Olive oil is so good for you! It has the healthy fats you need in your diet and I know many of you cook with it a lot. I'm going to disappoint you though, it's not always great to use. Olive oil actually changes into trans fat when you use it for high heat cooking. So for high heat cooking coconut oil would be the perfect choice! I love the flavor it adds to the dish too. You'll notice throughout my blogs that I absolutely love Trader Joe's so that where I buy my coconut oil. You can find it at other health stores like whole foods too though.Some other benefits of coconut oil:
- Anti-inflammatory
- Anti-viral
- Anti-fungal
- Improves nutrient absorption
- Shown to help metabolism and digestion
And you know what? You can also use it as a moisturizer, lip balm, deep treatment conditioner and many other things. So really there's no good reason to not have it in your home!
We use it on our baby's bum as a diaper cream, & to make delicious movie theater style popcorn! Sad to know olive oil isn't the best though. =( Thanks for the info!
ReplyDeletelove coconut oil. used to use it a lot when my son had a soy allergy in his toddler years. i got away from it just out of laziness but this reminds me to put it back it back on the grocery list!
ReplyDeleteOlive oil is still super good for you! Lots of healthy fats. It's just not the best when you cook with it on high heat.
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