Some Oils that I am using now

Gone are the days of "vegetable oil" or "salad oil" and Crisco.

These days I have been using grapeseed oil, avocado oil, olive oil and I just recently purchased Coconut Oil to use instead of Crisco.

The grapeseed oil I like for salad dressings. It gives a nice nutty flavor. We enjoy this with raspberry basalmic vinegar (although apple cider vinegar would be healthier). I also use GSO for cooking for the nutty flavor and also because it has a high smoke point. It is low in saturated fat. One tablespoon has 10 grams of polyunsaturated fat, 3 grams of monounsaturated fat, only 1 gram of saturated fat and 0 grams of trans fat.

Avocado oil has a 'very high burn/smoke point of 520 degrees'. According to the label of Tree of Life brand, it can also be used for body care. Haven't tried that yet, but I know that GSO is also supposed to be good for your skin. In one tablespoon, Avocado oil has 10 grams of monounsaturated fat, 2 grams of polyunsaturated fat, 2 grams of saturated fat and 0 grams of trans fat.

Coconut Oil and other palm oils were once considered the demon of all fats, being mostly saturated, but now it is my understanding that saturated fats from vegetable sources are not the big problem! It is mainly the trans fats that come from the hydrogenation process that is done to make shortening and animal source saturated fats. Coconut oil has 12 grams of saturated fat, 1 gram of polyunsaturated fat, 1 gram of monounsaturated fat and zero grams of TRANS fat per one tablespoon serving! The label on my jar of Spectrum organic Coconut Oil also promotes its use for healthy skin and hair.