Good Fats & Bad Fats On A Ketogenic Diet

It's easy to get confused about good vs bad fats, but it's essential to have a small little distinction between the two types of fat before getting into Ketosis healthily.

GOOD FATS :

- Grass-Fed fats => All the animal products (beef, chicken, turkey..); Grass-fed cheese or butter.

- Olive oil.

- Palm oil.

- Coconut oil.

- Nuts.

- Seeds.

- Nut butter (organic without any additional ingredient)

- Flaxseed oil.

- Sesame seed oil.

- Wild Caught Fish.

BAD FATS :

- GMO oils => All the low-quality oils (soy, corn, cottonseed, and canola... )

- Trans-fats as Margarine.

- Hydrogenated fats.

- Fried food.

- Processed food.

Good Fats & Bad Fats On A Ketogenic Diet

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