Too much of a good thing can be wonderful. – Mae West
Fat is important nutrient. It’s necessary to overall healthy diet.
Believe it not, you need fat to loose fat and to achieve your six pack-flat abs.
Here are the great benefits you get from eating right fat choices:
1. Just like fiber, fats slow the entry rate of carbohydrates into the bloodstream, making your sugar levels stable and that’s a huge benefit.
2. Fats make foods taste better.
3. Fat content in meal causes the release of a hormone called cholecystokinin from the stomach. That hormone tells the brain that you’re satisfied, and to stop eating.
So don’t be afraid of fats:
They are essential for reducing excess body fat and achieving your six pack-flat abs, as well as generating overall good health.
You must pay careful attention to the kind of fat you eat.
There are good fats and bad fats.
You should eliminate or keep saturated fats on minimum.
Saturated fats are found in animal protein sources and in whole-fat dairy products.
The good fats for your six pack-flat abs and you health are mainly monounsaturated fats.
Here they are:
- Olive oil
- Almonds
- Macadamia nuts
- Avocados
- butter
- coconut oil
- Cashews raw
- Peanuts raw
- Walnuts raw
- Peanut butter – in moderation (unbleached and unsalted)
- Almond butter (unbleached and unsalted)
Eat only these fat choices. That means nothing else from fats to achieve your six pack-flat abs.
A diet rich in monounsaturated fats is sometimes called a Mediterranean diet.
People who fallow Mediterranean diet are skinny and very healthy.
How much fat should you be eating?
Spread the fat intake evenly throughout the day and have a little bit of it with every meal.
Example:
1 teaspoon of olive oil, or 5 macadamia nuts, or 1 teaspoon of peanut, or almond butter, or 7 almonds.
You don’t have to be very strict about how much of these fats you eat, just don’t overdo it.
As a rule of thumb you shouldn’t have more than 2 teaspoons of either olive oil, or peanut or almond butter. And don’t have more that 7 pieces of nuts per meal.
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