How to Practice Self-Care Through Nutrition

4. Increase Healthy Fats

I can’t repeat myself enough when it comes to boosting the intake of healthy plant-based fats! While increasing fat intake isn’t for everyone — there are certain conditions that can be worsened by fat — for most of us, healthy plant-based fats are an essential part of a healthy body. Healthy fats have many health benefits! They can decrease bodily inflammation, increase nutrient absorption, boost brain health, increase liver health, and have even been linked to a decrease in depression and anxiety symptoms.

So, what are healthy plant-based fats?

These include monounsaturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, small amounts of saturated fat, as well as omega-3 fatty acids and omega-6 fatty acids and they happen to be present in many tasty plant-based foods. First on the list is extra-virgin olive oil — such as this Chocolate Olive Oil Cake — and coconut oil — such as these simple Blueberry Scones. Nuts and seeds are a great source of these healthy fats such as in this Walnut Bread or this Vanilla Bean Chia Pudding.

With that said, the king of healthy fats is avocado! This delicious, creamy fruit offers a plethora of healthy fats including monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, saturated, omega-3, and omega-6 all in just one skinned avocado! Plus, they are great raw or mixed in with almost any recipe!

We hope this encourages you to take a nutritional approach when it comes to taking care of yourself. To help you out, we also highly recommend downloading our Food Monster App, which is available for the iPhone and can also be found on Instagram and Facebook. The app has more than 15,000 plant-based, allergy-friendly recipes, and subscribers gain access to new recipes every day. Check it out!

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