Fat is not a bad word but a necessary nutrient that has been unfairly vilified by the media due to our over indulgence of high fat foods and our sedentary and unhealthy lifestyles. We need to include it in our diets because it is an important part of our body's physical, cellular and biochemical functionality. To much of a good thing such as fatty foods can put you on the long and steep road to burn the baby fat. Fat is not the problem we are because we make, buy and eat too much high fat foods.
Burning the baby fat requires that you lower your overall fat intake. Unfortunately, in our society the average person has a high fat diet and this can result in being at risk for several health problems such as cancer of the breast, colon and prostate cancer and cardiovascular disease.
To be able to burn the baby fat more effectively, you have to significantly decrease your fat intake to a normal range. This can be done by making a couple of adjustments in regards to your relationship with food such as how you shop, cook and make the foods you eat. Changing your old food habits to healthier ones will help you lose the pregnancy weight faster.
There is no excuse to not be able to manipulate the fat in your diet. The amount of fat in foods can be assessed by simply reading the ingredients and nutrition labels that are there for the specific purpose of informing the consumer. In addition, some restaurants and food companies have dispensed information pamphlets to inform consumers of the products nutrient content.
The recommended percentage of fat in a healthy diet is between 20 to 35 percent. Within that narrow range less than 10 percent should be saturated fat (animal products),no more than one percent should be trans fat (products with hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fats) and only 300mg should be cholesterol. The majority of your fat intake must come from monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fats (fish oils and plant oil products such as nuts and olives).
Obviously, your fat content will change from day to day and thus some meals will have more fat than others. Balancing the high fat days with the low fat days will keep your fat intake within the healthy zone. Focus on the whole picture, and aim at lowering your overall fat intake for weeks and months and not for each meal or the occassional donut you eat.
Fat is good but only in moderation. Lower your calorie intake of unhealthy fats especially when you need to burn the baby fat and maintain your health. A healthy diet is a balanced diet and that includes having good fats in your diet. A healthy lifestyle is a combination of eating right, regular exercise and don't forget to make it fun. - 15266
Burning the baby fat requires that you lower your overall fat intake. Unfortunately, in our society the average person has a high fat diet and this can result in being at risk for several health problems such as cancer of the breast, colon and prostate cancer and cardiovascular disease.
To be able to burn the baby fat more effectively, you have to significantly decrease your fat intake to a normal range. This can be done by making a couple of adjustments in regards to your relationship with food such as how you shop, cook and make the foods you eat. Changing your old food habits to healthier ones will help you lose the pregnancy weight faster.
There is no excuse to not be able to manipulate the fat in your diet. The amount of fat in foods can be assessed by simply reading the ingredients and nutrition labels that are there for the specific purpose of informing the consumer. In addition, some restaurants and food companies have dispensed information pamphlets to inform consumers of the products nutrient content.
The recommended percentage of fat in a healthy diet is between 20 to 35 percent. Within that narrow range less than 10 percent should be saturated fat (animal products),no more than one percent should be trans fat (products with hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fats) and only 300mg should be cholesterol. The majority of your fat intake must come from monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fats (fish oils and plant oil products such as nuts and olives).
Obviously, your fat content will change from day to day and thus some meals will have more fat than others. Balancing the high fat days with the low fat days will keep your fat intake within the healthy zone. Focus on the whole picture, and aim at lowering your overall fat intake for weeks and months and not for each meal or the occassional donut you eat.
Fat is good but only in moderation. Lower your calorie intake of unhealthy fats especially when you need to burn the baby fat and maintain your health. A healthy diet is a balanced diet and that includes having good fats in your diet. A healthy lifestyle is a combination of eating right, regular exercise and don't forget to make it fun. - 15266
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