3 Tips to Identify Healthy Fats
- Use only unrefined oils
- Make olive oil your preferred oil
- Avoid vegetable oils like rapeseed oil, peanut, soya etc. Especially if you are going to cook.
The Healthiness of Fats
It’s not true that eating fat isn’t healthy. Fat is very important for our health and without it, our body would not be functioning correctly.
Fat should be present in all our meals because:
- Provide us with lots of energy
- Produce hormones, which are key for our body to work as it needs to
- Shape our body’s molecules
- Help with the absorption of vitamins like A, D, E and K
- Keep us satisfied and full for longer
What Kind of Fat Should You Avoid?
Fat that you find in processed foods increase the risk of suffering from several illnesses. They can be found in foods like:
Don’t worry, there are plenty of delicious fats that are also healthy:
And that’s your introduction to the fats in your diet. As you can see there are plenty of ways to incorporate healthy fats into your day.
That brings us to the end of fats and next up we have carbs or carbohydrates, the best energy your body can get…
Sources
- Government Dietary Recommendation
- Types of Fat
- A healthy approach to dietary fats: understanding the science and taking action to reduce consumer confusion
