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Redefining Pantry Staples

The Benefits of a Well-stocked Kitchen

Part Two

By Donna Smith

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Dr. Larson says the best oil for cooking is extra virgin olive oil, followed by avocado oil, macadamia nut oil, high-oleic canola oil, high-oleic sunflower oil and high-oleic safflower oil. The best oil for no-heat recipes is flaxseed oil, followed by expeller-pressed canola oil, hazelnut oil and walnut oil.

The Made-over Pantry

Dr. Larson offers this substitution list for common pantry staples:

  • Use extra virgin olive oil and canola oil instead of vegetable oil (such as corn oil or "pure" vegetable oil).
  • Buy salad dressings with extra virgin olive oil or canola oil instead of vegetable oil.
  • Buy pasta sauces made with extra virgin olive oil.
  • Buy whole-wheat/whole-grain flour instead of white/bleached flour.
  • Buy brown rice instead of white rice.
  • Buy whole grain pasta instead of white pasta.
  • Buy whole-grain bread and whole-grain crackers instead of bread and crackers made with white/bleached flour.
  • Look for cereals containing at least 2 to 3 grams of fiber per 25 grams of carbohydrates.
  • Buy old-fashioned oats verse instant oats or packaged oatmeal with added sugars.
  • Buy all-fruit preserves instead of jelly made with high-fructose corn syrup.
  • Buy all-natural peanut butter instead of peanut butter made with hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils.
  • Buy all-natural packaged snacks (such as granola bars) and avoid products made with hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils.

Back to Part One here!

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