Day #2: Fat
Day #2, I could say week number 2. The idea here is to progressively change your habits. It can take a week, it can take a month, the final goal is to pay attention and improve the quality of what your body will have to process.
On the previous post, we looked at the sugar and how it is hidden in many processed food. This time, let’s pay attention to fat.
If it is 100% sugar free, then it will be most likely be full of fat. On the other hand, if it is fat free you will find plenty of sugar. The food industry is playing the 3 pillars that your mouth will appreciate, sugar, fat, salt. It is not because your mouth will be ecstatic with these tastes, that your body will enjoy it in the long run. Have you ever heard the saying “5 min of pleasure in your mouth, 5 years on your hips”?
Unhealthy Fat is present in all the red meat, in the dairy products. You need some fat, but not in the quantity that we are “used” to. So, use it smartly.
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Try this, reduce your meat intake. If you don’t cut on the frequency, cut on the quantity. A 32 once T-Bone could well be replaced with a 8 once filet. It will taste better and it will be better for you. If you replace red meat with poultry that’s even better. Don’t forget that some fat is actually good for you : the unsaturated fat, found in most vegetable oils, and also the fat from fatty fish, such as salmon.
And if you want to avoid hormones ( not proved to have side effects on us , but I am convinced it has ) , buy hormone free or organic meats, or even better wild fish!
Finally, we may focus on the meat, the fish, the salad, but watch what comes with it. The other day I asked for a salad with blue cheese dressing. The waitress gave me instead a lot of blue cheese dressing with some salad! It was ridiculous, now I always ask for the dressing on the side, so I can control the quantity.
As I said above, trade quantity for quality. I love Parmesan cheese. Instead of covering your dish with a heap of industrially grated Parmesan, trade that for some fresh home-grated Parmesan. You will notice the difference ! You only need a very little amount to get 10 times the taste that you were used to.
Another trick if you like pasta, replace your heavy bottled carbonara sauce full of fat with one teaspoon of olive oil, sprinkle shredded basil leaves and you will discover something way more tasty for way less unhealthy fat intake.