Re: How to Buy Oil/Sunflower seeds?

[Guest guest]

Well I thought of something like that. Not walnuts but sunflower seeds.

They're very cheap (as I posted recently). Sold in bulk at Whole Foods for

about a dollar a pound and a pound goes a long, long way. According to

Tony, 1/4 cup a day will do it.

I sprinkle them on our salads now and they add a nice texture, as well.

What do you say, Tony?

on 2/27/2005 5:57 AM, jwwright at jwwright@... wrote:

> How about just using an oz of walnuts? The price is comparable.

> Admittedly, some of the saffl is better but not available, and the grapeseed

> is 60 miles, and it doesn't stay on the shelf for sure. How much of the saff

> do you use?

> I buy walnuts in 3# bags and freeze them.

>

> Regards.

[Guest guest]

I think that the amount of LA that you need in your diet is related to

your consumption of saturated fats and carbs. If your diet is high in

vegetables and low in dairy and meats, your cholesterol will be

naturally lower than if your diet is higher in the more saturated fats

from animal sources. However, as we discussed recently, a high carb

diet can also increase cholesterol because the carbs get converted to

palmitic acid.

Since I consume dairy products (part skim mozzarella, 2% milk, eggs)

and fat-trimmed meats, I try to balance this by adding sources of LA

to my meals. I add a tablespoon of sunflower seeds and a tablespoon

of flax seeds to my morning granola. My lunch is a blueberry whey

protein milkshake to which I add one tablespoon of grape seed oil, and

one teaspoon of guar gum. My supper may be broiled fish, beef/chicken

stew, and steamed or fresh vegetables.

I made dark chocolate sunflower clusters as snacks. I melted 200

grams of Ghirardelli dark chocolate and mixed in 200 grams of

sunflower seeds. I used a " Jell-O beans " mold to make 80 bite-sized

clusters with 27 calories each.

Normalizing your cholesterol is an experimental science. If it is

high, you can increase your fiber, reduce saturated fats and dietary

sources of cholesterol, increase your consumption of LA. If this is

not enough, gradually replace monounsaturated fats with

polyunsaturated fats until you have achieved a " healthy " cholesterol

level. Through this process you need to get your blood levels tested

to see whether you are going the right way.

Tony

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From: Francesca Skelton <fskelton@e...>

Date: Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:26 am

Subject: Re: How to Buy Oil/Sunflower seeds?

Well I thought of something like that. Not walnuts but sunflower

seeds.

They're very cheap (as I posted recently). Sold in bulk at Whole Foods

for about a dollar a pound and a pound goes a long, long way.

According to Tony, 1/4 cup a day will do it.

I sprinkle them on our salads now and they add a nice texture, as

well.

What do you say, Tony?