For years, we’ve been told “eat low fat, eat whole grains, etc” and while there may be some truth in those guidelines, what’s wrong with eating full fat foods like avocados and coconut oil? Better question, why are we trying to avoid these superfoods?
Fat makes you fat – let’s just put this false claim to rest, fat does not make you fat . Many of these healthyfats we’ve done our best to avoid actually help with your weightloss efforts. But for more than vanity’s sake, let’s consume these foods for the sake of our mental health. Since the “low-fat craze” caught on in the United States, degenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s have
Healthy fats (i.e. avocado and coconut oil) can do so much more for your brain health. Your brain is well over 60% fat, so it only makes sense that we should nourish those fat stores. Gobbling up guacamole to help carry blood and oxygen to the brain doesn’t sound like a difficult task, right?
One of our favorite fatty foods is coconut! Coconut oil is comprised of 65% MCTs (or medium chain triglycerides). This type of fat, unlike your typical fat, completely bypasses your bile and digestive process and is instead is released by the liver in the form of ketones. These ketones then make their way through the bloodstream to your brain and have been shown to not only maintain cognitive health but may actually improve brain function!
Just some food for thought, and while you think about it, here’s a treat you might enjoy, complete with plenty of healthy fat!
Blueberry Cream Pie
vegan, grainfree, glutenfree, paleo, low sugar
Crust:
- 1 1/2c mixed nuts (I used hazelnuts, walnuts & almonds)
- 3/4c pitted medjool dates
Pie:
- 1c macadamia nuts
- 4T coconut butter
- 2T coconut oil
- 1t lemon juice
- 1T vanilla extract
- 10oz. blueberries
- 2-4T full fat coconut milk (though water will work, too)
Directions:
To make the crust, place the nuts in a food processor and grind until you have a fine meal. Careful not to make nut butter! As the machine is running begin to add in the pitted dates. Press this mixture into a pie or springform pan and set in the fridge.
For the cream filling… you’ll love how simple this is…. put all of the ingredients in a high-speed blender or processor and blend till smooth! Pour the cream batter into the pie crust and store in the in the refrigerator or freezer.
When you’re hungry for this delicious pie, just pull it out of the freezer to thaw twenty minutes prior to serving.
JoyfulGoodness 
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