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I've been looking to start eat the Kiefer-approved turnovers during my backloads. When I've come across them, however, they contain partially hydrogenated soybean or cottonseed oil, granted it's pretty far down the ingredient list. My understanding is hydrogenated=trans fat. I've been avoiding trans fat and therefore turnovers. My question is, should I avoid trans fat?
I wouldn't eat it often. Every once and awhile will be ok but don't make those a staple in your backloads.
If I were to eat turn overs I'd much rather fine some nice bakery that makes them.You might be paying a bit more for them but they will taste sooo much better and would be very unlikely to have trans-fats in them.
If I were to eat turn overs I'd much rather fine some nice bakery that makes them.You might be paying a bit more for them but they will taste sooo much better and would be very unlikely to have trans-fats in them.
Be careful. If it doesn't list the ingredients, I wouldn't trust it.
If I were to eat turn overs I'd much rather fine some nice bakery that makes them.You might be paying a bit more for them but they will taste sooo much better and would be very unlikely to have trans-fats in them.
+1. Avoid trans fats at all costs. It's usually safe to assume that a bakery which cares any bit whatsoever about taste will not use trans fats.
If I were to eat turn overs I'd much rather fine some nice bakery that makes them.You might be paying a bit more for them but they will taste sooo much better and would be very unlikely to have trans-fats in them.
Be careful. If it doesn't list the ingredients, I wouldn't trust it.
Most bakeries will tell you what fat's the use.The nice ones I've been too all use butter, they say nothing tastes as good as butter. I'm inclined to agree. =]
Whole Foods has some pretty awesome bakery items. The turnovers and croissants don't contain any plant fats either. I've been able to find backload staples from there that have butter, cream, and egg yolks, as the fat sources. No soybean oil or anything like that.
Which trans fats do we avoid?
All man-made trans fats, e.g., anything hydrogenated or partially-hydrogenated. It is thought that the heat or chemical process of adding the hydrogen to the fat has the deleterious effects. Additionally, and this will be familiar to members of these boards - these are always vegetable oils in origin... comes from vegetable, NOT GOOD.Why avoid? Because they raise LDL and lower HDL. Apparently, though, there are some naturally occuring trans-fats found in beef and dairy known as vaccenic acid which purportedly have opposite, beneficial effects, lowering LDL and raising HDL. Again, should be familiar to this crowd - comes from animals, GOOD.
Shop at trader Joe's. They don't sell anything with added trans fats or genetically modified ingredients. More affordable than a bakery or whole foods.
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