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Ban on trans fats would be boon for canola growers
Associated Press ^ | Jan 25, 2014 12:45 PM EST | Justin Juozapavicius

Posted on 01/25/2014 11:51:50 PM PST by Olog-hai

From Oregon to Oklahoma, farmers have started planting canola in earnest, rotating the yellow-flowered crop that could blossom into a replacement for artery-clogging trans fats found in myriad junk foods, such as cookies, cakes and pies.

The amount of canola being grown in the U.S. has increased dramatically in the last two decades or so, with 1.7 million acres planted in 2012. Some of it is growing in areas such as Oklahoma, which for generations has been dominated by wheat and cattle operations. …

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Food; Society
KEYWORDS: canola; fda; nannystate; transfats
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1 posted on 01/25/2014 11:51:50 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Canola oil is an artery clogger. I gave it up a year ago and my circulation began to improve within two months. Stick with coconut oil, olive oil and good old butter.


2 posted on 01/26/2014 12:00:40 AM PST by old and tired
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To: Olog-hai
Canola oil has a distinct taste...just try popcorn popped in rape seed oil and say you like it.
3 posted on 01/26/2014 12:13:59 AM PST by crazyhorse691 (Obama is just the symptom of what is destroying the U.S.)
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To: old and tired

They now make light butter, about half the calories from fat.

A lot of our health issues are due to cholesterol diets. A simple switch to a type 2 diabetic diet will drop both Tris and LDL. US PAN SPRAYS more, I fry with it and a little light butter or olive oil. Most foods I bake, broil, crock pot, or grill.

When you stick me on a cholesterol diet, you eliminate the iodine the Master gland of your body the Thyroid needs to function right. Causes more muscle and joint pain. I notice it big time when the ENDO lowers my dose or the time I was off it for 2 weeks for a ENT test.


4 posted on 01/26/2014 12:26:53 AM PST by GailA (IF you fail to keep your promises to the Military, you won't keep them to Citizens!)
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To: Olog-hai

Canola causes inflammation and heart disease. Seed oil is always rancid and canola,is GMO. Bad news. Don’t consume it.


5 posted on 01/26/2014 1:26:36 AM PST by Yaelle
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Canola causes inflammation and heart disease. Seed oil is always rancid and canola,is GMO. Bad news. Don’t consume it. Yaelle

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6 posted on 01/26/2014 2:13:52 AM PST by jimsin
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To: Olog-hai

I’m curious to know what you guys think of lard, if it is homemade natural lard.

This site “Homesick Texan” seems to really be on top of flavors.

http://www.homesicktexan.com/2008/05/how-to-render-lard.html


7 posted on 01/26/2014 2:16:00 AM PST by ansel12 (Ben Bradlee -- JFK told me that "he was all for people's solving their problems by abortion".)
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We’re big fans of lard, butter, coconut oil, and olive oil. We try to eat a clean diet without processed foods. I make our bread, tortillas, stocks and broths, etc. We feel great since making the switch.


8 posted on 01/26/2014 3:13:21 AM PST by goodwithagun (My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car.)
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To: goodwithagun

Do you think that source is accurate about the the homemade Lard?


9 posted on 01/26/2014 3:17:28 AM PST by ansel12 (Ben Bradlee -- JFK told me that "he was all for people's solving their problems by abortion".)
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To: ansel12

Looks about right.


10 posted on 01/26/2014 3:34:13 AM PST by goodwithagun (My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car.)
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To: old and tired

I do not allow my dogs to eat food with canola.


11 posted on 01/26/2014 3:43:34 AM PST by Salamander (Sleeping don't come very easy in a strait white vest.)
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To: old and tired

Absolutely correct. If you must use oil, make it either olive or coconut.


12 posted on 01/26/2014 3:47:10 AM PST by mazda77
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To: goodwithagun

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13 posted on 01/26/2014 3:48:15 AM PST by ansel12 (Ben Bradlee -- JFK told me that "he was all for people's solving their problems by abortion".)
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To: old and tired
NOTHIN' like butter, and since I switched to olive oil about six months ago, I cam't even use the left over veggie oil to pop corn !

Used veggie for centuries, switched to canola after reading a couple of good things then switched to olive

I'll never switch again

14 posted on 01/26/2014 3:49:32 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true .. I have no proof .. but they're true.)
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To: Olog-hai

“Canola” is an invented word, for marketing purposes only. It’s rapeseed oil. And the stuff will kill you.

Lard, tallow, and butter is the way to go. You really don’t need anything else.


15 posted on 01/26/2014 3:53:24 AM PST by EternalVigilance (With God all things are possible.)
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To: EternalVigilance
Lard, tallow, and butter is the way to go. You really don’t need anything else.

I don't want to live in a world in which goose fat is merely optional.
16 posted on 01/26/2014 4:05:31 AM PST by jjsheridan5
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To: crazyhorse691
Canola oil has a distinct taste

Like soap.

I use corn oil for baking and olive oil for other cooking.

17 posted on 01/26/2014 4:14:20 AM PST by Tax-chick (I'm not interested in the sporting event.)
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To: EternalVigilance

http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/ConsumerAlert/Canola.aspx

Check the ingredients of your pet food, as well.

It’s everywhere.

I switched from Taste Of The Wild recently because it’s in the dog food.

It’s very hard to find dog food without it.


18 posted on 01/26/2014 4:15:53 AM PST by Salamander (Sleeping don't come very easy in a strait white vest.)
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To: Olog-hai

I started eating healthy this past summer; and by healthy, I mean no GMOs, stuff with minimum pesticide and wherever possible I use sugar instead of corn syrup.
It has really made a difference. I will admit that non-GMO ketchup was very difficult to find, but I eventually found some. There are two positives here. One, the food actually has flavor, and two, it doesn’t give intestinal problems. The only negative is that it costs about 1/3 more.


19 posted on 01/26/2014 4:16:49 AM PST by BuffaloJack (Democrats believe in a two-party system—the masters and the slaves.)
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To: jjsheridan5

I’m sure goose fat is very healthy.

:-)


20 posted on 01/26/2014 4:21:54 AM PST by EternalVigilance (With God all things are possible.)
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