• Guest - w'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the 2025 Survey »

Increasing fats

Terrytiddy

Terrytiddy

Well-Known Member
Messages
835
Location
Grimsby. N E Lincolnshire
Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hi all any ideas for increasing my fat intake? I have no problem with very low carb less than 15 - 20%. Get plenty of meats etc but that's a lot of protein. So need more fats. I have cheese, bacon & eggs. Chicken with skin on. Mushroom omelettes fried in butter and occasionally Greek yoghurt but not a lot else. Drink black tea and coffee, tried double cream in coffee yuk. I'm on 18/6 fasting every day. Any help much appreciated guys. :)
 
perhaps have a bash at your own mayo with olive oil? You could use it for stuff like egg salad, tuna mayo (tuna with a bit of grated onion/garlic and a few drops of lemon juice), a lower carb version of coronation chicken or to make your own cheese coleslaw (nice with a burger ).
 
Avocado are a great fat source.. low in carbs and protein?
Are you keeping a food diary where you work out your nutrition macros.
Sounds like you are having roughly what I do and I end on about 75% of calories from fat most days. Although I do get quite a lot from cream in coffee..
 
geefull said:
perhaps have a bash at your own mayo with olive oil? You could use it for stuff like egg salad, tuna mayo (tuna with a bit of grated onion/garlic and a few drops of lemon juice), a lower carb version of coronation chicken or to make your own cheese coleslaw (nice with a burger ).
Click to expand...
Funny you should mention mayo with olive oil. I got some yesterday to try its by Hellman's :)
 
Terrytiddy said:
Funny you should mention mayo with olive oil. I got some yesterday to try its by Hellman's :)
Click to expand...
Not olive oil then.. Its mainly rapeseed I think according to Waitrose 64% rapeseed 5% olive oil
Ingredients list here

Hellmann's olive oil mayonnaise
Rapeseed Oil (64%), Water, Pasteurised Free Range EGG and EGG Yolk (8.8%), Spirit Vinegar, Olive Oil (5%), Sugar, Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Flavourings, Sunflower Oil, Paprika Extract, Antioxidant (Calcium Disodium EDTA)
 
Hotpepper20000 said:
What you you have listed there all seems like a good balance.
Why do you feel like you need to increase your fat intake?
Click to expand...
Looking at some of the LFHC stuff on here I seem to be having a lot of protein from the meats I'm having and not as much fats. Maybe I'm trying to hard. I'm at Dn next week to get weighed and show her my Bg results to se what she has to say. :)
 
Terrytiddy said:
Looking at some of the LFHC stuff on here I seem to be having a lot of protein from the meats I'm having and not as much fats. Maybe I'm trying to hard. I'm at Dn next week to get weighed and show her my Bg results to se what she has to say. :)
Click to expand...
I've been trying to do LCHF for three years and I'm not sure I have the balance between protein and fat right. I tend to fill up on protein if I'm hungry, as well as eating avocado, nuts, dairy and EVOO. HbA1c is 34.
 
bulkbiker said:
Avocado are a great fat source.. low in carbs and protein?
Are you keeping a food diary where you work out your nutrition macros.
Sounds like you are having roughly what I do and I end on about 75% of calories from fat most days. Although I do get quite a lot from cream in coffee..
Click to expand...
Hi @bulkbiker will try Avocado thanks. I don't keep a food diary and don't count the calories. I struggle sometimes to eat as not a big appetite at the moment but need to have some for my meds. I could quite easily just have one meal a day. :)
 
Terrytiddy said:
Hi @bulkbiker will try Avocado thanks. I don't keep a food diary and don't count the calories. I struggle sometimes to eat as not a big appetite at the moment but need to have some for my meds. I could quite easily just have one meal a day. :)
Click to expand...
You're probably getting more fats than you think and if you aren't hungry that's usually a good sign. I have been known to eat a slice of butter with some salt on it.. but then again I think a lot of people think I'm a bit odd...
 
Try oily fish (trout, salmon, mackerel etc), olives and almonds as good sources of fat. I also love a baked avocado with tuna and cheese :hungry:
 
Try a bullet proof coffee. I have had one every day for the last 4 years. I put Approx 30g coconut oil and 30g butter (unsalted is best) in a large coffee cup. microwave to melt (45 sec). Then a Nespresso or other quality coffee into the mug and mix thoroughly (a battery mixer works well, hand does not). I then froth almond milk on top. Enjoy.

I always have Chicken leg and wings (not breast) as much fattier.

Ps. The bullet proof coffee without blending does not taste nice!!!!
 
You didn't mention butter? Butter is excellent if you aren't dairy intolerant. You can put big knobs of it on your veggies.
You mentioned Hellmans mayo. I use it all the time, probably too much of it! I also eat salmon 3 times a week, but other oily fish will do almost as well, and plenty of eggs. Egg-mayo makes a good lunch with some cherry toms and salad stuff.

If you haven't got existing kidney problems, then protein is not a worry. We need it for repairing and maintaining every cell in our bodies - and the older we get, the more we need.

I would advise you to start a food diary and start counting your fats, carbs, and protein amounts.
 
Bluetit1802 said:
You didn't mention butter? Butter is excellent if you aren't dairy intolerant. You can put big knobs of it on your veggies.
You mentioned Hellmans mayo. I use it all the time, probably too much of it! I also eat salmon 3 times a week, but other oily fish will do almost as well, and plenty of eggs. Egg-mayo makes a good lunch with some cherry toms and salad stuff.

If you haven't got existing kidney problems, then protein is not a worry. We need it for repairing and maintaining every cell in our bodies - and the older we get, the more we need.

I would advise you to start a food diary and start counting your fats, carbs, and protein amounts.
Click to expand...
Thanks for that @Bluetit1802 I do fry my mushrooms in butter then add the omelette. I wasn't worried about the protein just wanted to make sure I was getting enough fats to help with diet. Thanks again :)
 
geefull said:
perhaps have a bash at your own mayo with olive oil? You could use it for stuff like egg salad, tuna mayo (tuna with a bit of grated onion/garlic and a few drops of lemon juice), a lower carb version of coronation chicken or to make your own cheese coleslaw (nice with a burger ).
Click to expand...

Is there a recipe for this mayo?
 
Back
Top