Heart Healthy Shopping Tips for Oils, Dressings and Shortenings

When shopping for:

Oils, Dressings and Shortenings

• Buy and use fats and oils in limited amounts.
   
• When you must use oils for cooking, baking or in dressings or spreads, choose the ones lowest in saturated fats, trans fats and cholesterol — including canola oil, corn oil, olive oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, soybean oil and sunflower oil.
   
• Stay away from palm oil, palm kernel oil, coconut oil and cocoa butter. Even though they are vegetable oils and have no cholesterol, they’re high in saturated fats.
   
• Buy a nonstick pan or use nonstick vegetable spray when cooking.
   
• Choose reduced-fat, low-fat, light or fat-free salad dressings (if you need to limit your calories) to use with salads, for dips or as marinades.

Source:AHA

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