Fats/Oils

Fats/Oils

1. Fat

   • A nutrient that is essential for body energy
     • provide 9 calories per gram
   • Functions
     • Supplies heat
     • Carries Vitamin A,D,E,K
       • can ONLY dissolve in Fat
     • Adds flavor
     • Satisfies hunger
   • Fatty Acids
     • Are the chemical chains that make up fats.
       • Saturated
         • cheese, milk, meat, palm oil, coconut oil
       • Unsaturated
         • Polyunsaturated
           • Corn oil, Cottonseed oil, Safflower oil, Soybean oil, Sunflower oil
         • Monounsaturated
           • Canola, olive, and peanut oils, Avocado and olives
   • Trans Fat
     • unsaturated fat molecule chemically changed to be a solid fat.

2. Oils

   • fats that are liquid at room temperature.

3. Is included on food pyramid not plate

4. Lipids

   • A family of chemical compounds

5. Cholesterol

   • a fat-like substance made of glucose or saturated fat

6. Visible Fat

   • Fat you see like on meat

7. Cholesterol

   • It’s the fat-like substance in our blood
     • HDL
       • “High Density Lipoprotein
         • Good
     • LDL
       • low-density lipoprotein
         • Bad