Yay For Fat!
Posted by
Lela D.
So maybe fried cheese is still out, but that doesn't mean you should forego fats altogether. Omega 3 Fatty Acids are good for you! While there is some disagreement about exactly how they work and what they do, populations with larger amounts of oily fish (and therefore Omega 3 fatty acids) in their diets are healthier. Our bodies don't make these kind of fat so we need to get them from food. What if you don't like mackerel? Good news, The University of Maryland Medical Center has released this list of good sources of omega-3 fatty acids:
- Cold-water, oily fish like salmon, mackerel, herring, sardines and halibut.
- Flaxseeds and flaxseed oils.
- Canola oil, perilla seed oil and purslane.
- Walnuts and walnut oil, pumpkin seeds and pumpkin oil, and soybeans and soybean oil.
Salmon's quite good and readily available frozen. Flaxseeds or the meal made from grinding them can be added to cereal and salads. And walnuts, pumpkin seeds, and soybeans are all tasty to munch on!
Yay For Fat!
Posted by Lela D.
So maybe fried cheese is still out, but that doesn't mean you should forego fats altogether. Omega 3 Fatty Acids are good for you! While there is some disagreement about exactly how they work and what they do, populations with larger amounts of oily fish (and therefore Omega 3 fatty acids) in their diets are healthier. Our bodies don't make these kind of fat so we need to get them from food. What if you don't like mackerel? Good news, The University of Maryland Medical Center has released this list of good sources of omega-3 fatty acids:
Salmon's quite good and readily available frozen. Flaxseeds or the meal made from grinding them can be added to cereal and salads. And walnuts, pumpkin seeds, and soybeans are all tasty to munch on!