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Offline mrsmonty

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what type of oil to use?
« on: March 12, 2011, 15:02:12 pm »
when cooking meats ie chicken is it best to use sunflower oil?
i heard a lady mentioning this at a baby group... cant find anythin on google or in my baby weaning books.
just wanting to double check..
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Re: what type of oil to use?
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2011, 15:14:09 pm »
I have used olive oil for cooking and canola oil for baking. :)  I don't think there is a right or wrong answer here.  Eventually, I will use more such as sunflower, coconut, etc.
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Re: what type of oil to use?
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2011, 15:15:54 pm »
When using oil at all for cooking (as opposed to salad dressing, say), I almost always use coconut oil - super-good for you, full of lauric acid (only other source is breast milk) and awesomely healthy. :). Butter is also good if you've started dairy, and if not, ghee (clarified butter) doesn't have the milk solids. Olive oil isn't good for high-heat cooking because it breaks down to bad fats but it's OK for pasta and I think for baking, and definitely for dressings where no heat is used anyway. If no food allergies, sesame oil is also good, and you can get it processed for higher-heat cooking. We use very little veg oil here, come to think of it.