In this episode, we highlight 3 benefits of healthy fats. We also walk you through a day of healthy fat intake

- Eating fat helps your body absorb the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E and K. Always add a healthy source of fat (like eggs) to your leafy green salads and veggies. Adding eggs to a salad with a variety of raw vegetables is an effective method to improve the absorption of carotenoids, which are fat-soluble nutrients that help reduce inflammation and oxidative stress, according to research from Purdue University. 

- Fat Burns Fat. It may not make sense to you, but dietary fat actually helps pull stored fat out of your cells to use for energy. Eating fat boosts metabolic health and helps to break down stored fat to get it out of your system. Fat is also your preferred energy source, so if you’re just hanging out, fat is the fuel that keeps your eyes blinking and your heart beating.

 - Fat Keeps You Feeling Satisfied. Think back to your high school chemistry class. Carbs are made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen molecules with simple single bonds connecting them. These bonds are easily broken, and nutrients are quickly pulled into your blood. Not the case with our healthy fats! Fats have complicated double bonds, which require more time to break down in your belly and travel into your blood. This boosts satiety and keeps you full.

- Here are a few ways to get FAT in at every meal

Listen for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and snack ideas

Intereting mentions: Bulletproof coffee, pasture-raised eggs, smoothies with frozen unsweetned acai puree

Moral of the story: Don't fear fat. Fat helps you absorb vitamins. Fat keeps you feeling satisfied. And fat helps you burn fat.

Hosts: Jessica Dogert Registered Dietitian Nutritionist JessicaDogert.com; Marisa Moon Primal Health Coach MarisaMoon.com

Intro/Exit Music - "Ukulele Whistle" by Scott Holmes