To eat fat bombs or not?

(Amanda ) #1

Hi everyone,
I am confused about fat bombs. I keep reading “'eat more fat to satiety” so if you are still hungry and use fat bombs to satiate, then they are fine? But, I then read that folks overdo it with fat bombs. Which is it?

#2

At the end of the day you still are accountable for your calories. 1 gram fat = 9 calories.

(Katie the Quiche Scoffing Stick Ninja ) #3

Correct.
Use fat to satiety.
Protein is a goal to meet.
If you are still hungry, and have met your protein goals, then eat fat until you feel full. Do not continue eating over your protein goal.

(Robin N) #4

I used fat bombs almost daily until I was fat adapted…probably because it took me that long to figure out how to get my meals satiating enough…and also because I was still craving dessert most nights. I rarely use them now because I’ve learned to cook with more fat and don’t crave sweets often. But, I do still keep them in my freezer for the few occasions when I only have time for a quick, small meal before rushing off to an event for the evening…then I’ll top off then with one or two.

#5

Same for me- had them quite a bit at the start, now rarely have them… & there were so many recipes I never tried! :cry:

#6

We got this book a while back…

Most of the recipes in the book are sweet and, to tell the truth, I don’t really care for the sweet ones.

But it also has recipes for savory fat bombs - and YUM - they’re really good. My wife makes three or four of them over the weekend and then I slowly consume them during the week. I’ll sometimes use them as a small meal or as a side dish to a regular meal.

(Amanda ) #7

I’m 3.5 months into keto so I should be fat adapted, but I still find I’m craving dessert most nights. And I wasn’t a big sweets eater before keto, but of course. really cut out any nonsense after going keto. I guess I’ll keep making my freezer fat bombs and hopefully I’ll need them less and less!