Question about recommended fat portions

[OliviaL]

Hi all,

I'm 3 days into my first Whole30, Jan 2017. I think I've been doing pretty well with balanced meals so far, but would appreciate some clarification around fat portions at each meal.

Looking at the meal template described in the Whole30 book, as well as the meal template PDF template available on the site (http://whole30.com/downloads/whole30-meal-planning.pdf), it's slightly confusing or at least, doesn't answer this question: do we add a fat AS WELL AS our cooking fat/cooking oils or butters? And if so, do we select one of the recommended added fats such as avocado, etc? Or can we pick as many as we like and simply eat till we're full? 

Thanks in advance!

[aprilb]

Hi Olivia! Congrats on making it to Day 3! I took the fat recommendations to be the last of the options you mentioned (pick as many as you like and eat until full). Personally, I use ghee and avocado (as a common example) in many meals. And I found that I actually use a bit more fat than is suggested (but still lost almost 10 lbs during my first round). When you eliminate all of the processed fats from your diet, you really need to bump it up in other areas. So I would say trust your gut (no pun intended ) and you should be fine. (Same is pretty much true with salt.)

[ladyshanny]

Cooking fat tends to be left in the pan and/or split among all the servings of whatever you made. You would probably want to add a fat to the meal. The real way to figure out how to determine your fat needs would be to check in with how you feel after your meals. If you're making it 4-5 hours then you're probably fine. If you're starving after 2 hours, add another source next time!

 

[OliviaL]

This is brilliantly helpful! Thanks April!