Are you eating enough fat? The good fat that is…

Unsaturated fat is a type of fat found in the foods you eat. Unsaturated fats also provides omega-3 and -6 fatty acids.

There are two main types of unsaturated fats:

1. monounsaturated fat, which can be found in:
   • avocados
   • nuts and seeds (like cashews, pecans, almonds and peanuts)
   • vegetable oils (like canola, olive, peanut, safflower, sesame and sunflower)

    

2. polyunsaturated fat, which can be found in:
   • fatty fish (like herring, mackerel, salmon, trout and smelt)
   • fish oils
   • nuts and seeds (like cashews, pecans, almonds and peanuts)
   • vegetable oils ( flaxseed, soybean and sunflower)

   Replacing saturated and trans fats with unsaturated fats has been shown to help lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease.