Healthy oils, do you have them? We know that cooking oil is one of the ingredients that we use everyday in cooking some of the foods. Yet, are we safe with the kind of oil we use in cooking our food? Would you like to know? Read on!

Cooking Guide | Learn How To Use The Ultimate Healthy Oils

With a wide variety of cooking oils in the supermarket, sometimes I get overwhelmed and confused on what to buy. We often hear experts rally about choosing healthy cooking oil. And it pays if we listen to them because it is not wise to try them all. If we pay attention to what these health experts are saying, then we spare ourselves from contracting serious illnesses like heart diseases and cancers.

We don’t have to memorize a handful of cooking oils. Thankfully, we just need to know these ultimate 6 healthy oils for cooking, and learn how to use them correctly. You might wonder if it is necessary to know how to use these oils. Honestly, Yes! In fact, it is VERY important.

Not using these cooking oils correctly, even it they’re considered healthy, is still harmful to our health. Overheating (meaning the oil is beyond its smoke point) makes the oil undergo oxidation, which in turn forms free radicals that are detrimental to our body. Do I need to elaborate about free radicals? Of course, I don’t have to. We know already that it damages our body cells.

Let’s check out the cooking guide created by KnowMore and learn how to use these healthy cooking oils.

HEALTHY OIL COOKING GUIDE

Different oils contain different smoke points. Avoid heating oil beyond its smoke point because you can create toxic fumes and free radicals that can harm your body. – Erin Palinksi-Wade, RD, CDE

 

EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL

Smoke Point: Low.
Use Chilled or at room temperature.

 

FLAXSEED OIL

Smoke Point: Low.
Use in dressings, marinades & dips. Do not heat!

 

REFINED OIL

Smoke Point: Moderate.
Use for baking, oven cooking & stir-frying.

 

PURE OLIVE OIL

Smoke Point: Moderate.
Use for baking, oven cooking & stir-frying.

 

COCONUT OIL

Smoke Point: High.
Use for baking, frying, sauteing & deep-frying.

 

CANOLA OIL

Smoke Point: High.
Use for baking, stir-frying & deep-frying.

 

The information may sound basic but there are so many housewives who still doesn’t know the importance of smoke point including the usage of those 6 healthy cooking oils. Beside, this basic information is all we need to know to stay healthy.

 

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Originally posted on June 3, 2016 @ 1:42 am

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