Guest guest Posted April 3, 2003 Report Share Posted April 3, 2003 I do know that Rapeseed oil found in peanut butter is a bad oil. Not to be confused with grapeseed oil which is good for you. learning_veggies <tmorgan2406 wrote: Here's something I've learned over the past few years. Low fat & fat free foods are not always the best! Most low fat foods are higher in sugars and "bad fats" (especially the fat free versions - that and they usually don't taste very good). I can't remember the exact name of the "bad" type of fat but here in the US the FDA does not require that it be listed on your food label! If you pick up a food and you add up the fat grams listed under the "total fat grams" and they don't add up the amount that is different is your bad fat! Other things, in peanut butter, the high fat version is better for you because it's a natural nut oil, the "low fat" version is lower in over all fat but they've taken out the good oil and added different oils that are less in fat but the bad kind of fat(s). Also, if you look at a lot of your low fat salad dressings the sugar grams are very high which is just as bad. So, I've learned I can have some of my full fat faIf any one has the exact name of the "bad fat" feel free to help me out. So, enjoy the full fat items - you just have to learn to use half the amount you normally would. ;-)Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2003 Report Share Posted April 3, 2003 Rapeseed oil is the old name for canola oil. Canola oil is a monosaturated fat, which is good. However, most fats added to peanut butter are hydrogenated to keep them from rising to the top. The hydrogenated fats are bad, no matter where they come from. So the best peanut butter is the natural kind, with the oil floating on the top. If you want to make it lower fat, you can pour off some of the peanut oil before mixing the rest in. Salette -- Denise Bixler <denisebixler Thu, 3 Apr 2003 09:13:50 -0800 (PST) >-- > >I do know that Rapeseed oil found in peanut butter is a bad oil. Not to be confused with grapeseed oil which is good for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2003 Report Share Posted April 3, 2003 Natural peanut butter is the best :-) If you know anyone with peanut allergies there is a no nuts spread........It's made with special peas....Produced in a Nut Free Facility. www.peabutter.ca Salette Latas <salette wrote: Rapeseed oil is the old name for canola oil. Canola oil is a monosaturated fat, which is good.If you truly love Nature, you will find beauty everywhere. - Vincent Van GoghPost your free ad now! Canada Personals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2003 Report Share Posted April 3, 2003 >Most low fat foods are higher in >sugars and " bad fats " (especially the fat free versions - that and >they usually don't taste very good). Fat-free food should not have any fat, good or bad. >I can't remember the exact name >of the " bad " type of fat but here in the US the FDA does not require >that it be listed on your food label! The " bad " fats are saturated fats and trans fats. Food labels in the US usually list the amount of saturated fat, but not the trans fats, however, that may change. See: http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/qatrans.html http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/trans%20fat%20AP.html " While meat and dairy products naturally contain small amounts of trans fat, the vast majority of trans in the American diet is created artificially by bubbling hydrogen gas through vegetable oil, a process called partial hydrogenation. That transforms some of the oil’s unsaturated fat into trans fat, which helps stabilize the oil (making it useful for deep-frying and for packaged foods) and solidify it (making it suitable for margarine and many baked goods). But in terms of health, trans fat acts like saturated fat, the kind that clogs the arteries. " --Consumer Reports, http://www.consumerreports.org/main/detailv2.jsp?CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=300681 & FOLD\ ER%3C%3Efolder_id=162689 >If you pick up a food and you >add up the fat grams listed under the " total fat grams " and they >don't add up the amount that is different is your bad fat! Hmm, I'm not sure what you mean by this, but if you subtract the saturated fat from the total fat, the difference can include the " bad " trans fat, as well as the " good " unsaturated fat. Again, the food labeling may change soon, so we'll be able to see which fats are which. >in peanut butter, the high fat version is better for you >because it's a natural nut oil The high fat version is not better if the oil has been hydrogenated, as is the case with most commercial brands. There is a nice little fat tutorial at: http://www.howstuffworks.com/fat.htm Salette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2003 Report Share Posted April 8, 2003 , " Salette Latas " <salette@l...> wrote: > > >Most low fat foods are higher in > >sugars and " bad fats " (especially the fat free versions - that and >they usually don't taste very good). > > Fat-free food should not have any fat, good or bad. Yes, that is correct - that's why I said " Most low fat foods " ...... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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