coconut oil?

twilasue54

Is everyone on here using this for cooking and anything tthat calls for oil, or is anyone using other types of oil, such as canola, vegtable?

SadKitty27

I use coconut oil as a filler every now and again when I can't seem to get enough fat. I haven't gotten around to using it to fry up foods yet though.

However, I've got some sunflower oil that I've been dying to fry up some chicken breast in.

Anyhow, I do know that most people who're lC/Keto use coconut oil, sunflower oil, and sesame seed oil as opposed to the other ones though.

kjm3579

I use coconut oil for cooking and in bulletproof coffee. I will occasionally use olive oil in things like salad dressing but other than that, it's coconut oil....

kiramaniac

I still mostly use it for my bulletproof coffee.

For cooking, I like bacon grease, butter, and ghee (clarified butter). I keep a big crock of bacon grease next to my stove, and add new to it when I cook bacon.

Here's a good reference:
http://www.reddit.com/r/keto/wiki/faq#wiki_what_are_the_different_kinds_of_fats.3F

Fats high in omega-6 should be avoided, and I think a lot of vegetable oils are in this category. Canola has decent amount of omega-3, so I think is in the OK group.

LauraDotts

I generally use coconut oil for bullet proof coffee and homemade chocolate. I have cooked with it but it's too pricey for me to use it that way often.

I use olive oil for salads, homemade mayo (light), sauteing and if called for in a recipe.

For frying I use butter or lard.

Canola is not a good oil.
http://www.nutrichem.com/index.php?option=com_easyblog&view=entry&id=71&Itemid=200091
http://www.thegreentimes.co.za/stories/natural-health/item/120-canola-oil-controversy
http://www.livestrong.com/article/153341-canola-oil-side-effects/

Lupercalia

I never ever use vegetable, soy, or seed oils for anything.

I cook with coconut oil, butter, lard, animal fats, olive oils, avocado oil, and sometimes walnut oil for salad dressings here and there.

binknbaby

For cooking, I use coconut oil, butter, or bacon drippings.

For raw purposes (salad dressing, hummus) I use olive oil.

When you use olive, vegetable, canola, etc. for cooking--particularly high-heat--the fatty acids denature and turn into trans-fats.

And you may already know this, but in case you don't, shortening was an industrial greaser, then then they had a surplus and decided to sell it to common consumers to get rid of the excess. Common consumers bought so much of it that they created a new industry. Margarine is basically plastic made to taste like butter. It's full of hydrogenated oils and other nasty chemicals.

bethierose

I love my coconut oil! I cook with it and put it in my BPC.. My new favorite oil is avocado oil and use it primarily on salads.. it's delish!!

twilasue54

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I generally use coconut oil for bullet proof coffee and homemade chocolate. I have cooked with it but it's too pricey for me to use it that way often.

I use olive oil for salads, homemade mayo (light), sauteing and if called for in a recipe.

For frying I use butter or lard.

Canola is not a good oil.
http://www.nutrichem.com/index.php?option=com_easyblog&view=entry&id=71&Itemid=200091
http://www.thegreentimes.co.za/stories/natural-health/item/120-canola-oil-controversy
http://www.livestrong.com/article/153341-canola-oil-side-effects/
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i had no idea!! guess i will stop using that. I did look for coconut oil in kroger over the weekend. is it like lard and not actually a liquid substance? cause it was in a jar and it looked similar to lard.

twilasue54

so is everyone cooking with either bacon grease or olive oil? does olive oil have a problem at high heat? also, does it have to be virgin, or is lighter tasting olive oil ok?