Limiting certain fats you eat is important to a heart-healthy diet. Of the types of fat — saturated, polyunsaturated, monounsaturated and trans fat — try to limit or avoid saturated fat and trans fat. Aim to keep saturated fat to 5 or 6 percent of your daily calories. And try to keep trans fat out of your diet altogether.
Major sources of saturated fat include:
-Red meat
-Full-fat dairy products
-Coconut and palm oils
Sources of trans fat include:
-Deep-fried fast foods
-Bakery products
-Packaged snack foods
-Margarines
-Crackers, chips and cookies
If the nutrition label has the term “partially hydrogenated” or “hydrogenated,” it means that product contains trans fat.
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