Nutrition M04 Discussion Healthy Fats No unread replies We f

Nutrition

M04 Discussion: Healthy Fats

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We find fats in our diet primarily in meats and seafood, dairy, oils, and solid fats. Using a meal you recently ate or a dish you recently prepared, list two ingredients/items that contained fat. Then, list the type of fat (saturated, trans, monounsaturated or polyunsaturated). Is the type of fat you listed healthy or not? If not, what change could you make to correct this?

Solution

Fats are

Unsaturated.

Saturated.

unsaturated fats , which are liquid at room temperature ,considered beneficial fat because the can improve blood cholesterol.

monounsaturated fat found in high concentration

olive oil, peanut, avocados

polyunsaturated

sunflower ,corn

saturated

pizza chees , meat product

trans fatty acid : made by heating liquid vegetable oil

fry items , baked