The Good Fats

If you want to live right, you have to eat right. Every nutritionist will tell you that. There are foods you have to eat. The main concern with eating right is what foods are the most important. Whether you know it or not, the most important food you need are fats, and good fats. These are fats that do your body good. The good
fats are not hard to get if you know where to look. Here is a list of foods that are fats, but are the good fats. These are:

1. Coconut fat: You may not realize this coconut fat is about 92% saturated fat. Although it contains that much fat, it is a very healthy and natural fat. Why is
coconut fat good for you? It contains 65% medium chain triglycerides (MCTs), and 50% of MCT is lauric acid. This MCT is used to enhance the immune system. The best sources of coconut fat include organic coconut milk, virgin coconut oil, and fresh coconut.

2. Extra virgin olive oil: Olive oil is made up of about 71% monounsaturated, 16% saturated, and 13% polyunsaturated oils. When going for this type of oil, try to go for the one that has “extra virgin” on the label. Extra virgin refers to when the olives are pressed first. This allows the antioxidants to stay in the olive. Extra
virgin olive oil is not manufactured like other oils. Therefore, it does not contain harmful industrial solvents. One of the best oils you can use, especially for salad dressing is by mixing a small amount of olive oil with vinegar.

3. Dark bittersweet chocolate: You may have heard about pure dark chocolate as having antioxidants. This is because the cocoa bean is full of antioxidants. The
fat part of the chocolate is not unhealthy as you may have heard. It is actually made of a natural fat composed of about 59% saturated fat. Most of this is stearic acid. It also includes 38% monounsaturated fat, and 3% polyunsaturated fat. I don’t recommend regular milk chocolate. This is because regular milk chocolate has only 30% cocoa, and the rest of the components are high amounts of sugar, milk fat, corn sweeteners, and other ingredients.

4. Avocados or guacamole: The fat in avocados (depending on where they’re grown) is approximately 60% monounsaturated, 25% saturated, and 15% polyunsaturated. Avocados are very healthy for you. They provide many nutrients, fiber, and healthful fats.

5. High fat fish: Such fish like wild salmon, sardines, mackerel, herring, and trout are good as a source of natural omega-3 polyunsaturated fats. Besides fish, other foods that contain natural omega-3 are walnuts and flax seeds.

6. Nuts (walnuts, almonds, peanuts, cashews, and macadamias): Nuts are great sources of healthy unprocessed fats as well as minerals and other trace nutrients. Macadamias, almonds, and cashews are great sources of monounsaturated fats, while walnuts are a good source of unprocessed polyunsaturated fats (including omega-3). I don’t recommend nuts that are cooked in oil, instead go for the ones that are raw or dry roasted.

7. Seeds (sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, and flax seed): All of these seeds are great sources of natural unprocessed healthy fats. Flax seed that is freshly ground is the best to get.

8. Animal fat: Animal fat is actually good for us, if the fat comes from a healthy animal. Humans have survived on animal fat for many centuries. This has been the case since the cave man days. The problem today is that animal fat comes from animals that were fed antibiotics and hormones. This is why you need to go after organically raised, free-range meats, eggs, and dairy.

Those who eat cookies, cakes, chicken fingers, donuts, are getting too much fat. As a result, they are killing themselves. If you really want to eat right, I strongly urge you to get in the habit of checking the ingredients before you buy.

The easiest way to do that is to make a list of good and bad foods. Always carry it with you to refer to at a quick glance before you buy. Checking the list after you
get home is too late!

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