My fav butter pictured above. That’s my food-porn pic for today.
Healthy Fats are any fat naturally found in nature that we have always consumed in natural amounts.
So YES, that means natural fat found in meat, chicken, fish, eggs, dairy and cheese. You can find these types of fat by eating things that could have ran, swam or flown away from you. These fats have always been part of the food we eat. You can also use some animal fats such as chicken fat, beef fat, butter, etc.
There are some added fats that are also OK to consume. This doesn’t mean make them a major part of your meals, but they are fine to use in cooking and meals. The added fats are from FRUIT OILS.
Examples of Fruit oils you can safely include in your diet are Olive Oil, Avocado Oil and Palm Oil.
Now for some oils you should AVOID. These are the vegetable and seed oils. These oils are chemically and highly industrially (if that is a word) extracted. Never before in human history have we consumed these oils to the extent we do today. These oils are very inflammatory and thus not good for your health.
Vegetable/Seed Oils to avoid include any oil that has a vegetable or Seed before it’s name.
Common oils to AVOID include Corn, Canola (Rapeseed), Sunflower, Safflower, Cottonseed, Grapeseed, Soybean and any oil that says partially hydrogenated or hydrogenated (chemically altered).
You can also do a search for Tucker Goodrich and listen to many of his interviews. It will hopefully change how you look at fats, the healthy versus the not so much….
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Yes, I agree it’s best to avoid processed foods. I only know of one company that uses Red Palm Oil, Bhu Foods. They make great protein bars and other clean snacks.
I just want to clarify that all Palm Oils are not created equal. The only minimally processed/nutritious Palm Oil is Red Palm Oil. Processed and bleached Palm Oil is highly inflammatory and is used in many products. Finding Red Palm Oil in a product is very rare. I don’t want people to see Palm Oil/Palm kernel oil listed in the list of ingredients and think it’s good.
A Much appreciated refresher on oils, thanks. Second the query pertaining to Coconut oils and it's daily spoonful of the nut regimen. Many thanks for the brand specific buttery tip ( just the tip : hold the bread)
Wonderful list, and so important when it comes to wellness. If I had to pick two of the leading horsemen of the unhealthy diet apocalypse, it would be these industrial inflammatory seed/veg oils. I would include coconut in your ok to consume fruit oil list, but third on the list of preference. I would also include looking for animal fats that came from grass fed/free range/wild animals.
BTW KerryGold unsalted butter has 2% higher butterfat than the salted version , and is all grass fed. The salted has some percentage of grain fed dairy.
Yes, I agree it’s best to avoid processed foods. I only know of one company that uses Red Palm Oil, Bhu Foods. They make great protein bars and other clean snacks.
I just want to clarify that all Palm Oils are not created equal. The only minimally processed/nutritious Palm Oil is Red Palm Oil. Processed and bleached Palm Oil is highly inflammatory and is used in many products. Finding Red Palm Oil in a product is very rare. I don’t want people to see Palm Oil/Palm kernel oil listed in the list of ingredients and think it’s good.
Yes, 99% of palm is industrial inflammatory oil used in processed shelf stable snacks. It’s easier to just avoid the processed snacks.
I’m not a coffee drinker but many people like putting either coconut oil or butter in their morning coffee. Both fats/oils are fine.
A Much appreciated refresher on oils, thanks. Second the query pertaining to Coconut oils and it's daily spoonful of the nut regimen. Many thanks for the brand specific buttery tip ( just the tip : hold the bread)
Wonderful list, and so important when it comes to wellness. If I had to pick two of the leading horsemen of the unhealthy diet apocalypse, it would be these industrial inflammatory seed/veg oils. I would include coconut in your ok to consume fruit oil list, but third on the list of preference. I would also include looking for animal fats that came from grass fed/free range/wild animals.
BTW KerryGold unsalted butter has 2% higher butterfat than the salted version , and is all grass fed. The salted has some percentage of grain fed dairy.
What are your thoughts on coconut oil? For consumption (a tablespoon in morning coffee)? For cooking?