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January 31, 2005
Fat To Fit In
Tired of hearing not to eat this food because it has this fat and not to eat that food because it has that fat? Good news! There is a type of fat that I want you to eat…everyday. Once you’ve started limiting your saturated fat and trans fat foods, starting adding in some foods with unsaturated fats in them. Monounsaturated fats are marvelous because they help lower your LDL cholesterol (the lousy cholesterol) and can maintain or even raise your HDL cholesterol (the healthy cholesterol). Monounsaturated fats are found in avocado, peanut, olive and canola oils, peanut butter and nuts like peanuts, cashews and almonds. Add a slice of avocado to a taco or turkey sandwich. Dip French bread into olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Stir fry vegetables in peanut oil. Spread peanut butter on whole wheat toast. Have nuts for an afternoon snack. Women can have one serving of monounsaturated fat each day and men can have 2 servings. If you’re not trying to lose weight…add on another serving. But beware…even though they are healthy fats, they still have calories and too many calories can lead to weight gain.
1 serving =
½ avocado
1 Tbsp oil
2 Tbsp peanut butter
½ cup nuts
Posted by Lisa at January 31, 2005 11:34 AM
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