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Ok, so I am having a hard time trying to figure out the amount of fat in things while I'm shopping. It's easier with the sugar because the nutritionist said anything under 15g. However when it comes to fat I'm just told a 3rd of the calories. I do so much better when I have an exact number to look for. Lol! Any suggestions?
for me i just use common sense. if it's fried, it too fatty. but so are avocados, right, but i don't worry about those.
even before surgery i didn't like the low fat no fat craze. i guess i am the opposite side - i think sugar is the worst food.
so when i shop i always look at sugar first. honestly, i don't think i ever look at fat. funny but my kids know all about protein and sugar (even my 3 yr old runs around asking for sugar free) but they hardly ever say anything about fat.
my cholesterol btw is 143...which I like!
I have found that sugar free doesn't mean taste free...I like MOST of the sugar free stuff in the stores!
I shop the perimeter of the store - veggies, meat etc, dairy.
I still don't eat hardly any carbs, so I mostly don't buy anything in boxes at all. I do buy canned beans and tomatoes, and frozen plain fish.
I feel good about this way of eating because I know exactly what is in my food and it doesn't contain any chemicals.
I look at protein content in most of what I choose, and I eat a lot of chicken (dark meat because it is moister, and a lot of seafood)... People get concerned about shellfish, but I eat it daily and my cholesterol is at 160... And that was without fasting... So I am off all cholesterol meds....
I don't know if this helps... I don't focus on fat free, and I do look for sugar free... I love truvia... It is a great natural sweetener and you would never know you aren't using real sugar...
Good luck... I promise it gets easier.. The first two months I was totally confused...