[Remington90]

I know (or think) generally "fats" aren't good for a diet. I know to stay away from trans fat and deep fried, fried or any foods cooked in that fashion. But I'm not educated enough on good fats, fats in a diet or how to count them properly and the healthiest way. I have a calorie counting app that illustrates the amount of calories, protein, carbs and fats I can have per day based on my current weight, age, height and goal.

I'm jsut wondering from people here and their experiences, how to go about counting their fat consumption throughout the day. My "limit" according to this program is 27-60 grams. My biggest dillemma is if that includes all types of fat (saturated, non-saturated, trans etc.), then how do I "seperate" the good from the bad and what my allowances for each are?

How bad is it to go over that once and a while given I'm not indulging in deep fried types of food ?

[PotScrubber]

The good fats are the Monounsaturated, Polyunsaturated and Omega-3 fatty acids. Mostly they can be found in nuts, vegetable oils, avocado's, olives and fatty type fishes.

That's a good question on how the trackers may distinguish fats but I'm guessing they lump them all together just to keep things easier. I check the labels. Some things that are "low cal" can have a pretty high fat content so my rule of thumb is to try not to eat anything over 5 grams of Saturated fat per serving. That was the amount recommended by my doctor many years ago and it stuck with me ever since.