Coconut Oil Revisited

Posted by on Jan 10, 2011 in Nutrition and Diet | 7 comments

Coconut Oil Revisited

In an earlier post I suggested getting rid of olive oil – well, actually just to not COOK with olive oil, to avoid the problems with all unsaturated oils.  And I suggested using coconut oil instead, a natural saturated fat that was actually GOOD for you.  I started using it myself, and after getting over the weirdness of scooping out a spoon of something the consistency of soft wax, I found that coconut oil was as good as the claims.  Read More >>>

What’s Wrong With My Olive Oil?

Posted by on Nov 18, 2010 in Nutrition and Diet | 4 comments

What’s Wrong With My Olive Oil?

Many of you have tried to do the right thing with your cooking oils, following what you thought was the most healthful advice over the years.  First, you got rid of saturated fat and switched to vegetable oils, because you read that saturated fats cause heart disease.  Then you meticulously looked at the labels to keep away from nasty trans fats.  Lately, you switched to olive oil to cook with for the health benefits of mono-unsaturated fats.  But what if you found out that your olive oil was actually unhealthy to cook with, and even uncooked could be dangerous?  And what if I told you that SATURATED fat, at least a few made by nature, were actually a much MORE healthy alternative? Read More >>>