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When cooking, what does ADA suggest using instead of butter?

Olive or canola oil.

  1. Lard
  2. Coconut oil
  3. Olive or canola oil ✔

Why: ADA recommends more monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats than saturated fats. Cooking with olive or canola oil instead of butter, margarine or shortening is an easy swap.

Huh, didn't know that: Coconut and palm oils are high in saturated fat, even though they come from plants.

The dad joke
Why did the kid throw the butter out the window? To see a butterfly.
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Sources

  1. Fats (ADA) https://diabetes.org/food-nutrition/reading-food-labels/fats

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