A Time for Sharing….

Jessica Forbes — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:34:39 +0000

Hi everyone! We had a great webinar on Saturday (a repeat of Nutrition and Blood Sugar: Understanding Diabetes). I’m creating this blog as a place for people to post their “homework” if they want to share with the class. Don’t worry, you’re not being graded – this is just a way for people to share practical ways that they have improved their lifestyle and taken control of their blood sugar. Feel free to participate, whether or not you were able to attend the webinar!

Also, at the end of the webinar a question came through regarding where to find healthy and unhealthy fats. I realize that I listed things off pretty quickly so just in case you missed part of the answer, here is the complete list:

Healthy saturated fats:

Butter
Cheese
Cream
Yogurt
Meat (preferably from organic and grassfed animals)
Egg yolk
Coconut oil
Palm oil

Healthy unsaturated fats:

Avocado
Olives
Olive oil
Cold-pressed Sunflower oil
Cold-pressed Flax oil
Cold-pressed Grapeseed oil
Grapeseed mayonnaise
Raw Nuts and Seeds
Fish

Unhealthy saturated fats:

Margarine
Imitation butter spreads
Processed egg replacements
Shortening
any other Trans-fat containing product (though trans fats are not actually saturated, they behave like saturated fats)

Unhealthy unsaturated fats:

Canola oil
Corn oil
Soybean oil
and any other processed liquid vegetable oil that is stored in a clear container and kept at room temperature

Marilyn Farms Blog » health fats

A Time for Sharing….