Week 7: Fats & Carbs Week 7 Presentation (v.5) © Financial Success System LLC Welcome to the Weight Loss Challenge

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Today’s Topic: Good Carbs & Fat VS. Bad Carbs & Fat

Cravings? Who here gets CRAVINGS? What do you crave?

Simple vs. Complex Carbs

Complex Carbs (Good Carbs)

Simple Carbs (Bad Carbs) a.They can alter moods b. Lead to cravings and compulsive eating c. Cause your blood sugar level to rise quickly promoting hunger d. Irregular blood sugar levels e. Crashes in energy promoting mood swings

How can I avoid Bad Carbs? a. Avoid sugar, sucrose, corn syrup, high-fructose corn syrup! b. Avoid white or wheat flour c. Added sugar products (soda, cookies, cake, candy, frozen desserts, and some fruit drinks) d. A high-sugar diet is often linked with obesity Reading Labels?

Simply make good choices! Whole Grain Fruits Veggies Low-fat milk & dairy products

Carbohydrate Choices? “Low Fat” diet is the best way to go? “Low Fat, No Fat” in the mid 1990’s!

Bad Fats 1. Help with absorbing nutrients 2. Lubricating of joints 3. Nerve transmission 4. Maintaining cell membrane integrity etc. and are responsible for over 21 different vital functions in the human body Good Fats 1. Contribute to weight gain 2. Heart disease 3. Certain types of cancer

The Good Fats: Monounsaturated Fats (MUFAs) Lower LDL cholesterol Increasing HDL cholesterol Nuts Avocado, Canola and olive oil Good Fats Another source of Good Fats are called Polyunsaturated Fats. (Omega 3 ) Seafood like salmon and fish oil Soy, safflower, sunflower and flaxseed oils

Bad Fats 2 Saturated Fats Animal products - meat, dairy, eggs Plant foods - coconut oil, palm oil and palm kernel oil. Bad Fats 1 Trans Fats. a better shelf life!?! Commercially packaged foods Commercially fried foods Most other packaged snacks Vegetable shortening and margarine.

Who knows the difference between Omega 3 and Omega 6 Fatty Acids? The Omegas

1. Stimulating skin and hair growth 2. Maintaining bone health 3. Regulating metabolism 4. Maintaining reproductive capability Omega 3 & Omega 6 Essential fatty acids (EFAs)

Benefits of Omega-3 1. Heart disease and stroke 2. Hypertension, depression, attention deficient disorder (ADD), joint pain and other rheumatoid problems 3. Certain skin ailments. 4. Reduce belly fat. 5. Good for your brain and mood.

Omega 6 “Bad” Fat  Cause blood to be more prone to clot, promote cell proliferation, bring about inflammatory response  Sources: seeds, nuts, eggs, poultry, cereals, vegetable oils, baked goods and margarine

What Can We Do?  Avoid cooking oils high in saturated fats and trans fats,  Minimize use of packaged foods high in trans fats – read labels!  Use real butter instead of margarine  Use skim milk or low fat milk instead of whole milk  Add Omega 3 into our diets

Recommendations 1.Have more Omega 3 then Omega 6 and use no trans fat 2.Olive Oil 3.Read Labels to avoid trans fats 4.Butter vs. margarine 5.Avoid animal fats Handout “Truth about Fats” Make healthy switches!

What is your average body temperature? At what temperature does Crisco melt?

Crisco Shortening Demo

How would you like to learn how to turn your body into a 24- hour “Fat Burning Machine?”

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Next Week…  We will learn about… “Fiber!”  Is there build up in our body?  Unclean colon can cause cancer, disease, weight gain, and even death!

We will learn about: The Importance Of Fiber User Name : wlc Week 8 Password : celery Next Week…