Trans fat has been proven to cause heart disease and all sorts of other health evils, to the tune of 30,000 to 100,000 deaths from heart disease pinned on trans fat every year. The FDA recently removed the GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status from trans fat, 7 years after requiring companies to disclose trans fat […]
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to check your pantry for industrial oils or trans fats and root out any remaining stragglers. Today we’ll review the basic structures of fats and why you want to stock up on some and send others packing. Before you’ll be able to embrace the fact that some
I’m all about the healthy baby steps! Let’s baby step our way into healthier fats by using lard and tallow. Learn the health benefits of tallow and lard and where to buy them. I used to spend a LOT of time cutting off every single little tiny bit of fat from every cut of meat I
Food for Thought: Lard and Tallow, Healthy Fats? Read More »
It’s time. Time to sign off of the fake butter revolution, and start putting real butter on your toast. And your mashed potatoes, vegetables, in your baked goods…and anywhere else you might use margarine or a “spread” that makes some health claim or another. This might be incredibly difficult for some of you, having grown up
Butter vs. Margarine vs. “Spreads”: How do They Stack Up? Read More »
The FDA actually FINALLY made a final call regarding trans fat in Sept 2017: FDA update from 9/29/17 FDA update from 2015 – “trans fat” has officially been banned by the FDA (after they allowed it in foods for decades, harumph). But you should still avoid fake fats, including anything “hydrogenated” or “interesterified.” That scary word is the
