As we know most of the on the shelf processed food including bread, cake, biscuit are actually contained lots of oil, meaning not so healthy.
So as part of my NI lifestyle, we now try to DIY as much as we can, at least we can choose the ingredients for example I will go for organic flour as it is not fortified with folic acid (as per what the shop owner told me).
And I guess I must have to thanks Dr.Chen, if without her I probably will still choose to buy food like bread, cake, waffles from the shop instead of baking them myself.
And only after get myself into baking, cooking, I realised that the amount of oil or butter, and salt being used are in fact quite a lot.
For example, a classic waffles - 3/4 of cup of oil is required for 2 cups of flour portion.
No wonder Dr. Chen has commented that modern diet contains too much of Omega-6 fatty acids due to vegetable oils.
Some parents asked me what's wrong with the oil.
Oil basically is high in Omega 6
| Omega-6:Omega-3 Ratio of Common Cooking Oils | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Then what is wrong with Omega 6?
Omega-6 fatty acids are an essential nutrient, but excessive amounts will increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis, inflammation, and autoimmune diseases.
| This is one of the reason why people nowadays are prone to all sorts of diseases. Hence, it is important to increase the intake of Omega 3 to offset the Omega 6. But again do take note the Omega 3 has to be from plant for example kiwi seed and chia seed. http://nutritionalimmunologylifestyle.blogspot.sg/search/label/cooking%20oil  I was a bit hesitate when knowing I need to add on 3/4 cup of oil, but anyway since E Excel blended cooking oil is high in Omega 3 so I can be rest assured to use it, but I reduce to half a cup instead. Do enjoy cooking or baking with the correct Omega3:6 ratio and high smoking point oil! Jinny 92963562 |
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