Heather - Canola oil...
#34485 - 12/30/03 04:51 PM
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Shellsbells
Reged: 12/16/03
Posts: 218
Loc: NW England, UK
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Heather, I see you use canola oil quite a lot in your recipes. This doesn't seem to be a commonly used oil in the UK; I was wondering if there is another type of oil I could use as an alternative - what about a 'light' olive oil (ie without the strong flavour of extra-virgin), or would this not give the same results?? Thanks Shellsbells
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Yep, no problem. You can use safflower oil, sunflower oil, soybean oil, or the light olive oil.
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Heather, I have also noticed that Canola oil has a lot of fat in it. Shouldn't we be a bit weary of this?
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Hi - All oils are fats, and fats are oils. Same thing. For IBS, you need a low fat diet, but this does NOT mean fat free. It does mean that the fats you eat - about 20-25% of your total calorie intake every day - need to be heart healthy. Canola oil is a good choice, as is olive oil, finely ground nuts, fatty fish, and flax oil.
You can tolerate healthy fats if you eat them in smaller quantities with a high soluble fiber base. In other words, baking banana bread or making a fried rice with a bit of canola oil is just fine - deep frying something in it is not.
- H
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Oh, thanks. That's a great help. I'm now armed and ready for cooking action...!!! Shellsbells
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