GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT (Canola) - I did a test

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the link to some additional research, Amanda. But now I don't know

what to believe! For all I know, Mikkelson could be associated with the

Canadian government, our FDA, or the Canola oil industry. They can lie about

the details on how Canola really came to be and get away with it.

So I did a hand towl test - I put a teaspoon of Canola oil on one end and

rubbed in a teaspoon of coconut oil on the other. I put it through the wash on

hot with salt, and with vinegar for the rinse. The coconut oil came out

perfectly, but there was a slight stain from the Canola - and the texture of the

stain was a bit rough. Most people are familiar with food oil stains on their

clothes, right?

So I would still do not trust Canola, and like Dave mentioned, it would be

nice to see the natural salad dressing manufacturers stop using it. They should

go back to the good old days when coconut oil or even olive oil were used

instead!

-Tiffany Lohr

 

Amanda Feagin <amanda_feagin wrote:

I think that there are a lot of people writing a lot of things on the

Internet. Before we become sheep, I think we should look at all sides of an

issue.

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/canola.asp

Better yet, let's not consume oil.

Amanda

 

 

Tiffany

rawfood

Thursday, August 17, 2006 1:00:04 PM

[Raw Food] GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT Canola links (WAS: unrefined sea salt v.

refined sodium chloride...)

 

Maybe we could initiate a 'grassroots' movement by sending the link to that

article on canola oil to everyone in our address book? And write email and snail

mail letters to most of the 'natural foods' companies, including a copy of the

article, and stating that we belong to health interest groups in which our

members have collectively notified so many thousands of friends, family and

coworkers? And if it would help them understand and transition faster, we are

also willing to hand out fliers outside of natural markets?

-Tiffany Lohr

 

Sharrhan wrote:

Sad to say, but all the salad dressing companies, including the 'natural' ones,

use canola oil, because it's so cheap. I doubt any of these companies will

change their recipes unless the public starts getting informed on a massive

scale about the harmfulness of canola oil.