how much is too much FAT per sitting

that is assuming you sit when you eat, which you should!

DO NOT INHALE YOUR FOOD, hiccups can be painful

for decades people (ladies) have been afraid of fat

girls, fat is our friend

now that we have established that,

lets get into actual portion sizes of our healthy fats

what you want to remember is....

NEVER INTAKE MORE THAN A SERVING SIZE

the USDA decides what the stated intake is on the nutritional information

most people take a peak & say,

"OH, there are only 100 calories in this"

they eat they whole thing,

then they look at the fine print that says

SERVING SIZE

and the packaging says

CONTAINS 5 SERVINGS

oops

that's no bueno

perfect example, dedicated to my girl

Chelsea Lewis

a serving size of PEANUT BUTTER

is 2 TBSP

TWO LEVELED TABLESPOONS, who honestly does that?

if you are like myself, and miss chelsea, we eat it like ice cream....

we use a shovel.

NOW, let's take a look at grams of fat per serving

16g per 2 tbsp

not too bad, but please remember

this is PER DOUBLE (dooblai) SHOVEL

how many do you savor?

YOU MIGHT WANNA WRITE THIS DOWN

women, in my professional opinion

should not exceed 12g per meal

minimally we should be getting 8grams per meal

do we remember why we need fat?

to monitor the release of the carbos & protein we eat, so we dont spike our blood sugar

BREAK IT DOWN

if we have over 16g we are holding onto everything in our stomach for more than 3 HOURS

if we have less that 8g we are going to burn our food off too quickly & spike the rest of the day

kinda temperamental, ye'ol digestive system

so let's please our tum tums & only intake between 8-12 grams per meal, MERCI!

FOODS TO LOVE

avocado - 1/2 med is around 12g, depending on your idea of medium :)

butter - 1 tbsp 11grams of fat

non dairy butter (earth balance) - 1 tbsp 11grams of fat

olive oil - 1 tbsp 14grams

almonds - 1 oz 14grams

cashews - 1 oz 12.5 grams

walnuts - 1 oz 18.5 grams

pecans - 1/2 oz about 10 grams

SALMON, though a protein contains g of fat per 5 oz serving 9 grams

which is something to think about, how is it prepared & what foods do you add to it!

let us remind the shovels,

that they are best used in winter

when not wearing a bikini,

THAT BEING SAID

until those chilly,

sweater wearing months,

when warmth is a necessity,

grab a thimble & lets get real!