FATS ARE THE MOST CONCENTRATED FORM OF ENERGY AND CAN ALSO BE MANUFACTURED BY OUR BODY FROM AN ABUNDANCE OF GLYCOGEN. OUR BODY TAPS INTO FAT STORES WHEN GLYCOGEN SOURCES ARE LOW. THESE ARE ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS THAT ARE GREAT FOR HEALTH AND NEED TO EATEN BECAUSE OUR BODIES CANNOT PRODUCE THEM. ONE EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID. ALL FATS ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL. SOME FATS PROMOTE POSITIVE HEALTH WHILE OTHERS MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF HEART DISEASE . THE GOOD FATS….MONOUNSATURATED FATS…NUTS,CANOLA, OLIVE OIL,AVOCADOS!
THE BAD…..TRANS FATS…FRENCH FRIES, CAKES AND BISCUITS …WHEN COOKING MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF OILS YOU ADD TO YOUR FOODS. MINIMIZE YOUR PURCHASES OF COMMERCIALLY PACKAGED FOODS LIKE CAKE, BISCUITS AND FRENCH FRIES , TRIM EXCESS FAT AND SKINS FROM PRODUCE AND ALWAYS READ FOOD LABELS AND LOOK FOR TRANS FAT FREE ALTERNATIVES!!
