Food that still contain Trans Fats :

1. Vegetable Shortening

2. Varieties of Microwavable Popcorn

3. Certain Margarines and Vegetable Oils

4. Fried Fast Foods

5. Bakery Products

6. Non-Dairy Coffee Creamers

Potato and corn chips: While most potato and corn chips are now free of trans fats, it’s important to read
the ingredient lists — as some brands still contain trans fats in the form of partially hydrogenated oil.

Meat pies and sausage rolls: Some still contain trans fats in the crust. This is due to the presence of
partially hydrogenated oil, which produces a soft, flaky crust. Look out for this ingredient on the label.

Sweet pies: As with meat pies and sausage rolls, sweet pies may also contain trans fat due to the
presence of partially hydrogenated oil in the crust. Read labels or alternatively try making your own pie
crust.

Pizza: Trans fats can found in some brands of pizza dough due to partially hydrogenated oil. Keep a
lookout for this ingredient, especially in frozen pizzas.

Canned frosting: Canned frosting is mostly made up of sugar, water and oil. Since some brands still
contain partially hydrogenated oil, it’s important to read ingredients lists Crackers: Though the amount of
trans fats in crackers dropped by 80% between 2007 and 2011, some brands still contain trans fat

HOW TO MINIMIZE YOUR TRANS FAT INTAKE?

1. Eat more vegetables, fruit, and unprocessed whole grains: these foods contain no trans fat.

2. Avoid deep fried foods. Choose grilled, steamed, broiled or baked instead.

3. Cook at home whenever you can. Bake your own cakes, muffins and pancakes instead of relying on
pre-packaged mixes.

4. Bake and cook with a soft, non-hydrogenated margarine instead of hard (stick) margarine, butter or
shortening.

5. Go online before you go to the restaurant to check the fat and trans fat content of foods.

6. Read nutrition labels on packaged foods to make lower saturated and trans fat choices.
7. Choose leaner meat and lower fat milk. Lean meats include pork cutlets, extra lean ground beef and
skinless chicken and turkey breasts. Choose dairy products like milk, yogurt and cottage cheese with 2%
MF (milk fat) or less.

8. Use healthy monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats most often. These include olive oil, canola oil,
vegetable oils and non-hydrogenated (soft) margarine. Avoid coconut and palm oil.