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Is Palm Oil the New Trans Fat?
Partially hydrogenated oil is a type of trans fat that has gotten a lot of flak, and rightfully so. This chemically altered fat is known to raise LDL (bad) cholesterol levels, lower HDL (good) cholesterol levels, and increase your chance of developing coronary heart disease. Many companies are replacing hydrogenated oil with palm oil, saying that's it's a healthier option.
Cooking Oil Breakdown
Being a curious creature, I like to compare things. Recently, I decided to focus on cooking oil. I tend to use canola and olive oil when cooking since they're healthy oils, but as I peruse the shelves of oils at the grocery store, there are so many more to choose from.
Which Oil Is Highest in Saturated Fat?
We all know trans fat is bad for us, but many other oils used in products we buy are heavy in saturated fat, which can increase blood cholesterol levels if consumed regularly. So do you know which oil contains the highest amount of saturated fat? Take this short quiz to find out.
When It Comes to Oil, Spray Don't Pour
Certain oils like olive and canola can offer your body the healthy fat it needs. They're low in saturated fat and high in monounsaturated fat, considered the healthier kind of fat that can help lower your LDL (bad) cholesterol. That does not mean you're eating foods that are drowning in oil.
Wake Up and Smell The Grapefruit
We've all heard that eating grapefruit can help aid in weight loss, heck there is even a grapefruit diet, but recent research shows that the sour fruit can be linked to breast cancer, which means I'm not loving the idea of eating it in large quantities. So what's a girl looking for help in weight loss supposed to do?
It turns out that the mere smell of grapefruit is apparently good enough to aid in weight loss.
Deep Fried Twinkies - As Bad For You as They Sound?
I know you want me to say, "No, go ahead. Enjoy. They're great for you.
Spray on the Oil
During the holidays, you simply can't pass up all the rich and delicious foods and desserts. Tasting all those yummy things is part of the fun during this time of year.
Go ahead and enjoy all the food when you're celebrating.
Healthier Potato Latkes
Whether you are Jewish or not, everyone loves a good potato latke. And since Hanukkah is coming up, I thought I'd share one of my favorite recipes.
The thing is, this tradition of making latkes has to do with celebrating the miracle of oil, so you can't exactly remove the oil in the recipe.
Applesauce for oil?
I love to make home made cookies. It's really one of my favorite things. For some time I was using applesauce in place of the oil in an effort to cut the fat, but the cookies just never tasted (or felt) the same -- and I just reverted back to the original recipe.
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Palm Fruit Oil vs. Palm Kernel Oil
I was food shopping the other day, reading labels as usual, and I came upon the ingredient palm fruit oil. I kind of assumed that it was the same as palm kernel oil, but I was wrong. Palm fruit oil (also called palm oil) is extracted from the fruit of the oil palm tree while palm kernel oil comes from the palm seed found inside the fruit.
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