Get Your Fat On! Healthy Fat that is...
When most people start dieting they just assume that cutting fats out of their diet will cut fat off of their body...but they're WRONG. It turns out that your body needs fats to be healthy; they contribute to soft and smooth skin, better eyesight, brain development, give us energy and oh yeah they're loaded with vitamins!So, if we need fats, but they also add unwanted fat to our body, what do we do? We eat the right fats, and more importantly, we eat them in the proper proportions!!
You may be wondering, but Kylie, what's a "good fat?" Well, a good fat is this:
- Polyunsaturated fat: these come from things like nuts, seeds, and fatty fish. These kinds of fats are made of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. They're considered essential fatty acids; our bodies don't make them so quite literally you have to eat them to get them.
- Unsaturated fat: these come from things such as olive oil, vegetable oil, and unsalted nuts. Unsaturated fat is super good for you, so try to swap out red meat for things like fish.
- Monounsaturated fats: these lower cholesterol levels and contribute to a healthy heart (which is always a bonus) to get more of these swap our sour cream for guacamole, or eat some hummus with all wheat chips/crackers!
Here's one bad fat that you NEED to limit!
Saturated fat: here's the thing, these are in everything, so the key with saturated fats is to limit them! So opt out of the deep fried foods and try for something like low-fat meat or fat-free dairy products. Oh, and you want about 10% of your TOTAL calories to come from saturated fats. (If you're on a 2,000 calorie diet that means only 22 grams (or less) of saturated fats should be eaten that day.)
Fats are necessary for our bodies; 80% of weight-loss comes from a healthy diet. So don't cut fats out, just limit and monitor them!
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