HEALTHY FAT IS GOOD FOR YOUR BODY
HEALTHY FAT IS GOOD FOR YOUR BODY
Top 5 reasons to enjoy healthy fats
1. Maintain radiant skin 2. Manage weight 3. Lower risk of heart disease 4. Absorb health-sustaining vitamins 5. Stabilize blood sugar levels
Eat more of these fats
Monounsaturated Fat
? Olive, canola, safflower, sesame and peanut oil
? Nuts and seeds ? Olives ? Avocados ? Nut and seed butters
Polyunsaturated fat
? Fatty fish: salmon, mackerel, herring, light tuna, sardines, trout
? Flaxseed ? Nuts and seeds ? Corn, soybean, flaxseed, walnut and
sunflower oil
Eat less of these fats
Saturated Fat
? Fatty beef, lamb, pork ? Poultry with skin ? Egg yolks ? Butter, lard, shortening ? Whole milk dairy products, including cheese ? Desserts, chips, cookies, chocolate ? Fried foods
Trans Fat
? Processed foods ? Crackers, cookies, salty snacks ? Fried foods ? Baked goods, such as donuts, cake and pie ? Some stick spreads
Tasty Ways to Add Healthy Fat to Your Meals and Snacks
Avocado/Hummus ? Add avocado to a tossed salad ? Instead of using mayonnaise on your sandwich, use hummus or avocado ? Enjoy guacamole or hummus and veggies for a snack ? Add avocado to salsa and dip with whole grain tortilla chips
Nuts/Seeds
? Add nuts or seeds to yogurt ? Have peanut or nut butter on an English muffin or whole wheat
toast
? Add ground flaxseed to cereal such as oatmeal; or to yogurt or a smoothie
? Add walnuts or almonds to your salad ? Snack on a small handful of nuts, like peanuts, pistachios or
cashews
Oil
? Drizzle olive oil and balsamic vinegar on your salad ? Instead of buttering your bread, try dipping warm bread in a small amount of olive oil mixed
with your favorite spices
? Saute vegetables in a small amount of oil
For a balanced, nutritious eating plan,
include 5-6 teaspoons of healthy fat
every day.
One teaspoon equals
? 3 Tbsp. (1/6) avocado ? 2 Tbsp. hummus ? 1/3 oz. nuts (8 almonds, 6 cashews, 10
peanuts, 4 walnut halves, 16 pistachios)
? 1 ? tsp. nut butter ? 1 Tbsp. seeds ? 1 tsp. oil ? 8 large olives
Olives ? Add them to a fresh salad ? Throw some in pasta sauce ? For a dip, puree with garlic, a little olive oil and lemon juice ? Add to your favorite chicken marinade
Seafood ? Grill salmon brushed with a little bit of olive oil and your favorite herbs ? Find a yummy salmon burger recipe to try ? Make a wrap with tuna and a little bit of olive oil-based mayo
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