How to avoid food with many calories from fat

The human body needs calories and fats, but does it need so many calories from fat? Next, we are going to talk about calories from fat. Fats have about nine calories per gram. It is the most calorically dense nutrient. Carbohydrates only have four and protein only has four. Your diet should be comprised about only 30% of its total calories from fat. Of that 30%, you want to make sure that there are zero to little trans fat and 10% or less of saturated fat. Try these tips for deciding on foods with calories from fat in this diet and health how-to video.

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30% of calories can be from fat
Try to avoid trans fat
Minimize saturated fats
Vegetable fats are healthier

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Michelle Cooper has been a registered dietician for more than 10 years. She currently works for the state of North Carolina for the New Hanover County School District in the Child Nutrition Department as the supervising registered dietician on staff. She specializes in child nutrition, child fitness and overall child health. She enjoys her job because it allows her to be a pivotal piece of child development.