Good and bad fat?
- Dietitian.Lauren Hmede
- Dec 5, 2018
- 2 min read
Many people get afraid of fat and they always ask health experts or their dietitian to avoid fat from weight loss plan?
But did you know there is bad and good fat and fat is really important for your health?
Let begin why do I need fat?
Fat is an essential nutrient and its one of three macronutrients that your body needs to function normally. It supplies essential fatty acids for growth, healthy skin and vitamin absorption in addition to regulating body functions. It supplies your body with energy in the case of starvation and protects vital organs. Nonessential fat is needed for a healthy body
Why You Should Eat Fat to Lose Weight
Fat is very important in a weight loss diet, instead, patients eat more carbohydrates and protein to replenish calories coming from fat in case of fat avoidance.
Fat Helps You to Feel Full
Food takes the longest time to be digested by your body rather than carbohydrate. Once you feel full you may have a longer time between meals. It is okay to eat whole eggs with regular cheese rather than egg whites with reduced fat cheese. This way helps your body to feel full longer time rather than feeling hungry and buy empty calories snacks from the vending machine. Avoid over consumption is the key
Fat Is Satisfying
Healthy fat like avocado, oil, and nuts help you in feeling satisfaction rather than another type of food, in addition, they have a good texture that makes you feel satisfied while you are eating But moderation is the key. To keep your plan on track, try to choose high-fat food carefully with moderate portion size. Knowing portion size is really important to avoid overeating and consumption.
Fat Tastes Good
Fat is really tasty even if we choose healthy meals, taste cannot be good without adding a little bit of fat and it is not wrong. Tate is very important to make food really appealing and satisfying
It is okay to add 2 teaspoons of dressings to make your freshly healthy salad tastier but never forget moderation, all food is good if we use them in moderation.
Replacing bad fat with good ones is a good idea, why is it difficult to replace butter with a slice of avocado or olive oil, nothing is hard if we have the will sense.
Finally...
Make smarter choices help you in staying in the track, replacing bad fat with the good one and avoiding over-consumption in addition of controlling portion size makes your diet plan much easier and helps you in reaching your goals.
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