Fat in food and cooking oils
Cooking oils!
Since I
changed the ingredients of my diet last October I have omitted some things totally
from my food. One of these things is butter and fats. I have not eaten cheese
or cream or any bakery´s or anything with any fat or butter in. I never use
butter to fry or make any kind of food I would eat. Also I have almost not used
cooking oil at all. If ever I have used it for woking or frying I have only
used sunflower oil, sesame oil or olive oil, however very, very little, since
any oil is fat!
However
there are great differences in various types of oils. Before October last year
I used to buy the cheapest oils because of my financial situation. And I
realized when starting to study cooking oils that I because of this also used
oils that was not the best oils.
Still when I
decided to make a change I simply tried to remove certain ingredients totally
from my diet instead of replacing them with low fat or less sugar and so on. I
simply decided, no fats, no sugar. And this I have stuck to. So I have also
avoided foods that are half fabricated totally as well. Even though I have
always made food from scratch, but this year I have totally stuck to this
without exception. I simply wanted to know exactly what I digested, to be in as
much control as possible and to see if I could get a result.
However when
it comes to fats that are naturally in meat or fish for instance, I have eaten
those without any restraints. I have tried to keep to meat that is as low as
possible in fats, like turkey and chicken mostly. But I have eaten other as
well as ground beef. Also fruits of all kinds and then also sugars that are
naturally in fruits I have eaten.
Here is one dish I made a lot and just fried in a little olive oil.
Ukrainian Vegetable Burgers
I have
searched a lot on the internet myself to find out about cooking oils and I give
some links here where you can find very good descriptions of various kinds of
oils and on one site called Miss Vickie
I found some links with a lot of information.
All about Cooking Oils
While all
oils are pure fat, not all fats are created equal. Saturated and trans-fatty
acids seem to be the culprits if you have health concerns. Margarine or
Trans Fat Partially hydrogenated vegetable oils contain TRANS-fatty acids. Read
your food labels, if it says, "partially hydrogenated," try to avoid
them. They are present in all commercially made doughnuts, crackers, cookies,
pastries, deep-fat fried foods (including those from all major
"fast-food" chains), potato and corn chips, imitation cheeses, and
confectionery fats found in frosting and candies. All of them have unsaturated
fats which can be damaged at high temperature and converted to a trans-fat. Look
for fats labeled super-unsaturated (like flax seed) or monounsaturated (like
olive and canola oil). Polyunsaturated oils are also healthy choices.
All about cooking oils
Types of cooking fats and oils
The best cooking oils for your health
Good fats and bad fats
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