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Post by bbbearsmom on Jan 20, 2017 0:16:51 GMT
Friday, 01/20
6. Healthy Oils: 2 teaspoons per day. Olive oil, canola, safflower, sunflower or flaxseed. If following Simply Filling, don't worry about the points value of 2 tsp.
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Post by jamescat1 on Jan 20, 2017 3:46:04 GMT
Olive oil is my main oil for cooking and seasoning food. I have flavored olive oils and need to get a few more. The local company I like makes it flavored with Meyer lemon, garlic and basil. I also use olio nuovo, the fresh olive oil and of course, regular olive oil. I use 1t on my salad and use it to season vegetables with herbs, salt and or pepper. I've never needed to drink it straight to get it in
because I tend to eat foods that go well with olive oil.
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Post by keshet51 on Jan 20, 2017 11:00:00 GMT
I have to say I don't pay much attention to this one. I know I get plenty of fat in my diet and there's a lot of research coming out right now which says that saturated fat isn't the horror show we've always thought it was, that sugar and refined carbs are. I know the nutrition scene is always changing... In the early fat free, high carb days, I know I wasn't getting enough fat and the good fats (like avocado) were too high in calories (I thought). Now I find a way to fit them in, just not in large quantities.
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Post by msu91 on Jan 20, 2017 11:05:28 GMT
We use olive mainly for cooking and with vegetables. The other healthy fat I have transitioned to is avacado. I use it in place of salad dressing or mayo. While it is calorie dense, a little goes a long way and its benefits as a healthy heart food make it a favorite at our home.
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Post by lani on Jan 20, 2017 14:58:17 GMT
Yes, I recently started using avocado oil. It has a higher smoke point than the olive.
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Post by jancanlose2016 on Jan 20, 2017 15:18:57 GMT
I've never obsessed about this one. I'll start paying real attention to it now.
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Post by mariel on Jan 20, 2017 17:20:35 GMT
Olive oil is my go to for cooking and salad dressings. I so wished I liked avocado but alas I do not!  Marie |
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Post by bbbearsmom on Jan 20, 2017 17:36:20 GMT
I get olive oil on my salad every night and some flaxseed oil in my oatmeal every morning.
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Post by doordie50 on Jan 20, 2017 17:55:25 GMT
I never gave any thought to getting in healthy oils until I joined WW. My blood work showed a dramatic improvement after incorporating evoo on a daily basis to my diet. My good cholesterol was originally too low and the bad, a tad high. Now they are both excellent. There's also the added benefit to my skin, hair and nails. This is one of the GHGs I swear by now. I get my oil in at breakfast.
Hope everyone has a good weekend!
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Post by ladymajky on Jan 20, 2017 23:49:30 GMT
For so many many years we were taught that it was best practice to cook oil free. Use teflon pans. Saute in broth. Use fat free salad dressings. Drink fat free dairy. Through 20+ years of WW, I internalized these instructions, to the point that I seldom ever added oil to anything. Then WW came along and said "NO: We have better information now. You NEED oil. In fact, we will give you a free pass on 2 tsp of oil if you do Simply Filling."
What a revolution in thinking! I struggle to add oil back to my cooking habits. Now I cook with olive oil or canola oil. I add canola oil to my fat free yogurt. I add canola oil to my WW smoothies. I saved a copy of Awsum's oil suggestions on my computer, and refresh myself on it frequently.
During the winter I have itchy skin problems, and I know that getting my oil helps that. I also understand that we need oil to process certain vitamins. And it helps the body to function better.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2017 1:10:15 GMT
I don't get it in every day but I aim for 2 tsp EVOO on my lunch salad.
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