Saturated fats ? think SOLID or semi-solid. Butter, margarine, the fat on meats, anything that is solid or semi solid at room temperature
Unsaturated fats ? There are two types: Monounsaturated or polyunsaturated.
Mono means ?one? or ?single?. Monounsaturated fats are those like Canola oil, olive oil, peanuts and avocados.
Poly means ?more than one? and these fats are in other vegetable oils, nuts and high-fat fish.
DO eat foods with monounsaturated fats. They reduce LDLcholesterol only, and give you the energy your body needs to stay active and fit.
Polyunsaturated fats reduce BOTH LDL and HDL cholesterol, so while they do help reduce your ?bad? (LDL) cholesterol, they also reduce the protective ?good? (HDL) cholesterol.
When you're in the grocery store your first choice should be foods with monounsaturated fats. Foods such as canola oil, olive oil, peanut oil and other nut oils. Your second choice should be polyunsaturated fats, which is found in corn oil, fish oils, cottonseed oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, soybean oil and sunflower oil.
You last choice would be saturated fats, which is found in butter, lard, margarine, meat and poultry, palm oil, palm kernel oil, coconut oil and dairy products (except non-fat dairy products).
But what about meat and fish? Get the leanest cuts you can find (usually they will have the word ?round? or ?loin? in them) and even them trim off any excess fat ? BEFORE cooking! I recommend fat free sour cream and cottage cheese, they taste just as good as their fat bearing relatives.
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