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Traditional Fats

Category: Traditional Fats

Would you like to start cooking traditionally? Watch, listen, or read to learn my 6 simple steps to getting started with traditional foods! | AskWardee.tv

6 Simple Steps To Getting Started With Traditional Foods #AskWardee 013

woman's hand holding a large white ceramic bowl of golden-colored, creamy soup topped with chicken and fresh herbs

MORE Nourishing Soups & Stews… For Special Diets!

Are you on the GAPS Diet? Have you thought about starting? How do you know when it's time to stop? My family and I have been on the GAPS Diet for almost 5 years. We're unusual that way. We've been dependent on the GAPS diet for most of my children's childhoods. A year ago, I questioned if I personally would ever be able to get off. Thanks to my own research and various people I met along the way, I don't wonder any more.

Why, When, & How To Phase Off The GAPS Diet

Greens, coconut water, gelatin/collagen... people are telling you to put them in your smoothies, right? Hold your horses! Wait! These "superfoods" may not be all they're cracked up to be. Before you jump in whole hog... pay attention to these 6 DON'Ts and 15 DOs. So you can make your smoothies nourishing beyond any doubt!

Healthy Smoothie DOs and DON’Ts (KYF160)

Saturated Fats and Internal Warfare | Wars have been around pretty much since time began. Good versus evil. Cops and robbers. You get the point. There are opposing sides to just about everything -- and it's no different in your gut. In fact, there's a war waging as we speak. You can't always see or feel it, but it's happening just the same. The good guys are fighting to keep you alive and the bad guys want you, shall we say, less alive. Is it that serious? Sometimes, yes. Let's meet the players. GNOWFGLINS.com

Internal Warfare: Saturated Fats

Traditional or Paleo or Real Food? AIP, SCD, GAPS?? With all the labels and styles of healthy diets, it's no wonder we're a bit befuddled. There's an easy answer, and it requires no label, no "diet". It's just plain and simple common sense -- focus on healthy, nutrient-dense foods! In my opinion, there are 5 healthy, nutrient-dense foods everyone should be eating.

Top 5 Healthy Real Foods You Should Be Eating (KYF159)

Fight Depression, Eat A Burger

Fight Depression, Eat A Burger

Coconut oil. Tallow. Lard. Pasture butter. Ghee. Duck fat. These are the Traditional fats we typically hear so much about. Then avocado oil made its way into my kitchen. I predict that avocado oil is going to have a secure spot on our list of healthy fats very soon. And here's why. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Avocado Oil: The New Fat in the Real Food Kitchen

Is pomace olive oil healthy? It’s the last bit of oil that can be extracted from olives — making it decidedly not extra-virgin (that’s the first pressing), yet also pleasantly inexpensive. Watch, listen, or read to learn if pomace olive oil has a place in a healthy kitchen!

Is Pomace Olive Oil Healthy? #AskWardee 026

two Instant Pots full of pork fat slowly rendering it into lard

How To Make Pastured Pork Lard In The Instant Pot

Nourishing Tallow Hard Lotion Bars | A hard lotion bar can be applied to the hands regularly without gunking-up everything one touches, unlike balms and lotions. These contain skin-nourishing fat and healing essential oils. Plus, they're so easy to make! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Nourishing Tallow Hard Lotion Bars

10 Reasons to Use Coconut Oil | If you've been around traditional/paleo/real foodies for any length of time, the subject of coconut oil has probably come up! Unlike the popular fats like canola oil, vegetable oil, and wannabe butter spreads, saturated fats (like coconut oil) are actually the healthiest fats you can eat and use in a variety of ways. Here are 10 reasons to use coconut oil... plus 33 recipes! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

10 Reasons To Use Coconut Oil + 33 Recipes!

Some Things Don't Change: Vintage Food Ads

Some Things Don’t Change: Vintage Food Ads

Raw Milk Q&A | Switching to raw milk is a good starting place for many newly health-conscious families. I went to one raw milk-producing family farm, Fall Creek Farms in TN, to ask important questions: Is it safe? Is it from a good source? How long does it last? Why is it more expensive? and more! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Raw Milk Q & A

oliveoil

Extra-Virgin Olive Oil: About, Benefits, and Recommended Uses