Canola oil was created in 1978 from rapeseed that was bred to be fit for human consumption. Traditional rapeseed oil contains toxic levels of glucosin and high levels of erucic acid. Canola stands for “CANadian Oil, Low Acid” The name change from rapeseed to “canola” was a marketing technique to distinguish it from regular rapeseed […]

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  • goabeachresort - is that so…here in India we usually use ground nut oil and sunflower oil..at your free time try visiting my blog: Goa ReplyCancel

  • Cannon and Kassie - Thanks for this great post, when it said HERE there was no link on the word. I would love to check it out. I am writing my own post on canola oil and will put a link. Thanks!!ReplyCancel

My friend, Jill, told me “You NEED a Vita-Mix” a few months ago. She told me the Vita-Mix could make soft serve ice cream from frozen ingredients and make a nutritious warm soup in minutes–and grind grains! The Vita-Mix is expensive, and it was definitely a last holiday hurrah for us. But it has a […]

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  • Kenya - I have made raw sweet potato mousse with my vita mix. The only thing that I find difficult is processing leafy thing like basil for pesto.ReplyCancel

  • Betsy - Hi, I just found your blog. We too are GFCF with great results. I have had my Vita-Mixer since ’97 and still use it constantly. Our latest thing is making green smoothies – they really look purple.

    We use:

    1 cup organic frozen strawberries
    1 cup organic mixed blue and black berries
    2 bananas
    5 oz of baby spinach
    2 – 3 cups of water

    I blend it all up for a yummy healthy snack.

    BetsyReplyCancel

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