Amish Butter: Legit or Big Food Scam?
How to tell the difference between real and fake rolls of Amish butter and how each compares with supermarket butter. It used to be that glitzy …
Healthy Fats
How to Roast Goose, Render the Fat and Make Goose Stock
Goose is a wonderful option to run-of-the-mill chicken for a celebratory dinner. The taste and texture is somewhere between turkey and duck. Since our …
Avocado Oil: Does This Modern Fat Qualify as Healthy?
When it comes to cooking oils, “new” and “modern” are usually synonymous with “avoid”. Canola oil, soy oil, corn …
Safest Sources of LECITHIN in Supplements and Food
Few nutrients have pervaded both the supplement and industrialized food industries as much as lecithin. As a supplement, lecithin is touted as helpful …
Peanut Oil Compared to Other Fats
There are several popular restaurant chains that make it a point to tell customers that they use peanut oil for cooking and frying. The Five Guys …
Lard: Why (Pastured) Pig Fat is Where It’s At!
Detailed discussion of lard as a Vitamin D rich, traditional fat. When it’s healthy and when it’s not based on sourcing from quality …
Sunflower Oil: When it’s Healthy, When it’s Not
What to look for to choose healthy sunflower oil rather than the unhealthy kind used widely in processed foods, even if cold-pressed and organic! As a …
6 Reasons to Steer Clear of Canola Oil (even organic)
6 reasons why canola oil is to be strictly avoided in the diet and has an unhealthy fatty acid profile even if cold-pressed and organic. Canola oil …
Hemp Seed Oil: Hip But Is It Healthy?
If you google hemp seed oil, you will almost immediately get a positive impression. Search results produce a myriad of glowing accolades including the …
Hair Loss and Balding Prevention: Are Saturated Fats the Answer?
People today are experiencing hair loss at a rate not seen by previous generations. Even children are starting to lose their hair, especially young …
Ancient (Bog) Butter Secrets Revealed
One of the most frequent questions I get about my video and article on making butter is this: Â “How long does it keep?” How’s 5,000 …
Gamma Linolenic Acid: Most Overlooked Healthy Fat (especially for weight loss)
Most people today, health buffs or not, are deficient in gamma linolenic acid, a critical omega-6 fat that is frequently overlooked particularly by …