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Post by Fitness_Fanatic on Jan 5, 2009 18:29:37 GMT -5
I'm interested to see what your opinion is..
I have been using a serving of almonds twice a day for fat replacement. I know flax oil is the supposed to be the best form of fat replacement. Is there any advantage using one over the other?
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Post by Brian Ayers, CSCS on Jan 5, 2009 19:08:15 GMT -5
That's a good question and as with most questions the answer depends on your goals. There are pro's and con's to both. Flax oil is a better fat choice from the perspective that it has more of the Omega 3 fatty acids and less saturated fat, but the taste is a factor and as an oil it can be hard to incorperate it into some meals. As far as the almonds go the have a good amount of protein in addition to some good mono/poly unsaturated fat and are easy to carry and add to meals, but they are high in saturated fat and lack the vitamin content of the flax oil.
What's you goal FF?
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Post by Fitness_Fanatic on Jan 5, 2009 20:03:47 GMT -5
Well for the holidays I had some fun eating....  ... I was in amazing shape this past summer and want to get back there... I was 5% or just under and was loving it.... ;D I am back on my strict diet 5 meals a day and wanted to see if I can have different results if I went with the flax instead of the almonds. Has anyone mixed the oil with a salad??? The taste is strong... Just thinking of different ways to take it.... |
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Post by Brian Ayers, CSCS on Jan 5, 2009 20:26:36 GMT -5
I would use the Flax oil in a 2 to 1 ratio to the nuts to balance your EFA's and help fat metabolism.
As far as putting flax oil in things, I've put it into shakes but it does affect the taste. It's not too noticeable in salad when you add vinigar or other dressing. I've also put it in with a kind of sheaperd's pie where I take ground turkey, yam, green beans, and flax oil and mash it all together.
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Post by Fitness_Fanatic on Jan 5, 2009 21:15:15 GMT -5
I added it to my salad. I also added some spices and hardly tasted it... Thanks for the info!!! ;D ;D
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Post by sergey on Mar 31, 2009 16:25:07 GMT -5
That's a good question and as with most questions the answer depends on your goals. There are pro's and con's to both. Flax oil is a better fat choice from the perspective that it has more of the Omega 3 fatty acids and less saturated fat, but the taste is a factor and as an oil it can be hard to incorperate it into some meals. As far as the almonds go the have a good amount of protein in addition to some good mono/poly unsaturated fat and are easy to carry and add to meals, but they are high in saturated fat and lack the vitamin content of the flax oil. What's you goal FF? The drawback of the use of Flax oil is the imbalance of efa's present in Flax oil. There is some research that suggests that the use of straight Flax oil can lead to Omega-6 defficiency for that reason oil blends have been introduced that offer a more favorable Omega-3 to Omega-6 ration (I think the optimal ratio is 2:1). |
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Post by Brian Ayers, CSCS on Apr 2, 2009 7:41:01 GMT -5
That's a great point Serge. In general the average American consumes a higher amount of omega 6 as part of their daily intake. This is why omega 3 rich foods are so highly promoted. Even on a "diet" most people consume more than enough omega 6 because much of the processed foods that we consume have vegatable oil in them. However, if you are eating a very strict "clean" diet with little to no processed foods than the omega 6 intake will need to be considered.
Thanks for bringing up that point Serge.
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Post by Fitness_Fanatic on Apr 21, 2009 10:56:45 GMT -5
How many servings of fat (as far as Nuts or oil) do you recommend on a daily basis? 2-3???
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Post by Brian Ayers, CSCS on Apr 24, 2009 14:06:14 GMT -5
How much fat you take in is really dependent on percentage of your total calorie intake. The number of "servings" that you take in is just total fat divided among your various daily meals. Certian diets will manipulate nutrient timing, for example if you are going for maximum absorption speed post workout you would not include any fat in that meal. But in general fat intake should be spaced out pretty evenly throughout the day.
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Post by Fitness_Fanatic on Apr 27, 2009 7:50:07 GMT -5
Thanks Brian. I have been a bit low as we discussed. I will increase the fats!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D More food....  |
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Post by Fitness_Fanatic on May 14, 2009 7:30:52 GMT -5
I have been mixing up my fats.... I have also increased my intake a bit... Things are working well.... Great results. ;D
Here is what I have been sticking to for the past month.
2 - Servings of Flax Oil
1 - 2 Servings of Almonds
1 - Serving of Mixed nuts
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... I was in amazing shape this past summer and want to get back there... I was 5% or just under and was loving it.... ;D I am back on my strict diet 5 meals a day and wanted to see if I can have different results if I went with the flax instead of the almonds.
