "too much" fat. It doesn't happen that often anyway.
  • dopeysmelly
    dopeysmelly Posts: 1,390 Member
    Whether a particular fat is "good" or "bad" depends on who you talk to. All oils and fats are a mixture of saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, even lard and beef tallow have plenty of monounsaturated fats in them, and olive oil has saturated fat in it. My understanding is that the jury is still out on whether saturated fats specifically are less healthy than others, since there are plenty of different types of saturated fats and it appears they have different impacts on heart health.

    For myself, I have butter on toast, eat lots of fish and small amounts of cheese and meat and the widest range of cooking/salad fats you can imagine because I love the variety of taste (veggies stir fried in a small amount of lard really are wonderful, soup cooked with chicken fat is lovely and potatoes roasted in goose fat are truly sublime). I use them all quite sparingly and my saturated fat totals are surprisingly low.

    If you want to compare the fat profiles of different oils, I highly recommend just checking out the USDA food database at ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods
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