Good and Bad Fats

I know that the last thing you want to hear
is that fat is good for you. It is a fact
that dispite the downfalls we do have to
have some fat in our diets. We just need
to know the good from the bad.

Manounsturated fats and polyunsaturated fats
are beneficial to our health. You can get
these from eating olives, nuts and grains.
The fats to stay away from are saturated fats.
These you get from things like palm oil,
palm kernal oils and coconut oil. You want to
also stay away from trans fats which is the
fats we find in cookies, crackers, snack foods,
and such. The other one you do want to have
in your diet is omega-3 fatty acids. This comes
from the fish we eat and it is very good for you.
Now I'm not a real big fish eater, but I can say
if you don't have a taste for fish, the ones I
have found tolerable is cod and alaskan pollock
are good.

The other thing I want to mention today is that
proteins are very good for your skin, internal
organs and muscles. It also composes our
immune system and hormones. We can manufacture
14 out of the 22 essential amino acids and the
rest come from the foods we eat.
Animal fats contain all essential amnino acids,
and soybeans are the only plant source that contains
all eight. So eat a variety of foods to help
you obtain all essential amino acids.

I got this information from eDiets.com. It
is a very good website for health and nutrition
needs.

Have a great day :-)