{"id":74525,"date":"2021-05-04T14:29:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T19:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/?p=74525"},"modified":"2021-05-19T14:47:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T19:47:11","slug":"fat-rich-macro-upgrades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/blog\/fat-rich-macro-upgrades\/","title":{"rendered":"fat rich macro upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Uplevel your animal products to include more healthy fats!
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When I was younger, I was focused on stretching my food dollars and I wasn\u2019t so concerned about what food my food ate. Thankfully, times have changed. So my main \u201crule of thumb\u201d as it pertains to purchasing animal products is:\u2063<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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THE HIGHER THE FAT CONTENT, AIM FOR HIGHER QUALITY. THE LOWER THE FAT CONTENT, GET AWAY WITH LOWER QUALITY.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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When buying meat, fish and poultry (and products made from them) that\u2019s higher in fat content, spend your money on the higher quality cuts or brands. \u2063\u2063
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Let\u2019s say you love chicken thighs more than breasts, or you\u2019d prefer the 85\/15 ground meat to 95\/5, or you\u2019re craving a juicy steak. Consider spending more of your food dollars on the higher quality products that are labeled \u201cgrass-fed\u201d, \u201corganic\u201d, or \u201cpasture-raised\u201d. The opposite is also true: if you are making some basic, run-of-the-mill meals this week, you can get away with buying the budget friendly cuts. Consider buying cuts of meat that are lower in fat, or have a higher percent lean.\u2063\u2063
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Here\u2019s why:\u00a0fat tissue is storage tissue. If the animal has a healthy diet, that means you get to reap benefits by getting rarer vitamins and minerals into your diet. If the animal has an unhealthy diet, that means you are exposed to a higher percent of environmental toxins and probably less of those vitamins and minerals.\u2063\u2063
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If you\u2019re in a position to \u201cuplevel\u201d in this area consider the following:\u2063\u2063<\/p>