Another great little tidbit of info from the good folks at BioTrust Nutrition I couldnt help but share with all of you! I am always saying how important it is to make sure you are getting plenty of good fats in your diet & its important to eat fat in order to burn fat-----BUT this does not include TRANS FAT! Read the post below to see why and where these fats are hidden in foods you could be eating daily! You know, were surprised that theres still a LOT of folks out there who dont know that this stuff is pure poison. Were talking about: Hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils. This ingredient is the code name for trans-fats and it runs rampant in fried foods and packaged goods...it also has been closely linked to these conditions: Heart Disease... High Cholesterol... Alzheimer Disease... High Blood Pressure... Stroke... And how about this one? DEATH. And thats even by consuming just a small amount daily. What foods most commonly contain trans fats? Here are some of the most common: French Fries - 14.5 grams of trans fat in the average medium sized order of french fries! Eat that every day and you wont be living long. Go with baked sweet potato fries instead. Margarine and Vegetable Shortening - Anywhere from 30 - 40% trans fat...no thank you! Go with organic butter instead. Fast Food - An original chicken dinner at KFC will reward you with 7 grams of trans fat, but its not just the fried foods...its even in the desserts! Youll find trans fat in almost all heavily processed foods, and theres very few foods more processed than fast food! If you want a quick meal on the go that isnt full of trans fats, go with our favorite quick service joint as of late, Chipotle. A full meal including hormone free meats, fiber rich legumes, and a bunch of tasty, low-calorie topping choices...all for less than $7. Cant go wrong with that! Donuts and other baked goods - BAD. Trans fat often in the batter and dough and then many times fried on top of it! This includes cookies, pastries, muffins, brownies, and just about every other baked good you can think of. Instead, go with true baked baked goods (not fried) and try some of the gluten-free varieties to avoid the wheat on top of it. We just tried a gluten free brownie mix made with rice flour and a pretty healthy ingredient profile...not bad for a sweet treat every so often! Cereal (even most healthy varieties) - For example, Post Selects Great Grains contains 2 grams of trans fat per cup. NOT so healthy. Go with old fashioned oatmeal instead, or a true sprouted grain cereal that doesnt contain processed wheat. Salad Dressings - Notorious for containing loads of partially hydrogenated oils and trans fat, steer clear of most store-bought salad dressings. Instead go with a homemade recipe that calls for extra virgin olive oil at the base. And there are a bunch of others, but those are some of the biggest culprits. Again, read your labels and make sure you avoid partially hydrogenated and hydrogenated oils like the plague.
Posted on: Sat, 10 May 2014 00:32:54 +0000
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