Comments on: Substitutions for Sugar, Fat, Fake-Food and Other Dietary No-No’s http://www.juliehammerstein.com/2010/02/substitutions-for-sugar-fat-fake-food-and-other-dietary-no-nos/ Nutrition, Weight Loss, Fitness, Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy Recipes Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:07:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Julie Hammerstein http://www.juliehammerstein.com/2010/02/substitutions-for-sugar-fat-fake-food-and-other-dietary-no-nos/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Julie Hammerstein Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:37:16 +0000 http://www.juliehammerstein.com/?p=495#comment-28 Yes, yes, yes! Coconut oil. You know John, I do tell my clients to use this, but have yet to make it a regular part of my cooking. I have it at home, and use it occasionally, but know the health benefits and need to make it more of a habit. I just had a client who asked if she could find MCT in a pill. I told her to get coconut oil and she was so excited at the prospect of cooking with something new. Thank you for the reminder...and yes the anti-inflammatory benefits! This particular client has Crohn's. I'll mention this next week on my web tv show when I'm talking about cleansing. Yes, yes, yes! Coconut oil. You know John, I do tell my clients to use this, but have yet to make it a regular part of my cooking. I have it at home, and use it occasionally, but know the health benefits and need to make it more of a habit. I just had a client who asked if she could find MCT in a pill. I told her to get coconut oil and she was so excited at the prospect of cooking with something new. Thank you for the reminder…and yes the anti-inflammatory benefits! This particular client has Crohn’s. I’ll mention this next week on my web tv show when I’m talking about cleansing.

]]> By: John http://www.juliehammerstein.com/2010/02/substitutions-for-sugar-fat-fake-food-and-other-dietary-no-nos/comment-page-1/#comment-14 John Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:08:08 +0000 http://www.juliehammerstein.com/?p=495#comment-14 Hi Julie - great article! It sure outlines most of the essentials for a healthy diet. And I agree 100% on your evaluation of margarine (ugh!). Butter, and olive oil are terrific. The other one high on my list of good fats is coconut oil. It's great to eat/cook with. Coconut oil along with Olive oil (1/3 - 2/3) plus spice of your choice makes a great salad dressing (cheaper & healthier than store-bought crap!). Coconut oil got a bad wrap years ago, by the corn/soy lobbyists. Coconut oil is a medium chain fat (excellent!), & is ultra stable for cooking purposes, as against the corn/soy unsaturated fats, which are unstable at high temperatures. Some time, you might explain to your subscribers, the topic of inflammation, its causes and effects ( a big topic, eh?)! Thanks! John Hi Julie – great article! It sure outlines most of the essentials for a healthy diet. And I agree 100% on your evaluation of margarine (ugh!). Butter, and olive oil are terrific. The other one high on my list of good fats is coconut oil. It’s great to eat/cook with. Coconut oil along with Olive oil (1/3 – 2/3) plus spice of your choice makes a great salad dressing (cheaper & healthier than store-bought crap!).

Coconut oil got a bad wrap years ago, by the corn/soy lobbyists. Coconut oil is a medium chain fat (excellent!), & is ultra stable for cooking purposes, as against the corn/soy unsaturated fats, which are unstable at high temperatures.

Some time, you might explain to your subscribers, the topic of inflammation, its causes and effects ( a big topic, eh?)!

Thanks!
John

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