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5. Animal Fats.
Animal fats include things like tallow, lard, and bacon drippings. The fatty acid content of these types of fats can vary depending on what the animal ate. Animals that consume great quantities of grain will produce fat that contains mostly polyunsaturated fats. When the animals eat a more natural diet of grass and natural seeds, there will be more monounsaturated and saturated fats.
What this boils down to is that when you can find lard or other animal fats that come from grass fed animals, or animals that were fed a more natural diet, you will have an excellent source of fat for cooking purposes.
You can by lard or tallow at most stores premade, or save the grease from your bacon or other meat when cooking it for reuse later on. Bacon drippings add an especially tasty flavor to just about any dish!
Marge Mullen
Sep 25, 2015 at 12:18 pm
Animal fats? Are you serious??? Also you need a proof reader!!
Andrew Merrett
Sep 12, 2017 at 5:53 pm
Yet another person brainwashed into thinking all animal fat in any amount is bad. And then backing up their attack by saying something totally irrelevant.
Prakhar Jain
May 24, 2017 at 12:19 am
This is mostly wrong IMO.
ema baj
Jul 18, 2017 at 4:07 pm
Animal fat?!?!?!!!! What are you teaching people that is by far the worst fat for your health, you should not consume it at all thats how bad it is, this needs to be removed ASAP , in dietitian and nutrition classes they tought me this and the Bible even mentions it so stop lying
Andrew Merrett
Sep 12, 2017 at 5:52 pm
Don’t bring the Bible into it.
krolic
Feb 13, 2018 at 10:05 am
What do you base this on? 50s and 60s margerine propaganda??
Nick G.
Aug 21, 2017 at 11:22 pm
Great list! Read another site’s list touting canola oil as healthy so I knew that list was bunk, but this one I mostly agree with.