I think my point was that this seemed to be focusing on the percentage of fat - and that the percentage is a really lousy statistic. I'm not sure what a slow oxidizer is, I just think that it's dangerous to say '20% is good' when it means you'd eat the cookie with 200 calories and 8g of fat instead of the 45 calorie, 1g of fat cookie. I don't think it takes a rocket scientist to realize that having the second cookie for your splurge would help more with weight loss.
Also, I'm a little confused about the peanut butter thing. I've considered having chocolate three times a day for my sweet tooth - one unsweetened chocolate chip with every meal. I haven't actually done this, but it gets back to my point - having chocolate 'three times a day' in the form of three chocolate chips is probably better for weight loss & health than having a Hostess Cupcake three times a week. I'm not sure why exactly a little a few times a week isn't moderation, but a bunch after a month is. Three slices of pizza over a month of time is still three slices of pizza whether you binge it or break it up - unless maybe you're trying for ketosis or something.
I'm not trying to twist words - I'm just saying to look at some other perspectives. There are a host of things that play into weight loss - calories in vs calories out is still the most important - that it's good to consider all of them, instead of basing it just on a single number. Especially if that number is a percentage. The article I linked before is actually very good reading as to the pitfalls of this.
As to the OPs request - if you're looking for low fat as in less than 30% then there are definitely things you can do. Fruits and veggies are low in fat and good in fiber (which is important if you're going low fat for your cholesterol). Protein shakes can be a good way to get your protein intake met without adding extra fat. Skinless chicken breasts are your friend. Lentils & beans are also good options. Watch out for processed foods which include unknown additives - not to mention restaurants which have who knows what in them. Also, I've seen the following ratio of fats suggested - 1:2:1 for Saturated, Mono-unsaturated, Poly-unsaturated. Mono-unsaturated being the 'healthiest' fat.
Well my point is did you eat that much chocolate before you decided to lose weight? I mean it is about making better choices so when you were not thinking about what you were eating were you eating chocolate everyday because of your sweet tooth or would you get a candy bar every now and then. I mean what you say about te cupcake. Why not get rid of the chocolate chips and then once every two weeks treat yourself to a bad ass dessert at a restaurant?
I am not sure where the confusion ended up. I went back and read what I typed.
200 calorie cookie with 8 grams of fat = 72 fat calories and that is 36% fat so I would advocate that is too high of a ratio to eat.
However the 45 calorie cookie with 1 gram of fat = 9 calories from fat which is 20% and this is what I call a better bad choice. If you are at say a baby shower and they have some cookies labeled like the above. The make the better bad choice and go with the 45 calorie cookie.
The peanut butter and chocolate thing just doesn't make sense.
I mean for one when I was heavy I never really had a lot of ice cream. I mean I would have every now and then but it was never in my house nor did I go out for it often.
So then when I decide to lose weight, I add it into my meals once or twice a day? Why would I do that? why not just stick to the every now and then and focus on the other choices I need to make?