Welcome to Heart Tips Tuesday & more breakfast & snack ideas

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Welcome to Heart Tips Tuesday,

Sorry my post is so late, but I had gone out shopping for

part of the day,  and spent the other half on the phone 

with someone who was really having a tough time.

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I will continue to talk about oils today.  One oil

that is showing up in things like Potato Chips is Sunflower

oil.  Sunflower oil is a good oil for cooking at high temps

because supposedly it doesn't product any trans fats.

It is very low in sat. fat,  but very high in polyunsaturated

fats.  Chips fried in it taste delicious I might add, altho

we eat them,  we try to do it sparingly due to what the

fellow in the makers diet said.

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Just remembered I had a chart with oils taped to the

inside of my kitchen cabinet that really comes in handy.

I cut it out of one of those Publix magazines,  and thought

it might be helpful to you.

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This actually came out better than I thought it would.

Just in case you have trouble disciphering the colors.

The orange is polyunsaturated and the brown is mono-unsaturated.

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Notice Palm oil which is in a lot of things that used to have

hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated  oils,  they also have

 one called palm kernel oil as well.  Neither is a good choice,

  cause notice the tiny amount of monounsaturated oils!!

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If you like to roast veggies,  I have read where they say to

put the veggies in a bowl and put your seasoning on and your

olive oil, then mix them up good to coat them with the oil, then put them
 on a cookie sheet or in a grill pan without any oil on the pan itself.
  When you do that the vegetables don't get as hot as the pan 
so you don't have to worry about the temp  of the olive oil. 
 I was happy when I read that cause that is already

 what I was doing.  You could also use Sunflower oil but
olive oil has so many extra bennies like all the antioxidants
which are good for your heart.

I have thought about trying the Sunflower oil it but we really don't 

fry anything,  and since I read that about the olive oil I just stick with that.

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Also,  if you bake and don't want to use olive oil in your baked goods
 cause of the taste,  you can use what  they call "light tasting olive oil", 
 it has the good fats of the extra virgin  olive oil but doesn't taste wierd.
 I have used it to make pancakes and waffles and you never  know the
 difference.  

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Also,  they don't recommend that you fry with olive oil because it has a smoke 
point of 375 degrees,  which means it could catch on fire if above that temperature.

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Also if you are baking a cake for instance and it calls for butter or a bad oil,
I just use the same amount of applesauce in it's place,  and seriously,
no one ever knows the difference, in fact,  I think it makes things even
more moist.  I always tend to have apple/strawberry sauce on hand
in those lil handy lunch type containers,  and I throw that in just about
anything I am baking.  Give it a try you will be very surprised,  or to 
start just do half and half,  part oil, part applesauce.  You will like it
I promise!


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Here are some products we use that do not have the dreaded oils!!  lol

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Course, the polaner has no oils,  I had just put them together

when I took the picture.  That is good peanut butter.  My

son taught me to store it with the peanut butter upside down

cause all the oil tends to float to the top,  and you have to

stir it,  so that sort of helps get it to the bottom.  You will

still have to stir it,  which is sort of a pain,  but it is really

good tasting and good for you,  so it is worth that lil

aggravation.

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You can get the Matzo crackers unsalted as well,  I like that too.

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Have you ever eaten crackers with Mayo on them.  I know it

sounds crazy,  but we used to eat them like that all the time

as kids,  and it is really delicious!!  lol

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If I am making a recipe like Beef Stroganoff for instance,

that calls for several containers of sour cream I will use one

fat free and one light, and it tastes better that way.

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I am so happy about the Panko bread crumbs cause I used

to use the Vigo Italian bread crumbs and loved them,  till I

saw they had the bad oils,  so for awhile I was making my

own which isn't all that hard,  but this is so much handier .

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We also try to by low sodium products when we can

cause everything has tons of salt,  so we cut back where

we can,  and I usually don't salt our food while I am cooking

it for the most part.  Some things I do,  like if we are making

London Broil for instance I will use Lawry's seasoned salt

on it for flavor.  I also use a lot of garlic,  but I like the granulated

garlic better than the garlic powder.

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That is the only thing about buying low fat or fat free products
is they are usually saltier.  Believe me,  I know what you are
thinking.  Sometimes you feel like you just can't win,  that is
why I salt as lil as possible to make up for that!!
It is truly frustrating sometimes as you read these food labels,
it's well.................... what do we choose good oil and salt or low salt and
bad oils,  for us we have to choose the good oils first,
and just not eat a lot of whatever it is in the same day.


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Now for some more breakfast and snack ideas

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Boxed waffles, but we sure to check the ingredient label

for bad oils.  You can put strawberries on them as well,

makes a nice breakfast .   I use that fat free whip cream

you saw above.  Also dole makes jars of peaches

that are really great,.

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These are more ideas using the Sandwich thins.

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This is tavern ham from Publix and  Laughing cow onion or herb cheese.

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This is just a sandwich thin with land of lakes spread,  honey and pecans

Very yummy!

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We eat a lot of nuts,  because nuts and seeds are a big

part of the Mediterrean diet,  and they are very healthy

for you and have good oils.  Many nuts are very heart

healthy.  Like walnuts, pistachios, almonds,  and peanuts

and pecans.  So if you love nuts,  they are a good source

of protein and a great thing to eat if you are hungry and

neat a quick snack till you can make something.

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A handful of nuts is a good thing, as Martha would say!! lol

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This would be peanut butter and bananas.

A yummy combination I am sure most of you have

tried at some time in your life.

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You can also do applebutter and pecans or walnuts,

kinda like eating a danish but without all the bad stuff.

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Well,  hope you gleaned something new you can use

on your quest for healthier eating

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See ya tomorrow.

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Hugs and Blessings,

Nellie