***Tips On Getting In Your Oils.
Source of Recipe
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Recipe Introduction
Having troulbe getting in all your healthy oils? Here's some idea's,. You only need to eat 2 tsp of oil per day. (1 teaspoon is a serving), So you can get it in throughout the day. Healthy oils are: olive oil, canola, sunflower, safflower or flaxseed. FYI: Fish oils, Oil capsules, avocados, peanut butter, nuts, salad dressings, etc, do NOT count towards WW healthy oils requirements. Only the pourable kind.Note: WW encourages you to eat food-based forms of healthy oils such as avocados, nuts and fish. But you are ALSO required to have 2 tsp of the healthy oil that's listed daily.
List of Ingredients
Recipe
1) Cook with it, Alot of recipes start off with oil in the skillet
2) Mix up a marinade for meats and/or veggies
3) Mix it with meat sauces, or most sauces
4) Sautee with it.
5) Drizzle over pasta
6) Drizzle over popcorn
7) Drizzle over veggies
8) Drizzle over pizza
9) Drizzle over corn on the cob
10) Drizzle some over fat free cheese(it helps melt better)
11) Mix up some salad dressing (like olive oil and balsamic vinegar)
12) Rub it on poultry or fish before baking it
13) Rub it on meats for the spices and/or rubs have something to stick to
14) Rub some on a baked potato
15) Grill sandwiches
16) Stry Fry veggies
17) Coat some homemade baked fries
18) Makes garlic toast, (oil and garlic on bread toast)
19) Add some to soups
20) Add some to smoothies
21) Mix 2 tsps olive oil to fat-free salad dressing
22) Add to anything that is fat-free. instead of the fat, you're replacing it with healthy oils
23) Roast veggies with oil
24) Mix conola oil to oatmeal, yogurt, smoothies, soups
25) put some in salsa
26) If you eat frozen dinners, drizzle some over it.
27) make some Herb or Spice Infused Oil, (for dipping or cooking)
28) Mix in some Butter Buds or Molly McButter, You'll have butter flavored oils.
29) mix some in the new PB2 peanut butter flour that alot are trying. (you're replacing the fat with healthy oils)
Healthy oils are: olive oil, canola, sunflower, safflower or flaxseed
Differences in oils
Canola oil
A light, golden-colored oil, Used in salads and cooking, mostly in the Mediterranean region and India; It has a mild flavor and aroma. It's mild flavor
Flaxseed oil
Adds a pleasant nutty flavor, Don't use flax oil for cooking. Oils high in essential fatty acids are not good for cooking. In fact, heat can turn these healthy fats into harmful ones. Add flax oil to foods after cooking and just before serving.
Olive oil
Olive oils range from light amber to green in color and bland to extremely strong in flavor.
Safflower oil
A clear, almost flavorless oil. Safflower oil is a favorite for salads because it doesn't solidify when chilled. Sunflower oil is pale yellow and has a bland flavor.
Sunflower, High Oleic
Sunflower oil is pale yellow and has a bland flavor.
Sunflower, Regular
A light, odorless and nearly flavorless oil, Pale yellow and versatile.
NOTE:: Fish oil is good for you and has alot of good benifts. (Omega-3's) But Fish oil capsules do not count as part of your daily oils,
The America Heart Org. Says the best way to get in Omaga-3s is from tofu, conola oils feaxseed oil and other oils.
The also say since fish oils are not FDA approved, some have high levels of mercury. That people should be reading the labels and learn about different types of fish oils supplements.
( http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4632 )
""The U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not strictly regulate herbs and supplements. There is no guarantee of strength, purity or safety of products, and effects may vary. You should always read product labels. If you have a medical condition, or are taking other drugs, herbs, or supplements, you should speak with a qualified healthcare provider before starting a new therapy. Consult a healthcare provider immediately if you experience side effects.""
Oil capsules contain other nutrients not found in liquid form.
If you are still going to take them. Depending on the brand, some brands you'll need to take 7 capsules to equal 2 teaspoons while some other brands you'll need to take as many as 14 capsules to equal 2 teaspoons.
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