MCT and fat in meal plan

timself63
timself63 Posts: 2 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hello,
My name is Tim and Can anyone help with a question? I’ve added Brain Octane to my morning coffee (MCT) and I try to watch my macros on fitness pal. Now that I’ve add MCT to my meal plan should I lover my vegetable fat in my meals? Thanks for the help!!

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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,426 Member
    Lower vegetable fat - why? If you are trying to lose weight it's always about calories.

    I have my macros set at the default of 50C/30F/20P but I'm often over on fat and under with carbs.

    What are you trying to accomplish?

  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    Depends. Canola oil is high in Omega-6. Olive oil is higher in Omega-3. Grass-fed butter, both high in Omega-3 and saturated, is also a good option. At the level of precision you seem to be trying to achieve, the Omega 6/3 ratio becomes something you can manage to perfect.
  • ojaicam
    ojaicam Posts: 2 Member
    If you are trying to go Keto, which is often the motivation behind using MCT oil, then you might want to increase your fats. Keto usually calls for calories to be 60% fat, 30% protein and 10% carbs.
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    timself63 wrote: »
    Hello,
    My name is Tim and Can anyone help with a question? I’ve added Brain Octane to my morning coffee (MCT) and I try to watch my macros on fitness pal. Now that I’ve add MCT to my meal plan should I lover my vegetable fat in my meals? Thanks for the help!!

    If you want to keep your macros the same, yeah.

    But you may not need to do that, depends on how and why you set your macros.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    You will need to lower calories somewhere after adding mct oil to you diet if you which to stay at a similar calorie level.

    I think swapping mct for corn, canola, soy or cottonseed oil is a great idea for health although it will be harder on the wallet. ;)
  • timself63
    timself63 Posts: 2 Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Lower vegetable fat - why? If you are trying to lose weight it's always about calories.

    I have my macros set at the default of 50C/30F/20P but I'm often over on fat and under with carbs.

    What are you trying to accomplish?
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Lower vegetable fat - why? If you are trying to lose weight it's always about calories.

    I have my macros set at the default of 50C/30F/20P but I'm often over on fat and under with carbs.

    What are you trying to accomplish?

    I’ve been on a blend of a whole food plant base diet but I have add one meal with either wild caught fish of clean lean poultry. I have dropped 60 lbs now 17% body fat and I’m only about 4 lbs from my goal. I workout weight and cardio 4 times a week with a hike and or yoga on the weekend. I had a heart attack Oct of 2017 and changed my lifestyle all together. I like the MCT oil in the morning with my coffee before my workout. It’s a great day starter! I just completed a Dr Cabral 14 day detox and really liked the prescribed meal plans, because the fit into my diet perfectly. The only think that was New was adding a veggie fat portion to each of the meals which push my macros on fat up. I talk with my nutritionist and he said what most of you said that it was not a issue and the 40% fat was still a good number. This puts me at 40% f and 35% p and 25%c at a 1900 cal cut and a 2100 + to hold. Have not gotten to the hold yet will have to adjust that number when I get there. 4 lbs to go! Thanks so much for all the replies!!! All the Best!!

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