Everyone told me coconut oil was good for me

Yikes! Not a bit of common sense here. Anybody that thinks that the fat in coconut oil is a good fat is buying into some kind of crazy sh**. The fat in coconut oil is 92%, I'll say that again 92%, saturated. Anyone here want to say that saturated fat is good for you raise your hand. No one? That's what I thought. As a comparison the fat in beef is only 50% saturated. The fat in butter is 63% saturated. You would be better off stirring butter into your coffee that coconut oil. If you want to eat coconut oil go ahead. Like anything else, moderation is the key. But saying the fat in coconut oil is a "good fat" is just insane. There is not one single piece of medical or scientific evidence or research that proves coconut oil is beneficial in any way. On the other hand we have butt loads of medical evidence that proves that too much saturated fat is horrible for your heart, arteries and intenstine. By simply applying a little common sense one could figure out that a fat that is 92% saturated could not possibly be a "good fat".

Your 'common sense' is very wrong.

Saturated fat is very good for you, and I'll raise my hand.

Trader joes makes a coconut oil spray that is 0 Caloires and pan fries stuff just like oil. its a cooking spray!! check it out

if it's really coconut oil, be aware that they can label it "zero calories", if the calorie count is under 5 calories per serving. it likely has no fewer calories than non-spray coconut oil. (again...IF its truly coconut oil).

also, another vote for unicorn oil here.

As for veg broth, even the low sodium has too much sodium.

Campbell's makes a no salt added broth (not just low sodium) with 40mg sodium per serving.

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Yikes! Not a bit of common sense here. Anybody that thinks that the fat in coconut oil is a good fat is buying into some kind of crazy sh**. The fat in coconut oil is 92%, I'll say that again 92%, saturated. Anyone here want to say that saturated fat is good for you raise your hand. No one? That's what I thought. As a comparison the fat in beef is only 50% saturated. The fat in butter is 63% saturated. You would be better off stirring butter into your coffee that coconut oil. If you want to eat coconut oil go ahead. Like anything else, moderation is the key. But saying the fat in coconut oil is a "good fat" is just insane. There is not one single piece of medical or scientific evidence or research that proves coconut oil is beneficial in any way. On the other hand we have butt loads of medical evidence that proves that too much saturated fat is horrible for your heart, arteries and intenstine. By simply applying a little common sense one could figure out that a fat that is 92% saturated could not possibly be a "good fat".


*raises hands*

*also raises hand*

Directly from my textbook (I'm currently studying to become a nutritionist):

Short Chain Fatty Acids, Medium Chain Fatty Acids, and Long Chain Fatty Acids are ways of classifying fatty acids according to their length. Our bodies need all three kinds of fatty acids to remain healthy. There is another equally important feature that must be determined for all fatty acids, regardless of how long they are: their degree of saturation. Just like a sponge can be saturated with water, fatty acids can also be saturated, not with water but with hydrogen. Just like a saturated sponge is holding all the water it can possibly hold, a saturated fatty acid is holding all of the hydrogen it can possibly hold. If it isn’t, it is called unsaturated. **To remain healthy, our bodies need fatty acids not only of all three lengths, but also of both types.**

When a fatty acid is fully saturated, it interacts the least with other molecules in the body, and it provides the most stable structure. Saturated fats are helpful structurally because they help stabilize cell membranes, and they are not very susceptible to damage because they are primarily inert and non-interactive. Unsaturated fatty acids are much more interactive and susceptible to damage, but they are critical in the body because they provide flexibility to cell membranes and allow the cells to stay in dynamic communication with their surroundings.

Point being, saturated fats ARE good for you, like everything else, in moderation.

Also I have to agree with everyone else about your doctor's advice, if you're even still reading these replies. To suggest a low-fat, high carb diet to someone with insulin resistance is exactly the opposite of helpful. I'm insulin resistant with PCOS too, and the best thing I ever did for it was give up the idea that fats are the enemy. A high-carb low fat diet is only going to make you MORE insulin resistant.

" I might as well be using butter or crisco vegetable oil. "

No. Coconut oil is much richer nutritionally than those things. And like the others said---it's a matter of "good" fats & "bad" fats. Also, 90 calories is a drop in a bucket of your overall calorie intake for the day. As long as you aren't globbing coconut oil on everything, it shouldn't be a calorie suck.

There are 0 calorie cooking sprays & whatever, if you REALLY are that scared of coconut oil, but those sprays are full of chemicals & don't have any nutritional value.

I don't need nutritional value, just something to fry my mushrooms in that is low fat and low calorie.

Yes I wont use the sprays, who knows what is in those.

You don't care about nutritional value, but won't use sprays? Get over the crap you've been told about fat. Coconut oil, and all healthy fats, are not the devil. I put coconut oil in my coffee, cook with it, get 60% of my calories from fat, and am losing about 3 pounds per week. Insulin. Insulin is what drives fat gain and loss.

Im insulin resistant so my doctor has me on a very low fat diet. I can get no more than 10% of my calories from fat.

I would seriously get a second opinion about that diet.
http://www.amyjol.com/2013/06/low-carbohydrate-diet-improved-hba1c-weight-loss-in-diabetes.html

I have a Pampered Chef one. Just measured (sprayed into a bowl and let it drip into a measuring spoon). It took 12 short sprays to get 1/16 of a teaspoon. Granted some stuck inside the bowl a bit, but my measurements seem fairly accurate. I add about 3 sprays to my pan to scramble my egg in the morning. You can also find them at Target, etc.

This is a reply to the "where to get a sprayer and how much per spray" question. Thought I hit the correct "reply" button, but alas, I goofed.

It just doesn't fit my macros. If your not going to answer the question, move along please.

First off...... *RuDE*

Second Off.... If it doesn't work for you then as you suggested why don't you just try butter or crisco.... Or *WOW* they make this stuff called Pam.... It's really low in calories. Try that.

Buy an oil spray pump and put organic extra virgin olive oil in it. Spray it in a warm pan. It'll be less calories but still 100% good for you.

Or just buy an awesome titanium (not teflon - because teflon is bad) non-stick pan and forget the oil.

who knew they made such things??? any idea how much OO per spray??? or where to find out??

I bought my pump sprayer at costco - a 2 pack for $20. You just put the oil in and pump it up then spray. It works pretty good too. I use it to spray on oil for roasting veggies too.

As for the calories.... There is no way to know for sure but I use 25 calories for a light mist and 50 if it blobs a bit - I am usually using a medium frying pan and cooking for two so I'd double it for a recipe. The above numbers is what I use per serving.

So you want to be able to fry your mushrooms with something low fat and low calorie without too many chemicals? May I suggest unicorn oil? You can find it in the magical fantasy aisle of any grocery store. Either make it fit in your macros by dropping something else or give up the notion that your mushrooms *have* to be fried.

Why don't you go stick your unicorn horn up your *kitten* and try being helpful instead of an a-hole.

Move along

This has probably already been said but I am not going through seven pages. If you like coconut oil then use it. It's not the miracle supplement that people would like you to believe. It lacks EFAs such as the omega 3, 6 and 9.