By Susan on March 30, 2014
I have written about fats and oils in the past but new research is constantly coming out so here is a refresher and some updates. Our bodies do need FATS!!! We just need to educate ourselves in which are beneficial and which are not. More and more research is showing that there are good fats […]
Posted in My Blog, Nutrition Tagged butter, coconut oil, fats, margarine, oils, saturated fats, Trans fats, vegetable oils
By Susan on June 18, 2012
Fats are one of the most misunderstood foods. For years we were told that they were bad for us. However, just like calories, all fats are not created equally. All fats are combinations of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. The general rule is to eat unsaturated fats and stay away from the saturated fats and […]
Posted in My Blog, Nutrition Tagged avocado oil, brain function, canola oil, coconut oil, essential fatty acids, fats, grape seed oil, memory, oils, saturated fats, Trans fats, unsaturated fats
By Susan on May 21, 2012
Most of us have heard that olive oil is a healthy oil to use. However, it can be confusing because there are so many different grades of olive oil. Does it really make a difference which one you use? Are they all nutritionally the same? Whole Foods website breaks it down for you along with […]
Posted in My Blog, Nutrition Tagged coconut oil, cooking, frying, grapeseed oil, healthy oils, olive oil, omega 3's, omega 6s, sauteing