Top Fats- Jake Harris


    In the United States, foods that contain fat are usually unhealthy in a diet. Food sources such as McDonalds, Burger King, Hershey, Taco Bell and many others have grown to popularity and explains exactly how the obesity rate in the US is 40%. However, fats are needed in a human diet and are contained in a lot of foods that are completely natural. I'm going to provide some healthy fats that should be included in a diet.

1. AVACADOS

  • Fun Fact: Believe it or not, it's actually a fruit!
  • Nutrition Facts (1 avacado)
    • 322 calories 
    • More Potassium than bananas
    • 4 grams of protein
    • 29 grams of fat 
    • 13 grams of dietary fiber  


2. ALMONDS

  • Fun Fact: Without Bees there wouldn't be almonds because of Crop Pollination 
  • The calories are meaningless, from personal experience just by having a handful of them will fill me up. 
  • The calories are already provided, but they do contain a lot of protein and fibers!


3. PISTACHIOS (probably my favorite of this list)

  • Fun Fact: Comes from a tree!
  • Nutrition Facts (1 cup)
    • 691 calories 
    • 25 grams of protein
    • 56 grams of fat 
    • 13 grams of dietary fiber
  • I recommend watching this video!
    • https://youtu.be/C6-Q5dEPnP8


4. TOFU

  • Fun Fact: Commonly consumed in vegan/vegetarian diets 
  • Nutrition Facts (1/2 a cup)
    • 94 calories
    • 10 grams of protein
    • 6 grams of fat 
    • 0.4 dietary fibers 
  • Tofu is pretty plain but here's a link to recipes
    • https://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/slideshow/tofu-recipes


5. DARK CHOCOLATE 

  • In my opinion, it's the healthiest fat if your looking for something sweat 
  • Nutrition Facts vary depending on the brand you buy, but I recommend looking at the ingredients before buying. I personally would recommend Ghirardelli dark chocolate. 


www.Self.com provides a great list of 21 healthy fats which I'd check it out!

  • https://www.self.com/story/9-high-fat-foods-actually-good-for-you


-Jake Harris 










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