"John Doe" > wrote in message
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> Omelet <ompomelet gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> John Doe > wrote:
>>> sf > wrote:
>
>>> > Next time you make yourself a bean taco, try using refried beans
>>> > and a little cheese. It's delicious.
>>>
>>> And makes you fatter.
>>
>> Oh puleeze... It's called PORTION CONTROL!
>> Eat 1 or 2, not 6, and they will not contribute to making you fat!
>
> I just happen to read the ingredients label of refried beans a few days
> ago and noticed that it is much higher in the bad stuff than most other
> beans. And of course cheese is fatty.

There are many different kinds/brands of refried beans. And you can always
make your own.

Yes, cheese is fatty, but it also contains CLA (conjugated linoleic acid)
which aids in weight loss.

Fat isn't a bad thing in and of itself. Of course there are many different
kinds of fat. I do not think a person should eat mainly fried foods day
after day. Or mostly fatty cuts of meats or processed foods. But I don't
think we should be afraid of fat. Not that I eat a lot of it. I don't.
I've seen three dieticians who said I needed to add fat to my diet. What I
would eat naturally if left to my own devices is mainly vegetables. That's
just what I prefer. I don't eat avocados (probably technically a fruit, I
know) so aside from some nuts and a bit of cheese, there's not much fat in
my diet. I learned that butter isn't a bad thing. And I now add olive oil
to some things. By the time I saw the fourth dietician, I got it right.
She said I already knew how to eat.