Healthy Fats

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When Fats Are Healthy




Research shows that fats are essential for optimal health and can actually help us lose weight. Make sure that you build your diet around healthy fats, as follows:



(1 serving = small handful of nuts, 1 tsp of oil, or 1/4 of avocado)

Nuts





Seeds





Avocado





Olives





Olive oil





Canola oil





Small amounts of quality coconut oil





And these long-chain omega 3 fats: (1 serving = 3.5 oz serving of fish, 2 eggs)

Oily fish (salmon, tuna steaks, sardines, trout)





Designer eggs sold in natural food stores (like Gold Circle Farms eggs – chickens are fed algae that are rich sources of DHA so that 4 eggs = amount of omega 3s found in a serving of salmon)