Saturday, July 14, 2012

The Sassy Skinny On Fats



It’s a common myth that if you want to shed those extra pounds you should only eat low-fat foods. I get the idea. It sounds like a good thought but it’s not 100% true. Your body needs fat, but the good kind. The good kind is called polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat. Nuts, avocado, olive oil (think 6-7 tablespoons), oily fish like salmon, soy and sunflower oil. To stay as sassy as possible you want to avoid trans fats and saturated fats. That means almost all prepackaged foods, french fries, frozen pizza, boxed cookies. Read the lables!