09/11/2022
FATS! One of the most important swaps you can make for your health is to swap in healthy fats. Arguably, more important than lowering your sugar intake! Fats form our cell membranes in our bodies, so it’s super important for forming healthy cells. Healthy cells are the basis for our overall health and body function! Bonus! Everything tastes better with fat added 😊
Butttttt, there is a TON of misinformation about fats that has been perpetuated. Saturated fat and cholesterol are NOT bad for you! You need them!
My go-to fats are coconut oil, avocado oil, olive oil, butter (or ghee if you’re sensitive to dairy, pastured bacon fat, and sometimes lard, duck fat or tallow when I buy it.
What to avoid? Canola oil, canola oil, canola oil! Also, rapeseed oil (they just changed canola oils name), grapeseed oil, soybean oil, partially hydrogenated oils, and hydrogenated oils, and sunflower oil is really not great either, although no quite as unstable if it’s a high-oleic sunflower oil.
Saturated fat is also more stable than unsaturated fat, especially when cooking at higher temperatures. Saturated fats (butter, coconut oil, bacon fat, tallow & lard, etc). When baking, replace canola oil with avocado oil or melted coconut oil. New studies have shown olive oil is also stable at higher temperatures, but avocado oil is better for moderate temperatures.
Why? These vegetable oils are rancid from the processing, and heating them further destroys their structure. When you eat fats that are already damaged, your body struggles to build healthy cells that aren’t damaged.
Costco and are great options - they have some healthy oils at affordable prices! Also, when buying olive oil look for cold pressed and organic & in a can or dark container. Light can damage the fats in storage. A lot of the olive oils found on the bottom shelf are actually mixed with canola oil, so make sure to find a quality source! Happy to help suggest some of you want to reach out!