Insights from experts in science and nutrition
November 1, 2017
For the restaurant industry, it’s a real pickle. Consumers are talking up healthier fare and government regulations in some cases are mandating it, but diners continue to value flavor and are in no mood to pay extra for nutritionally correct—and often less than delectable—food. In seeking to balance these competing demands, what’s a chef to do?
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May 23, 2017
After years of low-fat dieting, doctors and nutritionists are realizing that the once demonized animal fats are in fact healthy products to use in cooking.
Dr. Shanahan, LA Lakers nutritionist and author of "Deep Nutrition", applauds the approach of old-school chefs. She says avoid packaged foods and processed vegetable oils and instead, get the most out of a variety of plants and animals - including fat!
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May 2, 2017
We were thrilled to have ABC’s Lori Corbin come and visit us this morning at Coast Packing for a future segment on cooking with healthy, natural animal fats.
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March 28, 2017
Traditionally, tallow was used for high heat frying in most fast food restaurants because it remained very stable under high heat conditions and imparted a good flavor. The switch was made in the 1970’s when the vegetable oil industry gained power and propagandized the (supposed) benefits of polyunsaturated fats.
Here are four reasons why you need to bring beef tallow back into your kitchen!
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March 15, 2017
Americans are forecast to eat a whopping 8% more butter than last year. That’s the most since 1967 @USDA data says
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March 14, 2017
Are you now more open to healthy animal fats in your diet? Take our quickie poll to let us know!
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March 2, 2017
Amid reports that the sugar industry manipulated science to its own ends, a substantial majority of Americans say that disclosure has left a sour taste – and some are even re-thinking their consumption of the sweet stuff.
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February 27, 2017
One of the world’s top cardiologists says that many of the major nutrition guidelines have no good basis in science.
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January 26, 2017
We’ve been told that vegetable oil is good for us, but it’s actually more toxic to our brain than sugar.
Find out why here...
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January 11, 2017
Attitudes about fat are changing.
In recent years, many prominent scientists, journalists and diet gurus have been sounding the alarm that our decades-long obsession with swapping carbs for fat is only making America more unhealthy.
As a result, people are now opting for real, full-fat foods, that are less processed, as non-fat and low-fat products have more ingredients added when the fat is removed.
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