My husband and I could use a little weight loss. And what I've been reading about trans fat, it can't be too good for our daughters! How tough do you think it would be to eliminate trans fat from our diet? We go to resturants as a family on the weekend, and we already go to the few that no longer use trans fat. But what about at home? When I go to the grocery store will it be like finding a needle in a haystack? We don't eat out of a box and we don't eat deep fried foods, but we do use oils to prepare our foods and do a lot of baking. Is there trans fat in virtually everything? How do I check to see what has and does not have trans fat? Where do I even begin???
2007-01-11 03:55:42 · 5 answers · asked by jess l 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Almost anything that is on the shelf at the grocery store has trans fat. Among the best examples of trans fats are margarine and Crisco. Both were originally developed so they'd last a long time on the shelf. They won't spoil easily because of the hydrogenation process.
Most things that spoil easily or get rancid quickly are less likely to have trans fats.
2007-01-11 04:58:39 · answer #1 · answered by rhgindc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To avoid all trans fats you will need to cook from scratch this is the only sure way to know exactly whats in the food you eat.
I know that cakes, chocolates, any processed food that has a long shelf life could contain trans fats as trans fats are used since they oxidize at a slower rate than other fats.
Transfats are also labelled as hydrogenated vegetable fat on the ingredients, so always check the label before you buy.
2007-01-11 12:05:15 · answer #2 · answered by Mini 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easy eliminate processed foods.
check your labels. They have to report transfat. It's listed with other fats on the label.
Also if it has hydrogenated oils or partially hydrogenated oils those are transfats.
good luck
Look for smart balance brands for margarine(or just use small amounts of real butter) and shortening.
Peanut butter is notorious for tranfats. Get the natural kind. It takes some getting used to but after a while.. it tastes so much better. Like real peanuts!! other peanut butter will taste fake.. like peanut flavored glue.
2007-01-11 13:19:30 · answer #3 · answered by Christina H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trans fat is the latest catch-phrase for oils with hydrogenation to solidify what starts out as a naturally liquid oil. You'll find "partially hydrogenated vegetable oil" is a commonly used synonymn. Margarine and other polyunsaturated oils are of the type. It makes sense to limit your intake, but they aren't the world's biggest boogey man, and I'd not worry about completely excluding them.
2007-01-11 12:10:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
simple.. www.mypyramid.gov
don't eat anything processed.. don't cook your food in oils...
stay away from greasy things... in any aspect.. as a preparation or a food item.
fresh foods... meats.. dairy (blocks of cheese.. eggs... straight up.. not made with any other additives like coatings or mixed with other junk) vegetables and fruits fresh...
actually it's easy... read the lables..
shorter lists of ingredients the better and now days the fda asks everyone to list if they have trans fats or not.
2007-01-11 12:04:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋