A big topic that I hear often is well “How do you feel about fats?” My answer is healthy fats are good for you!!! Most people are lacking enough healthy fats in their diet. Different diet trends throughout the years have made people believe that fat-free or low-fat products are more beneficial for their health. If people consume these products, they then do not get enough healthy fats in their diet and are deficient in healthy fats.
People that eat “fat free” products usually eat more, due to them not having the healthy fats to keep them full. Healthy fats do not make you fat. Healthy fats actually send messages to the brain that help a person to know that they feel full. Healthy fats also help to contribute to a person’s energy, hormone formation, and aid in building cell membranes.
Healthy fats include olive oil (cold pressed, and extra virgin), avocado oil, walnut oil, flaxseed oil, grape seed oil, coconut oil, sesame oil, and grass-fed butter. When cooking with oils take a look at the smoke point temperature. If you are cooking with an oil above the smoke point temperature the oil can break down and actually be harmful to the body. Be sure to have different oils on hand for different cooking temperatures.
A great all around go to oil is avocado oil. Avocado oils smoke point is 520 degrees fahrenheit. Usually you will not be cooking above that temperature so the avocado oil will not smoke and start to break down. Avocado oil is great for anything from greasing a muffin tin to oiling cast iron for cooking. Olive oil on the other hand only has a smoke point of 325 degrees fahrenheit. Therefore olive oil is great to use in salad dressings then you will not have the risk of breaking down the oil and potentially causing harm to your body.
Bone marrow, fatty cuts of meat, fish, lard, and beef tallow are all good sources of healthy fats. These ingredients can be used in different recipes and it is important to incorporate new foods into your cooking often! Step outside the box and try something new this week!
Ideas of healthy fats to eat are avocados and raw nuts. Eat as many avocados and raw nuts as you would like! Eggs are also a good source of fat, but be sure the eggs are coming from organic pasture raised hens.
Don’t be afraid of fat! If you like to eat an avocado a day, but the avocados all ripen at the same time try putting the avocados in the fridge to last longer. Take one avocado out of the fridge the day before you want to eat it and then you can have a stockpile of avocados!
Clean Life Family is opening a new location in Hibbing, MN starting June 1st, 2021. Clean Life Family specializes in Nutrition Response Testing and Nutrition Coaching. All services at Clean Life Family are tailored towards your specific goals, because we know no two people are the same. Every program is personalized specifically to you! Are you ready to heal your body from the inside out for future generations to come? Are you ready to learn how to eat for life? Are you ready to help your family and improve their health as well? Don’t wait and start making a change today!
Brianna Lofquist is a Registered Nurse, Nutrition Response Testing Practitioner, and Certified Emotion Code Practitioner at Clean Life Family. If you are interested in learning more about healing your body from the inside out please call 218-248-7014
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