Comments on: Food for Thought: What is a Monounsaturated Fat? (And why are they so yummy?!) http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/06/02/food-for-thought-what-is-a-monounsaturated-fat-and-why-are-they-so-yummy/ Balancing God's Gifts...One Baby Step at a Time Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:49:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rachelle http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/06/02/food-for-thought-what-is-a-monounsaturated-fat-and-why-are-they-so-yummy/comment-page-1/#comment-97772 Rachelle Wed, 25 May 2011 02:26:26 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=1168#comment-97772 BTW, making your own peanut butter is really easy! I just throw peanuts into a blender, add a little bit of olive oil partway through, and blend until smooth - simple, no additives, and the only stuff my husband will eat. :-D BTW, making your own peanut butter is really easy! I just throw peanuts into a blender, add a little bit of olive oil partway through, and blend until smooth – simple, no additives, and the only stuff my husband will eat. :-D

]]> By: Happy Vegetable » Blog Archive » Light Asian Toasted Sesame Dressing http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/06/02/food-for-thought-what-is-a-monounsaturated-fat-and-why-are-they-so-yummy/comment-page-1/#comment-33923 Happy Vegetable » Blog Archive » Light Asian Toasted Sesame Dressing Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:23:39 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=1168#comment-33923 [...] Kraft Asian Toasted Sesame Dressing, souped up to be so much more healthy because it uses healthy oil, real seeds and real [...] [...] Kraft Asian Toasted Sesame Dressing, souped up to be so much more healthy because it uses healthy oil, real seeds and real [...]

]]> By: Katie http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/06/02/food-for-thought-what-is-a-monounsaturated-fat-and-why-are-they-so-yummy/comment-page-1/#comment-15155 Katie Mon, 12 Apr 2010 05:08:47 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=1168#comment-15155 Amanda, I haven't done a lot of independent research on grapeseed oil, but from what I read at other blogs, it's very high in omega 6s, so it doesn't really fill the purpose of increasing our health. I would say hands down that EVOO is better than grapeseed oil, but I'm unsure whether grapeseed oil is something you should use sparingly or avoid like the plague. Good question! :) Katie Amanda,
I haven’t done a lot of independent research on grapeseed oil, but from what I read at other blogs, it’s very high in omega 6s, so it doesn’t really fill the purpose of increasing our health. I would say hands down that EVOO is better than grapeseed oil, but I’m unsure whether grapeseed oil is something you should use sparingly or avoid like the plague. Good question! :) Katie

]]> By: Ananda Glick http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/06/02/food-for-thought-what-is-a-monounsaturated-fat-and-why-are-they-so-yummy/comment-page-1/#comment-15133 Ananda Glick Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:25:43 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=1168#comment-15133 Is Grapeseed oil better than EVOO? Is Grapeseed oil better than EVOO?

]]> By: Katie http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/06/02/food-for-thought-what-is-a-monounsaturated-fat-and-why-are-they-so-yummy/comment-page-1/#comment-13612 Katie Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:54:24 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=1168#comment-13612 Kim, I would experiment with different brands. Some of them are more like regular trans-fat-laden PB than others. My mom simply found she used less of it when she switched to natural stuff. :) Katie Kim,
I would experiment with different brands. Some of them are more like regular trans-fat-laden PB than others. My mom simply found she used less of it when she switched to natural stuff. :) Katie

]]> By: Kim http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/06/02/food-for-thought-what-is-a-monounsaturated-fat-and-why-are-they-so-yummy/comment-page-1/#comment-13604 Kim Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:27:02 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=1168#comment-13604 Alton Brown did a show on avocadoes--made mayonnaise and even ice cream! Said they have nearly an identical make-up to eggs. Is there anything that could be added to natural peanut butter to make it less stick-to-the-mouthiness? Alton Brown did a show on avocadoes–made mayonnaise and even ice cream! Said they have nearly an identical make-up to eggs.

Is there anything that could be added to natural peanut butter to make it less stick-to-the-mouthiness?

]]> By: Katie http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/06/02/food-for-thought-what-is-a-monounsaturated-fat-and-why-are-they-so-yummy/comment-page-1/#comment-10574 Katie Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:29:30 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=1168#comment-10574 Kelli, I froze some when my son was a baby, but they brown terribly and don't come out so well! Maybe maybe if you used enough lime or lemon juice....but I wouldn't hold my breath. :( I wish they would freeze better! I just saw a recipe for brownies w/avocados in them - bet those would freeze alright! :) http://www.foodbuzz.com/recipes/1772595-healthy-brownies Katie Kelli,
I froze some when my son was a baby, but they brown terribly and don’t come out so well! Maybe maybe if you used enough lime or lemon juice….but I wouldn’t hold my breath. :( I wish they would freeze better!

I just saw a recipe for brownies w/avocados in them – bet those would freeze alright! :) http://www.foodbuzz.com/recipes/1772595-healthy-brownies
Katie

]]> By: Kelli M http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/06/02/food-for-thought-what-is-a-monounsaturated-fat-and-why-are-they-so-yummy/comment-page-1/#comment-10532 Kelli M Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:31:04 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=1168#comment-10532 This post makes me sooooo happy! I could seriously eat a bowl of guacamole with a spoon - no chip required! Same thing for peanut butter, for that matter. I guess I need to be on the lookout for a brand my hubby will actually eat :) Anyways, my question is have you ever frozen avacados? There are avacados on sale EVERYWHERE here right now and I'd really like to stock up this weekend, but I'm not sure how they would do. .-= Kelli M´s last blog ..<a href="http://hippie-status.blogspot.com/2010/02/no-diet-dr-pepper-update.html">No Diet Dr. Pepper update</a> =-. This post makes me sooooo happy! I could seriously eat a bowl of guacamole with a spoon – no chip required!
Same thing for peanut butter, for that matter. I guess I need to be on the lookout for a brand my hubby will actually eat :)
Anyways, my question is have you ever frozen avacados? There are avacados on sale EVERYWHERE here right now and I’d really like to stock up this weekend, but I’m not sure how they would do.
.-= Kelli M´s last blog ..No Diet Dr. Pepper update =-.

]]> By: Level Headed http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/06/02/food-for-thought-what-is-a-monounsaturated-fat-and-why-are-they-so-yummy/comment-page-1/#comment-2898 Level Headed Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:58:50 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=1168#comment-2898 We're really blessed to have a large local grocery store that actually has a PB-making machine right in the store. You put in your peanuts and away it goes, fresh PB squeezed into a container. The cost is something like $2.50/lb, and I like it better than the Kraft all-natural PB because the oil separation issued doesn't exist so it doesn't have to be mixed later (messy!). We’re really blessed to have a large local grocery store that actually has a PB-making machine right in the store. You put in your peanuts and away it goes, fresh PB squeezed into a container. The cost is something like $2.50/lb, and I like it better than the Kraft all-natural PB because the oil separation issued doesn’t exist so it doesn’t have to be mixed later (messy!).

]]> By: Katie http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/06/02/food-for-thought-what-is-a-monounsaturated-fat-and-why-are-they-so-yummy/comment-page-1/#comment-616 Katie Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:24:42 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=1168#comment-616 Tee hee...glad to make you happy! I'll get more to that later, for Baby Step reasons... :) Tee hee…glad to make you happy! I’ll get more to that later, for Baby Step reasons… :)

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