Comments on: What fats or oils are good for me (or not)? http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/15/what-fats-or-oils-are-good-for-me-or-not/ Organic food information and tips and gadgets for healthier living Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:43:31 +0000 hourly 1 By: George Vigil http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/15/what-fats-or-oils-are-good-for-me-or-not/#comment-10034 George Vigil Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:30:56 +0000 http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/15/what-fats-or-oils-are-good-for-me-or-not/#comment-10034 Thanks Leland for you appreciation for my layman's article. And you are most certainly entitled to your opinion about oils too. Thanks Leland for you appreciation for my layman's article.

And you are most certainly entitled to your opinion about oils too.

]]> By: Leland http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/15/what-fats-or-oils-are-good-for-me-or-not/#comment-10031 Leland Mon, 20 Jun 2011 06:08:50 +0000 http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/15/what-fats-or-oils-are-good-for-me-or-not/#comment-10031 I'm a little bit concerned. You mention here that "...one should consume more saturated fat than the other fats..." which is wildly untrue. Our bodies are very good at creating saturated fats. They're easy to store in our bodies for later breakdown for energy. The useful fats are actually Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated (which includes your omegas as you listed above). These are healthful for you, and have a strong link to reducing "bad" (LDL) cholesterol. I'm not sure if I can post hotlinks here, but I will try. Below is an article from the Harvard School of Public Health website, which comprehensively describes each type of fat. http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/fats-full-story/index.html I like that you've broken down into percentages which types of fat are in each cooking oil and fat. I think it's quite useful. I think this is just an important caveat. Great work. I'm a little bit concerned. You mention here that "…one should consume more saturated fat than the other fats…" which is wildly untrue. Our bodies are very good at creating saturated fats. They're easy to store in our bodies for later breakdown for energy.

The useful fats are actually Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated (which includes your omegas as you listed above). These are healthful for you, and have a strong link to reducing "bad" (LDL) cholesterol. I'm not sure if I can post hotlinks here, but I will try. Below is an article from the Harvard School of Public Health website, which comprehensively describes each type of fat.

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/fats-full-story/index.html

I like that you've broken down into percentages which types of fat are in each cooking oil and fat. I think it's quite useful. I think this is just an important caveat. Great work.

]]> By: Lynn Cameron http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/15/what-fats-or-oils-are-good-for-me-or-not/#comment-9979 Lynn Cameron Sun, 09 Jan 2011 21:36:54 +0000 http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/15/what-fats-or-oils-are-good-for-me-or-not/#comment-9979 George, I just read this again. It's great to have as a refresher about all the oils in one easy-to-read place - thanks for the research you put into this. I'm putting a link to it at our Northern Adirondack Weston A. Price MeetUp.com group site. George, I just read this again. It's great to have as a refresher about all the oils in one easy-to-read place – thanks for the research you put into this. I'm putting a link to it at our Northern Adirondack Weston A. Price MeetUp.com group site.

]]> By: Ann http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/15/what-fats-or-oils-are-good-for-me-or-not/#comment-9912 Ann Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:52:05 +0000 http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/15/what-fats-or-oils-are-good-for-me-or-not/#comment-9912 Interesting except for the bit about Canola oil - looks like perfect oil to me. Has everything in it in the right proportions. You get plenty of saturated fat from butter and animal fat. Interesting except for the bit about Canola oil – looks like perfect oil to me. Has everything in it in the right proportions. You get plenty of saturated fat from butter and animal fat.

]]> By: Lynn’s Oven-Fried Potatoes http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/15/what-fats-or-oils-are-good-for-me-or-not/#comment-9539 Lynn’s Oven-Fried Potatoes Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:04:50 +0000 http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/15/what-fats-or-oils-are-good-for-me-or-not/#comment-9539 [...] See also: What fats or oils are good for me (or not)? [...] [...] See also: What fats or oils are good for me (or not)? [...]

]]> By: What is protein? http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/15/what-fats-or-oils-are-good-for-me-or-not/#comment-9530 What is protein? Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:00:16 +0000 http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/15/what-fats-or-oils-are-good-for-me-or-not/#comment-9530 [...] meaning all the "essential" amino acids are present. Apparently, proteins don't work well without dietary fat. Lucky us that the fat is already present in the meat and [...] [...] meaning all the "essential" amino acids are present. Apparently, proteins don't work well without dietary fat. Lucky us that the fat is already present in the meat and [...]

]]> By: Diane Vigil http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/15/what-fats-or-oils-are-good-for-me-or-not/#comment-440 Diane Vigil Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:24:26 +0000 http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/15/what-fats-or-oils-are-good-for-me-or-not/#comment-440 Hi, Brian. Thanks for stopping by and thanks for your compliments. Yes; I believe it's good to get information about the types of fats and their effects on us, as the information generally given to the public (that is, easily available) is not always correct. Hi, Brian. Thanks for stopping by and thanks for your compliments. Yes; I believe it's good to get information about the types of fats and their effects on us, as the information generally given to the public (that is, easily available) is not always correct.

]]> By: Bryan - oz4caster http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/15/what-fats-or-oils-are-good-for-me-or-not/#comment-438 Bryan - oz4caster Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:23:12 +0000 http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/15/what-fats-or-oils-are-good-for-me-or-not/#comment-438 Hi folks. I just found your blog from Lynn's posts regarding agave at Kelly the Kitchen Kop's blog. In case you may be interested, I posted a table showing the omega-6, omega-3, polyunsaturated, monounsaturated, and saturated percentages for a variety of fats and oils based on the USDA's food nutrient data base. It's in my post on <a href="http://stay-healthy-enjoy-life.blogspot.com/2007/10/selecting-fats-and-oils-for-health.html">Selecting Fats and Oils for Health</a>. BTW, I like your blog and will be visiting again :) Hi folks. I just found your blog from Lynn's posts regarding agave at Kelly the Kitchen Kop's blog. In case you may be interested, I posted a table showing the omega-6, omega-3, polyunsaturated, monounsaturated, and saturated percentages for a variety of fats and oils based on the USDA's food nutrient data base. It's in my post on Selecting Fats and Oils for Health.

BTW, I like your blog and will be visiting again :)

]]> By: George Vigil http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/15/what-fats-or-oils-are-good-for-me-or-not/#comment-426 George Vigil Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:43:44 +0000 http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/15/what-fats-or-oils-are-good-for-me-or-not/#comment-426 Good info about good fat with potatoes. I didn't know that saturated fat slows down the sugar from starchy foods entering the bloodsteam too fast. I can eat french fries again - using saturated fat! Good info about good fat with potatoes. I didn't know that saturated fat slows down the sugar from starchy foods entering the bloodsteam too fast. I can eat french fries again – using saturated fat!

]]> By: Diane Vigil http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/15/what-fats-or-oils-are-good-for-me-or-not/#comment-425 Diane Vigil Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:43:00 +0000 http://wewantorganicfood.com/2007/09/15/what-fats-or-oils-are-good-for-me-or-not/#comment-425 Wow --- thanks, Lynn. I took the liberty of moving your recipe to its own page so that it's not buried here ... because we'd all like to dive into some delicious potatoes on occasion. Re the combining of fat and potatoes, I guess remember seeing articles about rough peasant bread and pork fat. Perhaps that's where they were going with that. But now we have an excuse to dump butter and sour cream on potatoes. And I would have thought that that was a decadent luxury. Wow — thanks, Lynn. I took the liberty of moving your recipe to its own page so that it's not buried here … because we'd all like to dive into some delicious potatoes on occasion.

Re the combining of fat and potatoes, I guess remember seeing articles about rough peasant bread and pork fat. Perhaps that's where they were going with that.

But now we have an excuse to dump butter and sour cream on potatoes. And I would have thought that that was a decadent luxury.

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