What Foods to Eat When you Go "No Trans Fat"

Article by 00orange00 (3,868 pts ) , published May 26, 2009

If going trans-fat-free makes sense to you, how are you going to apply the concept on a day to day basis? Here are some food ideas that will help you to make trans-fat-free food choices.

Finding Quick Snack Foods that Have No Trans Fats

So you have decided that you will take the plunge and cut trans fats out of you diet. "But what will I eat now?" you ask, "what is going to become of my midnight snack, or my 'home from work' snack, or my 'just got to eat something now' snack?"

There is an easy answer to this question (luckily). There are many trans-fat-free fast foods that you can stock up on right now. Eliminate trans-fat foods right away by replacing them with these items. This will make the transition very easy.

Beyond this, developing a trans-fat-free diet is easiest to accomplish if you are not afraid to put in a little time preparing at least the simple foods. Beyond quick foods (which are listed below) there are also simple foods that you prepare yourself. Preparing your own food gives you total control in what goes into the food. And, a lot of the foods that we enjoy are really quite simple to prepare.

Quick Snack Foods that Have No Trans Fats

Dairy products:

  • Eggs
  • Cream
  • Milk
  • Sour cream
  • Yogurt
  • Cheese
  • Tofu

Other quick foods:

  • Tapioca pudding
  • Jello
  • Canned fruits
  • Most juices
  • Hard Candies
  • High quality dark chocolates
  • Candy peel
  • Dried fruits
  • Dry crackers such as hard tack (look on the label to see there is no added fat or oil)
  • Avocadoes
  • Natural nut butters (be careful, roasted nuts do usually experience heat damage, and may contain too many trans fatty acids)
  • Most breakfast cereals do not have much oil added and are essentially fat free. Granola, on the other hand has a lot of oil added, and is baked at oil damaging temperatures.
  • Bread
  • Butter
  • Shortbread cookies BAKED WITH PURE BUTTER ONLY
  • Pastries made with butter only (not with vegetable shortening, margarine or oil)

Please continue on to page 2, where you will be provided with a list of foods that are easy to prepare and have no trans fats. You'll also read the testimony of a trans fat free eater and how avoiding foods with trans fats in them has several health benefits.