izzzi said:
Hi,
I love butter, but I do not have it anymore.
Can anybody tell me what is healthy about a lump of Fat. :thumbdown:
Sorry to be such a boar :twisted:
Roy,
:shock:
I should slap your knees for that comment.
Can anybody tell me what is healthy about a lump of Fat
A low carb high fat diet is the major diet choice for many of us here. Providing you eat the good fats like butter, cream, olive oil and the fat on your meat, it will make you feel much more satiated and for much longer than carbs ever could. These healthy fats also help with cholesterol, especially the LDL (the good) cholesterol, my last results were:
Plasma total cholesterol 3.4mmol/L
LDL 1 mmol/L
HDL 1.2 mmol/L
Trigs 2.6 mmol/L
These results were gained with a LCHF diet. We all have to get past the notion that all fats are bad, they really aren't, but for years we have had it drummed into us we should eat low fat. It's like buying low fat foodstuff, the fat is replaced with... you got it - sugar, so full fat is much better. An ideal diabetic diet (in my view) should be low carb, high fat and protein should be 1g to every 10kg of body weight (I struggle with to much protein and need to reduce it). I love my steak and lamb and eat more than I should, reducing the protein is my next challenge.
Seriously, don't be afraid of the good fats, they will do you more good in the long run than carbs have done. Given the choice in taste between margarine and butter, is there really a choice?
PS I won't really slap your knees. :lol:
[edit to add] Avocado is also an excellent source of healthy fat. I used to fry in extra virgin olive oil, now I fry in avocado oil, so much nicer.