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Oils for weight loss
MarinaJade78
Posts: 1 Member
I am lost when it comes to oil type. Vegetable, olive, canola, which is best for a weight loss goal. I mainly use oil to cook the odd thing I a frying pan, sometime bake.
I know some oils are best suited for different temperatures of cooking, but strictly speaking health benefits wise, which is best?
Help!
I know some oils are best suited for different temperatures of cooking, but strictly speaking health benefits wise, which is best?
Help!
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Calorie deficits are needed for weight loss. Use what ever type of oil you prefer. I personally like Olive, Sunflower and coconut.10
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Health and weight loss are not the same thing. A fat may be "healthier" than another, but consuming it still adds calories that may put you over your calorie goal.
Personally, I prefer eating my fat instead of adding oil to food - I eat eggs, cheese, avo, nuts, seeds, avocado, oily fish etc.
Unsaturated is generally promoted over saturated, and trans fats are the ones to avoid. Whatever you use, track the calories.10 -
whichever you find most satisfying per the amount. Sesame oil is cool bc it has such a strong flavor. I don’t cook w much oil bc I like to have avocados, coconut cream, salad dressing, and nuts.1
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All oils have the same calories per gram and have twice the calories per gram as carbs. Measure carefully.
I have canola, olive, and sesame oils in my pantry. My choice depends on the recipe.3 -
I use my silicon brush to oil my pan to reduce how much I am using. I used to have an atomizer but the oil would go rancid before I used it all.4
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Skip the oil ! Our bodies don't need it. For most foods, cooking with water or baking works just as well. Ie. Chicken breast - season and put balsamic vinegar on them - pop in the oven55
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Holly_Wood_888 wrote: »Skip the oil ! Our bodies don't need it. For most foods, cooking with water or baking works just as well. Ie. Chicken breast - season and put balsamic vinegar on them - pop in the oven
Dietary fat is an essential macronutrient... I'm confused as to why you think we don't need it?40 -
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Holly_Wood_888 wrote: »Skip the oil ! Our bodies don't need it. For most foods, cooking with water or baking works just as well. Ie. Chicken breast - season and put balsamic vinegar on them - pop in the oven
Where does this stuff come from?18 -
Holly_Wood_888 wrote: »Skip the oil ! Our bodies don't need it. For most foods, cooking with water or baking works just as well. Ie. Chicken breast - season and put balsamic vinegar on them - pop in the oven
Where does this stuff come from?
Decades of "fat is bad" movement we now know was not effective for weight loss. Old habits die hard.9 -
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Holly_Wood_888 wrote: »Skip the oil ! Our bodies don't need it. For most foods, cooking with water or baking works just as well. Ie. Chicken breast - season and put balsamic vinegar on them - pop in the oven
Where does this stuff come from?
who the hell knows ....
anyways, use what you prefer. just measure it accurately.1 -
Holly_Wood_888 wrote: »Skip the oil ! Our bodies don't need it. For most foods, cooking with water or baking works just as well. Ie. Chicken breast - season and put balsamic vinegar on them - pop in the oven
Where does this stuff come from?
Why can we not obtain the oils we need from dark leafy vegetables, eggs, nuts , whole grain foods ?15 -
I'm often told coconut oil but I have not confirmed it.1
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Holly_Wood_888 wrote: »Holly_Wood_888 wrote: »Skip the oil ! Our bodies don't need it. For most foods, cooking with water or baking works just as well. Ie. Chicken breast - season and put balsamic vinegar on them - pop in the oven
Where does this stuff come from?
Why can we not obtain the oils we need from dark leafy vegetables, eggs, nuts , whole grain foods ?
What oils are in dark green leafy vegetables and whole grain foods?19 -
Holly_Wood_888 wrote: »suzannesimmons3 wrote: »Holly_Wood_888 wrote: »Skip the oil ! Our bodies don't need it. For most foods, cooking with water or baking works just as well. Ie. Chicken breast - season and put balsamic vinegar on them - pop in the oven
our bodies DO require some fats for vitamin absorption and for silly little things like keeping hair on our heads and nice skin.
Of course they do, but we can obtain them in the foods we eat
That was how I understood what you said. The original post was in reference to added cooking oils. Not sure why everyone thought you were saying we don’t need any fats at all lol!8 -
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Holly_Wood_888 wrote: »Holly_Wood_888 wrote: »Skip the oil ! Our bodies don't need it. For most foods, cooking with water or baking works just as well. Ie. Chicken breast - season and put balsamic vinegar on them - pop in the oven
Where does this stuff come from?
Why can we not obtain the oils we need from dark leafy vegetables, eggs, nuts , whole grain foods ?
What oils are in dark green leafy vegetables and whole grain foods?
I like getting my oils from bacon.20 -
This! Oil is the most calorie dense food on the planet. It's hard to keep a calorie deficit, when a tiny little bit of oil can add hundreds of calories to a dish. It has no fiber, and very little nutrition. It's hollow calories. Personally, i found that once i cut oil, my weight loss was a lot faster. I ended a plateau by cutting oil.Holly_Wood_888 wrote: »Skip the oil ! Our bodies don't need it.
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Holly_Wood_888 wrote: »Skip the oil ! Our bodies don't need it. For most foods, cooking with water or baking works just as well. Ie. Chicken breast - season and put balsamic vinegar on them - pop in the oven
Where does this stuff come from?
Decades of "fat is bad" movement we now know was not effective for weight loss. Old habits die hard.
Even in the good old Weight Watchers exchange days, there were 3 fat exchanges for oil/butter for nutrition reasons.2 -
I personally like to use Frylight (UK/Ireland) which is similar to Pam spray (if you're US based) it's not aerosol based so it's 1 cal per spray which is handy when you are trying to reduce unnecessary calorie intake, I use it just to stop the food from sticking or in place of poured oil for things like Roast Potatoes.2
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This! Oil is the most calorie dense food on the planet. It's hard to keep a calorie deficit, when a tiny little bit of oil can add hundreds of calories to a dish. It has no fiber, and very little nutrition. It's hollow calories. Personally, i found that once i cut oil, my weight loss was a lot faster. I ended a plateau by cutting oil.Holly_Wood_888 wrote: »Skip the oil ! Our bodies don't need it.
Oil has only 40 calories a teaspoon12 -
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Sunnybrooke99 wrote: »Holly_Wood_888 wrote: »suzannesimmons3 wrote: »Holly_Wood_888 wrote: »Skip the oil ! Our bodies don't need it. For most foods, cooking with water or baking works just as well. Ie. Chicken breast - season and put balsamic vinegar on them - pop in the oven
our bodies DO require some fats for vitamin absorption and for silly little things like keeping hair on our heads and nice skin.
Of course they do, but we can obtain them in the foods we eat
That was how I understood that you said. The original post was in reference to added cooking oils. Not sure why everyone thought you were saying we don’t need any fats at all lol!
Because words have meanings. that was certainly not what was said.8 -
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Well, technically whole grain foods have a little oil. Like wheat germ oil from wheat. Little momma plants know that their baby seeds (grains) grow a lot faster if there's some oil in their nutrient package. We should take a lesson from momma plants.
I can't think of any leafy vegetables that come with oil. Avocados and soybeans have oils but then they are just a grown-up sort of seed.4 -
I use this dude. Organic Olive oil cooking spray.
It's super low cal and prevents things from sticking to the pan. That way I can still pan fry food but not have to spend all my calories on the oil. I like to eat my fats rather than cooking my fats away, ya dig?
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Can anyone recommend a good cheap non stick frying pan? I want to reduce my oil using but my food just ends up burning!0
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TMI Alter! Personally, If I don't have a little bit of fat in my diet, I have trouble pooping. That being said, I like olive for salads, avocado for sauteing, and ghee for making veggies taste great. And then I also eat eggs, avocados, nuts, and 1 slice a bacon per week (it's a delicious and guilty pleasure that I'm not about to give up).4
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