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HF = High Fat

izzzi

izzzi

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I have now come to terms with the words "High Fat". (not really)

Nevertheless HF does still come across as adding extra fat to all our meals.

Am I they only one who thinks that HF looks wrong.

Essential Fats = EF may be more astute.

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I dont eat a high fat diet, but neither do I avoid fat either, well I do on meat as I cant stand fatty meat but I just eat what I consider to be a healthy balanced diet. Seems to work for me.
 
I'm sure that I am not the only one who cooks by using fat as the heat transfer medium and then drains the excess before placing it on my plate. It is also the only way I can eat the occasional treat of a red potato (roasted in beef dripping) without creating a noticeable spike.

Fatty meat? :sick: ... trimmed to remove anything visible :thumbup: .. :clap:
 
I understand what you're saying. I think the term High Fat is not necessarily accurate, actually.

What is considered high fat is actually within new guidelines.

I'm pretty sure the reason High Fat is used as a term, is that for so long, we have had Low Fat drilled into us.

Viva La Revolucion!
 
I agree with OP, the "High Fat" label has so many negative connotations (esp. when serious heart problems run in the family!).

'Essential Fats' is a good idea!! Maybe even 'Healthy Fats'? Either would make much more sense, and might help re-educate and get rid of the years of 'low fat' mantras and conditioning.

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I dont have High Fat.

I have the natural fat in a meal, and when I add any fat, it is not trans fats or hydrogenated fats. I avoid low-fat food as they are high is sugars and artificial fats.

So I have a natural fat diet.
 
lucylocket61 said:
I dont have High Fat.

I have the natural fat in a meal, and when I add any fat, it is not trans fats or hydrogenated fats. I avoid low-fat food as they are high is sugars and artificial fats.

So I have a natural fat diet.
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Me too, Lucy! :D :thumbup:

I've just eaten a 2-egg cheese omelette cooked in butter. Organic free range, organic farmhouse and organic farmhouse. 8)

Viv 8)
 
I was feeling desperate for a nice, fatty, juicy lamb chop today - so I had two for lunch! :shh:
 
"Essential fats" has a specific meaning of omega 3's and 6's so a better term would be healthy fats. Then we can argue about which ones are healthy. To me the healthy ones are the natural fats, like saturated animal fats and natural dairy fats, olive oil, and others that people have traditionally eaten. The ones I'm wary of are the recently available ones like vegetable oils that are heavily processed.
 
GraceK said:
I was feeling desperate for a nice, fatty, juicy lamb chop today - so I had two for lunch! :shh:
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Yes it is wise people like Gracek that knows what good fat is and that has helped me understand what HF is all about.

Most people say "avoid fatty things as it is bad for your heart" which may not be true, thats why I think HF sounds wrong.

By the way Gracek because I am on this weird diet, there is no need to mention what I miss the most " Lamb Chops"

Love you all.

Roy. :)
 
How about LCNF = Low Carb Normal Fats?

I think high fat gives the totally wrong impression and I used the term LCHP = Low Carb High Protein instead and stopped mentioning high fat to anyone because I couldn't be bothered explaining myself over and over.

I'm still only half way through the same half pound of butter that I opened a month ago, so that shows how much fat I'm eating that isn't wrapped around a chop.

I don't eat bread so I'm not spreading butter on toast etc. Really the only fat I'm getting is what's on the meat I eat or that naturally occurs in eggs, cheese and cream etc. So I'm actually eating lessfat on the LCHF diet than I was before.

So I feel absolutely no guilt whatsoever when I tuck into a juicy lamb chop or a ribeye steak complete with fat. Yuuuuuum :lol:
 
I think part of the confusion in the term LCHF is that "High Fat" refers to the percent of total calories in the diet that come from fat, and is relative to the percent from protein and carbs (moderate for protein, low for carbs). It's not necessarily an absolute high fat level in terms of, say, the recommended amount in a NHS diet.
 
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