Week 4 Healthy Fats
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Week 4: Unlock the Benefits of Healthy Fat Consumption

Discover Re-esterified Triglyceride Omega-3s

Oils to Use

  • Organic Avocado Oil
  • Organic, Unrefined Coconut Oil
  • Organic, Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Healthy Vegetarian Omega-6 and Omega-3

  • Avocado (15:1 omega-6 to omega-3 ratio)
  • Flaxseed oil (or ground flaxseed)
  • Chia seeds
  • Evening primrose oil
  • Black currant seed oil
  • Walnuts
  • Almonds (Almond butter)
  • Sunflower seeds (Sunflower seed butter)
  • Sesame seeds
  • Pine nuts
  • Brazil nuts
  • Pecans
  • Pumpkin seeds
  • Hemp seeds
  • Fresh basil
  • Dried oregano
  • Cloves
  • Canned grape leaves

Healthy Meat Omega-6 and Omega-3

  • Organic, pasture raised eggs
  • Organic, grass-fed and finished beef
  • Organic, grass-fed, pasture raised poultry
  • High quality wild caught fish
    • Wild mackerel
    • Wild Alaskan salmon 
    • Wild herring
    • Wild caught tuna
    • Wild caught sardines

Oils to Avoid 

  • Margarine
  • Shortening (Crisco)
  • Fake Butter Substitutes (I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter)
  • Corn Oil
  • Soybean Oil
  • Canola Oil
  • “Vegetable” Oil
  • Peanut Oil 
  • Cottonseed Oil
  • Grapeseed Oil
  • Hydrogenated oils (check the ingredients list)
  • Trans Fat (check the nutritional information)

Foods to Avoid (Unhealthy Omega-6):  

  • ANY fried foods
  • Salad dressing – substitute vinegar instead, like balsamic
  • Chips
  • Fast Food – chicken fingers, french fries, hash browns, chicken nuggets
  • Freezer meals
  • Cookies, candy, cakes, pastries, muffins, candy bars, etc
  • Pork products such as bacon, pork chops, pork loin, ham
  • Cheese
Foods to EliminateReplace with 
Salad DressingOlive oil and vinegar, Primal brand dressings
Chips, PretzelsWalnuts, Pistachios, Macadamia Nuts, Almonds
Margarine, Crisco, Fake Butter, Corn Oil, Soybean Oil, Canola Oil, “Vegetable” Oil, Peanut Oil, Trans Fat, Hydrogenated Oil (check ingredients list)Organic Olive Oil, Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Avocado Oil

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