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Eating Out? Beware of These Toxic Oils
Unfortunately, due to a lack education around this topic and the huge cost savings - most restaurants choose to use refined/processed oils in the kitchen.
Of all the harmful ingredients out there, processed oils are one of the worse offenders in destroying our gut health.
Processed/Refined Oils to Avoid
- Canola oil
- Corn oil
- Cottonseed oil
- Palm kernel oil
- Soybean oil
- Sunflower oil
- Rapeseed oil
- Rice bran oil
- Grapeseed oil
- Safflower oil
- Vegetable oil
These oils are often referred to as ‘Vegetable/Seed Oils’.
This isn’t an accurate term since not all vegetable and seed oils are bad.
From a marketing standpoint, these terms do sound “Healthy”.
Processed oils are originally non-edible.
To make them edible, the oil is exposed to extreme heat and is chemically extracted then refined through multiple processes.
These highly processed oils contain harmful compounds that can increase your risk of heart disease, inflammation, diabetes and are detrimental to our gut health.
Healthiest Alternatives
- Extra virgin coconut oil
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Extra virgin avocado oil
- Grass-fed ghee
- Tallow
- Grass-fed butter
Can You Still Eat Out?
Now this doesn’t mean that you should live a dull life, always at home and never enjoy a meal out at restaurants.
Just as eating healthy for one day won’t suddenly make you healthy, eating unhealthy for one day won’t destroy your health.
Instead, you can incorporate these tips into your lifestyle:
- Optimise your health in as many ways possible - especially nutrition, so that your gut can handle some toxic ingredients every once in a while
- Increase your intake of Vitamin E and Omega 3’s to mitigate the harmful effects of processed oils. Do this especially after you’ve consumed processed oils.
- Have most of your meals at home or cooked with healthy oils and eat out less frequently such as only on special occasions
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- Can You Still Eat Out?
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