moonlight Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I have some questions.. What kind of oils/fats do you use especially for frying? HATE the taste of coconut so coconut oil Is completely out for cooking. I have a child with nut allergies so that is out too. We happily use ghee in most of our dishes though which I am happy with, but I need an oil for certain things. Which would be the lesser of the evils? Also, what supplements do your kids take? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelenNotOfTroy Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Fresh lard or tallow are good choices. I use butter a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie in VA Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 #1 supplement: cod liver oil, and fermented at that. Other than that lact-fermented foods (high in nutritional value) and cultured dairy. I am no purist, especially the last few years, but these are what I manage to get in our diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanSue Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 We fry in lard when we can get it. If you can find a farmer to sell you fatback, it is usually fairly cheap and very easy to render yourself. The grocery store lard is nasty stuff and you'd probably be better off using vegetable oil. But fat from clean pigs is great. I've never tried tallow but it's the same idea. For supplements we really just do cod liver oil. We buy it in bulk from Radiant Life (or sometimes I find a sale on another site, but prices don't vary much) and split it with my sister. When there is illness we do elderberry and Vitamin C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestavern Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 We use lard (we purchased a 1/2 pastured pig this year and got lots of lard!), coconut oil (we buy both the flavored and non--the non flavored has no taste, have you tried that kind?) and sometimes macadamia or avocado oil for cooking, although they are more expensive. For everything else we use olive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Have you try refined coconut oil, it does not have the coconut flavor. From my research as well it still has the health benefits as well. I make homemade tallow and lard when I buy 1/2 hog and beef as well. Supplements: Cod liver oil- fermented is best but it burns and the kids don't tolerate it well and D3- in the winter time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinmom Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I use coconut oil without any flavor...my brand is Tropical Traditions, Expelled-Pressed Coconut Oil. My DH absolutely hates the taste of coconut "where coconut doesn't belong" ;), and even he cannot taste this brand. Tropical Traditions has some brands that taste wonderfully like coconut, but the expeller pressed kind definitely does not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I use lard or the Tropical Traditions expeller pressed coconut oil for savory foods/regular cooking. I use the regular coconut smelling coconut oil for baking or sweet foods, although it still doesn't *taste* like coconut, it definitely does have the aroma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlight Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 I haven't tried coconut oil without flavor. Have to see if I can find that here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinmom Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Tropical Traditions sells via a website: http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanSue Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I haven't tried coconut oil without flavor. Have to see if I can find that here... I don't think I've ever seen it with flavor! But, I agree that TT is a great brand. Personally, I prefer Nutiva which I get a good price on from Amazon. Most NT folks seem to think both brands are "good" but have a preference for one or the other. So if you try TT and dont' care for it, give Nutiva a try before you give up on coconut oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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