Daily Fat Intake

[Ms_J 1]

How much fat is reasonable when consuming 700-800 calories a day? Is 25g (total fat) too much?

[Russell 7]

keep your fat grams as low as possible. Thats my highest possible recommendation.

[Carlotta1 401]

I use myfitness pal to track my nutrients. I intake about 20% fat on of a 800 calorie diet. This is usually not added fat but fat from red meat , salmon, dark chicken ..etc.

[Ms_J 1]

I use myfitness pal to track my nutrients. I intake about 20% fat on of a 800 calorie diet. This is usually not added fat but fat from red meat , salmon, dark chicken ..etc.

So, to make sure I understand this correctly: There are 9 calories per 1 gram of fat. If I limit my fat to 20% of my total daily calories of 800, that means 160 calories can come from fat (800 x .2 = 160). 160 calories / 9 calories = 18 grams of fat.

So 18 grams of fat for an 800 calorie diet.

Thanks for the info! My nutritionist tells us not to worry about the carb-protein-fat ratio and instead, to just concentrate on getting all of our Protein in and to "limit carbs and fat," whatever that means. I can't work that way. I have to have numbers, not relative terms like "limit" or "reduce".