What are Good Fats?

Not all fat is created equal. Some fats are NEVER good for you. We often are advised to stay away from saturated fats. But, not all saturated fats are bad for you!!  Coconut oil is a great fat source. Animal fat can also help provide needed components for many healing mechanisms in the body (enough said for now, without chasing a rabbit).  Unsaturated fats are touted as being all GOOD. Not so!
I will allow this absolute though:

Trans fats are ALWAYS bad. period. 

While not all saturated fats are bad, not all unsaturated fats are good. Advertising would have us think that any unsaturated vegetable oil is ok - again, not so!
Canola oil is TERRIBLE. It comes from rapeseed - all genetically modified. The same can be said for soybean and corn oil.

What are good fats??

• Nuts, such as almonds and walnuts as well as their oils
• Olives and olive oil
• Coconuts and coconut oil
• Avocados and avocado oil
• A little butter is fine!
• Small amounts of animal fat are fine too.

Side Note: Cook with coconut oil... not olive oil!!! Stay tuned for more on this...