What type of fat (poly unsaturated, mono unsaturated etc.) do I add up to get the total of 40-50 recommended grams of fat a day? Or do I add up the total fat per serving? And in the total fat, what percentage should be unsaturated, mono unsaturated, etc?
Thanks!
Hi Jen,
Your fat intake should be ~30% of your total calories. Of this, you want to limit 7% to saturated fat and less than 1% to trans fat.
Example: 1800 calories diet x 30% = 540 calories or 60 grams from fat
This 60 grams would be the total fat on the food label. Then watch the saturated fat to equal less than 7% of your total daily calories and trans fat to equal less than 1%.
1800 calories x 7% = 126 calories or 14 grams saturated fat
1800 calories x 1% = 18 calories or 2 grams trans fat
All the best,
Lisa Nelson RD
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