Fats

• Deficiencies in fats can lead to chilling quickly, bruising easily, weight loss, and inability to receive enough vitamins (A, D, E, K)
• Solid animal fats

  • Butter - visible
  • Lard - visible
  • Meat fat - visible

  
  

  • pastry, cakes, cheese - invisible
• Liquid animal fats

  • Oily fish - visible
  • Cod liver oil - visible
  • milk - invisible
  • cream - invisible
• No more than 35% of food energy per day should come from fats
• Solid plant fats

  • Vegetable spreads - visible
  • Cocoa butter - visible

  
  

  Processed foods - invisible
• Fat Role

  Keeps body insulated, protects bones & organs
• Types of fats

  • Solid animal
  • Solid plant
  • Liquid animal
  • Liquid plant
• Excess of fats can lead to being prone to coronary heart disease and high cholesterol
• Liquid Plant fats

  Invisible

  • fruit
  • Seeds

  Visible

  • nut oils
  • seed oils