3. Avoid Added Vegetable Oils and Other High-Fat Foods.
Although vegetable oils are healthier than animal fats, oils are not
health foods. All fats and oils are high in calories; 1 gram of any fat
or oil has nine calories, while 1 gram of carbohydrate has only four
calories. The amount of fat we really need each day is quite small and
comes packed inside the Power Plate vegetables, grains, and beans.
Avoid oily sauces and salad dressings and foods fried in oil. Limit
olives, avocados, nuts, and peanut butter. Read labels, and choose
mostly foods with no more than 2–3 grams of fat per serving.