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[Tophat1900]

The fat doctor I'm on about is the consultant the operated on me after I had 3 heart attacks.
This is the problem I have
Keeping him happy as well as keeping the sugar doctor (diabetic doctor) happy.
The way I see it is that it's all well and good doing without carbs but without carbs your body will shut down and we'll stop sucking wind.
I'm sussing meals with as few of carbs in as possible but I need food with flavour.

IMO - fat is another word for flavour. I mainly use butter to fry, but some meats already come pre-flavoured with fat. So require little or none to be added to the pan. You can add butter to veggies for flavour, doesn't have to be a lot.

The key is to keep yourself happy and healthy. So I hope your cardiologist isn't promoting a low fat diet. Kinda sounds like it, but I don't know if that's the case. The low fat advice has been an absolute disaster for human health over the decades.

Good luck with your mission on sussing out new meals.

 

[bulkbiker]

So did the fat doctor aka your cardiac consultant tell you to reduce all fats or just animal fats?

Hopefully seed oil fats.. yet I fear unlikely..

 

[Bluetit1802]

I thought rapeseed oil was a bad one because if the process it goes through to make oil.

All seed oils go through nasty processing, not just rapeseed. Of all the oils rapeseed is the best choice if you have to use an oil for some reason, and the cold pressed rapeseed oil is not highly processed. Rapeseed oil has loads of omega 3 in it, whereas the others have loads of omega 6.

However, we have just been on a cottage holiday and used an ordinary rapeseed oil for convenience. My goodness I could taste that oil and it wasn't pleasant after using only animal fats for such a long time.

 

[WuTwo]

Hopefully seed oil fats.. yet I fear unlikely..

Yeah - I'm a huge fan of olive oil, and where possible the flavoured oils - garlic, basil whatever.

 

[bulkbiker]

Yeah - I'm a huge fan of olive oil, and where possible the flavoured oils - garlic, basil whatever.

I prefer higher heat with duck and goose fat but each to their own.

 

[Flora123]

All seed oils go through nasty processing, not just rapeseed. Of all the oils rapeseed is the best choice if you have to use an oil for some reason, and the cold pressed rapeseed oil is not highly processed. Rapeseed oil has loads of omega 3 in it, whereas the others have loads of omega 6.

However, we have just been on a cottage holiday and used an ordinary rapeseed oil for convenience. My goodness I could taste that oil and it wasn't pleasant after using only animal fats for such a long time.

I thought so! Thanks. I always use coconut oil myself

 

[Tophat1900]

Yeah - I'm a huge fan of olive oil, and where possible the flavoured oils - garlic, basil whatever.

Olive oil.... feta cheese stuffed olives in olive oil is a winner for me.

 

[Bluetit1802]

Am I alone in this? I absolutely hate olives and olive oil. Nasty stuff

 

[Guzzler]

Am I alone in this? I absolutely hate olives and olive oil. Nasty stuff

No, you're not alone...

 

[Bluetit1802]

No, you're not alone...

Phew. I get a complex about it sometimes!

 

[Guzzler]

Phew. I get a complex about it sometimes!

I did have olive oil on salads but it had to be mixed with a really good Balsamic vinegar. No longer eating much salad (too full of protein) so it is not a problem any more.

 

[Flora123]

Am I alone in this? I absolutely hate olives and olive oil. Nasty stuff

No you are not alone! Horrid things olives

 

[Member496333]

No you are not alone! Horrid things olives

I just asked my opinion, and apparently yours is wrong

 

[Robinredbreast]

Yeah - I'm a huge fan of olive oil, and where possible the flavoured oils - garlic, basil whatever.

They are tasty and I also like Sesame oil.

 

[WuTwo]

They are tasty and I like also Sesame oil.

Yeah - I like sesame - oil and seeds. Then again, I love tahini!

 

[Robinredbreast]

Yeah - I like sesame - oil and seeds. Then again, I love tahini!

Never tried tahini, but it sounds delicious

 

[Resurgam]

The fat doctor I'm on about is the consultant the operated on me after I had 3 heart attacks.
This is the problem I have
Keeping him happy as well as keeping the sugar doctor (diabetic doctor) happy.
The way I see it is that it's all well and good doing without carbs but without carbs your body will shut down and we'll stop sucking wind.
I'm sussing meals with as few of carbs in as possible but I need food with flavour.

Er - no - carbs are not essential - without carbs your body will switch to burning fats, a superfuel.
For flavour try adding herbs and spices, and avoid the grey stodgy which is carbohydrate heavy foods - I eat salad and stirfries, which are great fun and full of flavour.

 

[WuTwo]

I agree with @Resurgam - a lot of people don't make sufficient use of spices, herbs and the interesting mixes available. There's a vast range of flavours in that bit of the supermarket. With those - and I often use at least five different herbs and spices in addition to the garlic, onion powder, different peppers & salts - you can subtly add to the flavours of ingredients so that the whole meal is delicious, when you thought it might be going to be a bit "samey". It's huge fun experimenting with what goes with which, and what happens if you add a spoonful of this paste or that powder.

 

[lucylocket61]

I did have olive oil on salads but it had to be mixed with a really good Balsamic vinegar. No longer eating much salad (too full of protein) so it is not a problem any more.

salad has protein in?

 

[WuTwo]

salad has protein in?

Not a lot at all, but yes - I have mixed raw veg & salad most lunchtimes and it gives me about 5g of protein. Obviously I add a protein source but there is a minor amount in the salad.