Kinds of fat

nspanky

I know that the omegas in certain fats are important to consume and i’m worried that i don’t get the right balance of them. I don’t want to be anal about it and keep track so everyday i eat a different nut or use a different oil in my homemade dressings. Does anyone else do this? Maybe i’m overanalyzing this….

Raw_Chocoholic

Brendan Brazier has a recipe in his book which calls for 8 parts hemp oil, 1 part flax oil, and 1 part pumpkin oil. This is supposed to be a completly balanced EFA mixture. I mostly use flax oil though.

nspanky

I forgot about that, i read his book when i was 1st starting out. Thank-you so much! Since i’ve started i’ve been reading so much that i forget stuff and can’t remember sometimes which book it’s from!!

germin8

Udo’s Oil Blend is balanced. Udo Erasums’ book, “Fats that Heal Fats that Kill”, says the omega-3 to omega-6 ratio 2:1. You can add sunflower and sesame oils to flax oil. However, (somewhere in the book, I think I read that) the reverse ratio 1:2 is better for people with cancer.

Zoe

I use ground flax seeds, I believe this is a good way to get omegas. I like to get my fats from wholefoods as much as poss…although ground flax isn’t strictly whole food as it has the water taken out, it is more wholefood than oil.

germin8

How do you lose water from grinding flaxseed?

I grind my own. I don’t buy it pre-ground as it will undergo more oxidation by the time it gets to my mouth.