Saturday, October 4, 2008
Cooking with Fats and Oils
A couple of weeks ago I had a class on Proteins fats and oils. The most valuable piece of information I took away from that class was about cooking.
I do a lot of cooking with Olive oil and up until two weeks ago I did not know that you are not suppose to use it on high heat. The reason for this is simple, if an oil like olive oil is heated to much it will turn into trans fat. Other good fats like flaxseed oil will also turn into the worst kind of fat (trans fat) if you heat it.
The only fats you should be using on high heat are
Never heat the following oils at all, because they will become trans fats.
Brian
I do a lot of cooking with Olive oil and up until two weeks ago I did not know that you are not suppose to use it on high heat. The reason for this is simple, if an oil like olive oil is heated to much it will turn into trans fat. Other good fats like flaxseed oil will also turn into the worst kind of fat (trans fat) if you heat it.
The only fats you should be using on high heat are
- butter
- coconut oil
Never heat the following oils at all, because they will become trans fats.
- peanut oil
- flaxseed oil
- sunflower oil
- safflower oil
- corn oil
- sesame oil
- rice bran oil
- grapeseed oil
- pumpkin seed oil
- walnut oil
- chia seed oil
- poppyseed oil
- wheat germ oil
- soybean oil
Brian
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Water
I started classes last Friday at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition. Our first class was on water so I have decided to do my first blog on water. Water is the most important nutrient that you put into your body daily. Water makes up about 60% of your body mass and is involved in every process in your body. To stay healthy you need between 1.5-3 or more liters per day depending on your body size, climate, what you eat and many other factors.
Water trivia
Did you know that if you are 2% dehydrated you could be up to 18% weaker?
Did you know that Coffee/tea dehydrates you? If you think drinking coffee/tea counts towards you daily water intake, think again. For every coffee/tea you drink you should be drinking 2 or more extra cups of water per day.
Did you know that drinking water will help you lose weight? Water will boost your metabolism, reduce water retention by stimulating your kidneys and can act as an appetite suppressant.
So drink your water stay hydrated and keep working hard.
Water trivia
Did you know that if you are 2% dehydrated you could be up to 18% weaker?
Did you know that Coffee/tea dehydrates you? If you think drinking coffee/tea counts towards you daily water intake, think again. For every coffee/tea you drink you should be drinking 2 or more extra cups of water per day.
Did you know that drinking water will help you lose weight? Water will boost your metabolism, reduce water retention by stimulating your kidneys and can act as an appetite suppressant.
So drink your water stay hydrated and keep working hard.
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