Here Are The Fats You Need To Avoid After Breaking A Fast

To properly break a fast, you should consume plenty of water, and you can partake in foods such as healthy smoothies. However, there are certain foods you don't want to have when breaking a fast. Typically, this is because they contain certain fats, or maybe they contain a lot of sugar. Still, they're not great for breaking a fast any time of the day, but especially in the morning when waking up because this will affect your metabolism. 

A lot of common breakfast foods in the U.S. are actually extremely bad for you, and not a recommended way to start the day. According to Healthline, some of the worst culprits are breakfast cereals, pancakes, waffles, pastries, and muffins. All of these foods are typically high in sugar and fat and bog you down before you can even properly start your morning. The kinds of fats these have in them, especially pastries and other baked goods, are saturated fats, which are horrible for you when breaking your fast.

Butter and margarine are two of the less healthier fats, according to Healthline, and they happen to be two that are in a lot of foods. Eating foods with a lot of butter after breaking a fast will make you feel heavy and even potentially counteract the fast. This even means lighter meals or snacks such as toast with butter. This same rule applies to meats with high saturated fat content such as the fried or greasy kind found in many breakfast favorites, per mindbodygreen.

However, this is not to say that all fats are bad, or even that you should never have fat. Kitchen Stewardship notes that saturated fats actually strengthen your lungs and improve brain health, for example, so you do need them in your diet. They're just not the best to have at the particular moment of breaking a fast. The website, which is dedicated to recipes and foodie research, explains that healthier fats include Omega 3 fats and monounsaturated fats. The former can come from certain nuts, such as walnuts, and the latter group of fats contains olive oil as an example. These are overall healthier for the body, including regulating your mood and digestive health.

Overall, these are just a few insights. Don't overthink breaking your fast. Pay attention to what your body needs and take into consideration which fats are healthier, but don't let it consume you.