Media Continues The Saturated Fat Myth
While I sat at the table this morning, I saw a headline in The Daily Mail (pictured) stating coconuts are not ‘good for you’. Knowing what I know about nutrition and health, my curiosity...
Category: Nutritional Information
Lies About Salt
Salts, like natural fats, have gotten a bad reputation. It’s blamed for things like high blood pressure. While it may slightly elevate blood pressure momentarily, it is not the cause of chronic high blood...
Cooking Oils
In the health community, we’re told we should use certain oils to cook with over others. Not many people explain why some oils are better than others. Instead of taking the ‘everybody knows’ approach...
Butter or Margarine
When I was in 7th grade, my home eco teacher asked us what the difference was between butter and margarine. Honestly, I didn’t know at the time. My family used margarine and called it...
USDA Revamp on Fats and Cholesterol
The government is starting to make a change in a better direction. Though, it still isn’t fully accurate. Natural fats (like that from animal sources, avocados, olives, coconuts) saturated fats (extra source) – not trans...
