What foods are low in fat?

bessie_89
bessie_89 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I'm having trouble with eating foods low in fat and tend to go over my allowance.. Please any suggests are welcome thanks.

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    edited February 2016
    vegetables, fruit, grains, starches, lean sourced protein like chicken, fish, pork tenderloin, etc....

    Note that as foods go that naturally have fat, I do not usually do low fat options save for milk and my greek yogurt...there are plenty of naturally occurring non-fat or low fat foods...I don't really do "diet" foods.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Most fruits and vegetables are very low in fat. Grains tend to be low in fat -- things like pasta, rice, and bread can help you get more calories without much fat (check the label for breads to make sure).
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,889 Member
    I can understand that. Fat reduced foods are often quite nasty. What are your fat/carb/protein goals (in grams), and why? Do you have health concerns that dictates fat intake?
  • harrybananas
    harrybananas Posts: 292 Member
    bessie_89 wrote: »
    I'm having trouble with eating foods low in fat and tend to go over my allowance.. Please any suggests are welcome thanks.

    Any specific reason for low fat food sources? If you're looking to lose weight, a caloric deficit is what you're after.
  • bessie_89
    bessie_89 Posts: 3 Member
    Hi there, yeah I'm trying to lose weight.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    bessie_89 wrote: »
    Hi there, yeah I'm trying to lose weight.

    As long as the fat isn't crowding out other things that you need, you can probably go over your goal.
  • harrybananas
    harrybananas Posts: 292 Member
    bessie_89 wrote: »
    Hi there, yeah I'm trying to lose weight.

    Eating foods high in fats won't make you gain weight. Calories is what matters most with weight control.

    If you want to lose weight, enter go to your mfp settings and enter your current weight + daily activity level, then your goal weight and it'll tell you the amount of daily calories to consume to achieve that goal weight.

    Buy a food scale to weigh everything to know just how much calories you're consuming. If you don't have a food scale, you're most likely over estimating - thus not losing weight or worse gaining.
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