Good fats and bad fats

How to pack more essential fats into your family meals

Good fats and bad fats

Bad fats

Cakes, crisps, chocolate — snacks like these are easy lunchbox fillers, but did you know that foods such as these are packed with saturated (bad) fats which are not great for your family’s health?

As a general rule: the harder a spread is at room temperature, the higher the saturated fat content it has. Saturated (bad) fats are found in foods such as:

Butter
Fatty meats
Cheese
Whole milk
Cakes and pastries
Some savoury snack foods e.g crisps
Some sweet snacks and chocolate

Trans fats are particularly bad for you – they increase your bad cholesterol and also decrease your good cholesterol. So no redeeming features then! They can be found in:

Processed foods like cakes and pastries
Fried fast food and takeaways
Unfortunately, the food we love isn’t always the food that’s best for us – but help is at hand!

In fact, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t eat any of these things; it’s all about balance – that’s how we look at it here at Flora HQ.

Tips for swapping bad fats for good fats:

Swap butter for Flora spreads, which contain omega 3 and 6.
Swap snacks like crisps and biscuits for raw vegetables, low-fat yogurt or fruit.
Check the fat content on food labels. Pick those with the lowest saturated fat content, ideally less than 3 grams per serving.
Use Flora Cuisine next time you’re frying, roasting or baking – it’s got 45% less saturated fat than olive oil.
Switch to lower-fat dairy products, like reduced-fat cheese, low-fat or reduced-fat yogurts, and skimmed, or semi-skimmed milk.
Replace processed and fatty meats like burgers with lean cuts or trim excess fat off meat before cooking.
Swap red meat for skinless chicken and turkey, or oily fish like mackerel, herring or salmon Get tasty fish recipes .
Experiment with lower-fat cooking methods, like grilling, poaching, steaming or using the microwave.

Our Flora mum Tiff has loads of tasty, healthy snacking tips that can make all the difference to you and your family’s health. Why not check out our recipe section too?

Reducing consumption of saturated fat contributes to the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol levels.

Enjoy as part of a healthy diet and lifestyle.

Good fats and bad fats

Good fats and bad fats

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