Fats
The nutrients that fuel the body, Protein, Carbohydrates, and Fats, are vital to proper body functioning. Fats are needed for human survival. According to the trusted source, American Heart Association, about 25-35% of our daily food and beverage intake should be from fats.
Healthful fats include:
Vegetable oils such as olive, canola, peanut, and
sesame oils; also soybean, corn, and safflower oils.
These plant foods contain healthy fats:
Olives, avocados, many nuts and seeds including almonds, peanuts and peanut butter, walnuts, and sunflower seeds.
Other healthful fats come from fatty fish such as:
Salmon, tuna, mackerel, herring, and trout.
We need to consume fats for these needs:
Cell growth and development; Cushion for the organs; For absorption of certain nutrients including vitamins A, D, E, and K; Fats aid in keeping the body warm and help in the production of certain hormones; Fats provide taste, consistency, and stability to foods. The body needs fats, but not as much fat as most people eat.
Heart Health Tip:
Reduce saturated fats by choosing lean cuts of beef and pork; baked or grilled fish and skinless poultry. Saturated fats come mostly from animals. Reduce trans fats by seldom eating fried foods, minimizing baked sweets, such as pastries, and avoiding stick margarines and vegetable shortening. Both saturated and trans fats
contribute to raising the risk of heart disease.
Healthful fats include:
Vegetable oils such as olive, canola, peanut, and
sesame oils; also soybean, corn, and safflower oils. These plant foods contain healthy fats:
Olives, avocados, many nuts and seeds including almonds, peanuts and peanut butter, walnuts, and sunflower seeds.
Other healthful fats come from fatty fish such as:
Salmon, tuna, mackerel, herring, and trout.
We need to consume fats for these needs:
Cell growth and development; Cushion for the organs; For absorption of certain nutrients including vitamins A, D, E, and K; Fats aid in keeping the body warm and help in the production of certain hormones; Fats provide taste, consistency, and stability to foods. The body needs fats, but not as much fat as most people eat.
Heart Health Tip:
Reduce saturated fats by choosing lean cuts of beef and pork; baked or grilled fish and skinless poultry. Saturated fats come mostly from animals. Reduce trans fats by seldom eating fried foods, minimizing baked sweets, such as pastries, and avoiding stick margarines and vegetable shortening. Both saturated and trans fats
contribute to raising the risk of heart disease.
