Good Keto Fats to use
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Hi, Kawmek.
There is a lot of debate over what is good versus bad fat. I try to stick to fats that are not highly processed, so vegetable oils that are processed cold instead of processed through high heat are a good option. Coconut oil is one, along with some peanut oil, olive oil, and avocado oil. You can also use other animal fats such as lard or tallow.
I would avoid highly processed oils such as canola and grapeseed oil.
When you cook with the oil, be careful of its smoke point. Oil can produce carcinogens if you heat it over its smoke point. Olive oil and butter have low smoke points. If you are frying, use oils with higher smoke points such as peanut oil, clarified butter, and avocado oil.
There is a lot of debate over what is good versus bad fat. I try to stick to fats that are not highly processed, so vegetable oils that are processed cold instead of processed through high heat are a good option. Coconut oil is one, along with some peanut oil, olive oil, and avocado oil. You can also use other animal fats such as lard or tallow.
I would avoid highly processed oils such as canola and grapeseed oil.
When you cook with the oil, be careful of its smoke point. Oil can produce carcinogens if you heat it over its smoke point. Olive oil and butter have low smoke points. If you are frying, use oils with higher smoke points such as peanut oil, clarified butter, and avocado oil.
I appreciate the suggestions on the oil and the safety tip on the oils also.
If you check with the FDA, canola oil is generally considered a safe food; however, I personally never use Canola oil.
First, it is processed under high heat to squeeze the oil out of the canola seed. That by itself takes it off my list of healthy oils as I am trying to eliminate highly processed foods from my healthy diet.
Secondly, it is difficult to find an organic or non-GMO version of it. I have never seen one, so most likely any you find is made from genetically modified canola. Canola was hybridized to remove harmful acids from it, but nearly all canola oil in the US and Canada is now genetically modified from planting their Round-up Ready seeds. This allows farmers to spray the canola plants with glyphosate and the plant survives.
So I do not use canola oil to remove a highly-processed food from my diet, and also limit the risk of adding glyphosate to my diet.
Hope that helps you out.
First, it is processed under high heat to squeeze the oil out of the canola seed. That by itself takes it off my list of healthy oils as I am trying to eliminate highly processed foods from my healthy diet.
Secondly, it is difficult to find an organic or non-GMO version of it. I have never seen one, so most likely any you find is made from genetically modified canola. Canola was hybridized to remove harmful acids from it, but nearly all canola oil in the US and Canada is now genetically modified from planting their Round-up Ready seeds. This allows farmers to spray the canola plants with glyphosate and the plant survives.
So I do not use canola oil to remove a highly-processed food from my diet, and also limit the risk of adding glyphosate to my diet.
Hope that helps you out.