Oils as foods (WAS: GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT (Canola) - I did a test)

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rawfood [ <rawfood >

rawfood ]

On Behalf Of Tiffany

Friday, August 18, 2006 11:10 AM

Re: [Raw Food] GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT (Canola links) - I did a test

 

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

_______________

 

Greetings Tiffany and all,

 

There is a larger point, perhaps overlooked in this conversation. Our bodies are

designed to

ingest and assimilate whole foods, specifically plant-based whole foods that

contain fiber. No

oil is EVER a constructive food to the human body, regardless of the seed from

which it is

extracted. It is correct to say that olive oil is superior in nutrient content

to rapeseed oil;

of this there is no question, though I have not seen anyone pursue that

perspective in this

particular discussion. But the point is moot ... neither of these substances

constitutes a

whole, viable (life-supporting) food for us -- nor for ANY mammalian species on

Earth. Nature

provides no refined oils as foods.

 

Best to all,

Elchanan

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Elchanan & all,

You replied: " There is a larger point, perhaps overlooked in this

conversation. Our bodies are designed to ingest and assimilate whole foods...No

oil is EVER a constructive food to the human body...though I have not seen

anyone pursue that perspective in this particular discussion. "

 

I realized that I should have made this point AFTER I hit the send button,

sorry! However, I feel that us talking about Canola being in so-called

'healthfood' products like Annie's is in relation to those who are

transitioning. I switched from organic extra virgin olive to raw organic extra

virgin coconut and flax oils while in transition. If those who we love are not

on the raw food path, I would prefer they at least have in-your-face access to

healthier alternatives to bad oils in food products.

-Tiffany Lohr

 

Elchanan <VLinfo wrote:

rawfood [ rawfood ]

On Behalf Of Tiffany

Friday, August 18, 2006 11:10 AM

Re: [Raw Food] GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT (Canola links) - I did a test

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 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

_______________

 

Greetings Tiffany and all,

There is a larger point, perhaps overlooked in this conversation. Our bodies are

designed to ingest and assimilate whole foods, specifically plant-based whole

foods that contain fiber. No oil is EVER a constructive food to the human body,

regardless of the seed from which it is extracted. It is correct to say that

olive oil is superior in nutrient content to rapeseed oil; of this there is no

question, though I have not seen anyone pursue that perspective in this

particular discussion. But the point is moot ... neither of these substances

constitutes a whole, viable (life-supporting) food for us -- nor for ANY

mammalian species on Earth. Nature provides no refined oils as foods.

Best to all,

Elchanan