A Doctor's "Weigh" to a Healthier You.

What's the Skinny on Fats

To avoid eating too much saturated fat - the bad stuff that raises cholesterol levels - let's see where it lurks. 
  • Watch out for hidden dairy foods - Many commercial and baked goods are full of butter and eggs.  A croissant from the local bakery may have as many as 12 grams of saturated fat.
  • Treat cheese as a garnish - Ounce for ounce, cheese has nearly as much saturated fat as butter.  Grated cheddar, along with that dollop of sour cream, can turn a healthy veggie burrito into a saturated fat-fest.
  • Lighten up your Salad - A salad can quickly become an arterial nightmare if you overdo the toppings.  The ham and cheese alone on a chef's salad can add up to 6 grams of saturated fat; if you glob on the Russian dressing, you'll get many more.  Stick with oil and vinegar, and think of salad as a vegetable dish - not a vehicle for sandwich fillings such as ham and cheese.
  • Choose sandwiches wisely - A tuna sandwich from the deli may contain up to 10 grams of saturated fat, more than you'd get from a Big Mac.  There's one simple explanation;  the mayonnaise.  Each tablespoon carries 1-2 grams.  Mustard is a healthy condiment (with only a 1/4 of the total fat of Mayo), and peanut butter, though it's high in fat, has little of the saturated type
  • Skin your chickens - You probably already know that red meat is a major source of saturated fat.  But are you aware that chicken - especially dark meat - with skin sports more saturated fat than some cuts of beef?  The surprise is that some cuts of pork are leaner that beef or chicken.
  • Stock up on healthy oils - Canola, corn, olive, and safflower are high in poly and monounsaturated fats, which won't raise your cholesterol levels.  Use them for salads and pastas, grilled vegetables or meat, and whatever possible, baked goods.

 
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