What Is a Serving of Fats, Oils or Sweets?
Limit added fat to no more than 1 to 2 tablespoons a day. Limit added sugar to no more than 2 to 6 teaspoons a day. Use canola, safflower, corn, sesame, soybean, sunflower and olive oil. Avoid coconut oil, palm oil or hydrogenated fats. Try nonfat salad dressings. Is All Dietary Fat Alike? There are three kinds of fats in foods: saturated, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. Only saturated fatty acids can raise your blood cholesterol. You will find saturated fatty acids in beef, veal, lamb, pork, lard, poultry fat, butter, cream, milk, cheese, coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil and cocoa butter. How Much Dietary Cholesterol and Fat Should I Consume Daily? The American Heart Association makes the following recommendations for daily cholesterol consumption: • Limit your cholesterol intake to an average of no more than 300 milligrams per day. • Limit your saturated fatty acid intake to less than 10 percent of total calories each day. • Limit polyunsaturated fatty acids to 10 per
