Eating out and vegetable oil

Gina wrote:
:: I have a problem whenever I eat in a restaurant. I always ask how the
:: meat is cooked, and frequently the answer is vegetable oil. I then
:: have to put in a special request for the food to be cooked in butter
:: or olive oil.
::
:: A few times some restaurants were not able to do this as they only
:: had vegetable oil on hand. Also, some places marinate their meat in
:: weird types of vegetable oils (corn or soybean?) before they cook it.
::
:: I was wondering if I am the only person on the planet concerned with
:: this, as the restaurant personnel frequently tells me no one has ever
:: "asked this type of question before".
::
:: I think we as consumers pay a lot of money for food in restaurants,
:: and if our health is at stake, we should not have to settle for food
:: cooked in vegetable oil.
::
:: Let me know if you are eating out and asking these questions, or
:: never thought of it before, or just eating at home.

Well, the bottom line is unless you want to always deal with such flack, you
should eat out infrequently or not at all. A diet loaded with the wrong oils
probably will work to your disadvantage over the long term. However,
occasional ingestion of foods cooked in them probably won't have a
significant impact over the long term.

Personally, when I eat out I don't make a big deal out of how the foods were
cooked....I try to order items that are grilled or baked so the issue
doesn't arise that much. Of course, lots of other things have veggie oil in
them, so it is truly hard to be sure. IMO, the best solution if you are
really worried about this is to make your own foods so you know for sure
what you're eating.

People actually fight the idea of having Nutrition and Ingredient info on
menus. Asking the restaurant to do something special, which the staff does
not understand, is to risk having them spit on your food, or worse.

I am concerned about partially hydrogenated oils in the cooking. Also, many
omelets may have flour in them.

Yesterday, I ate brunch at a Marie Calendars restaurant in California. They
had a sign in the back of the waiting area that warned that chemical
carcinogens may be in the food. I wish they would be more specific about
what they are including. Just cooking food can create some carcinogens.
Maybe they ARE using some strange chemicals. Who knows?

The only safe thing to do is not eat in restaurants.

Polyunsaturated vegetable oils are a concern. If you read the Paleo info on
them, it is serious. However, if I recall correctly, conjugated
polyunsaturated oils, from animals, are beneficial.

You are part of a tiny minority. It may be best to eat at home, or take a
bag lunch.

"Gina" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I have a problem whenever I eat in a restaurant. I always ask how the
meat is cooked, and frequently the answer is vegetable oil. I then
have to put in a special request for the food to be cooked in butter
or olive oil.

A few times some restaurants were not able to do this as they only had
vegetable oil on hand. Also, some places marinate their meat in weird
types of vegetable oils (corn or soybean?) before they cook it.

I was wondering if I am the only person on the planet concerned with
this, as the restaurant personnel frequently tells me no one has ever
"asked this type of question before".

I think we as consumers pay a lot of money for food in restaurants,
and if our health is at stake, we should not have to settle for food
cooked in vegetable oil.

Let me know if you are eating out and asking these questions, or never
thought of it before, or just eating at home.

(Gina) said:

I have a problem whenever I eat in a restaurant. I always ask how the
meat is cooked, and frequently the answer is vegetable oil. I then
have to put in a special request for the food to be cooked in butter
or olive oil.

A few times some restaurants were not able to do this as they only had
vegetable oil on hand. Also, some places marinate their meat in weird
types of vegetable oils (corn or soybean?) before they cook it.

I was wondering if I am the only person on the planet concerned with
this, as the restaurant personnel frequently tells me no one has ever
"asked this type of question before".

I think we as consumers pay a lot of money for food in restaurants,
and if our health is at stake, we should not have to settle for food
cooked in vegetable oil.

Let me know if you are eating out and asking these questions, or never
thought of it before, or just eating at home.

Don't let the door hit you in the ass.

PJx <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

(Gina) said:

I have a problem whenever I eat in a restaurant. I always ask how the
meat is cooked, and frequently the answer is vegetable oil. I then
have to put in a special request for the food to be cooked in butter
or olive oil.

A few times some restaurants were not able to do this as they only had
vegetable oil on hand. Also, some places marinate their meat in weird
types of vegetable oils (corn or soybean?) before they cook it.

I was wondering if I am the only person on the planet concerned with
this, as the restaurant personnel frequently tells me no one has ever
"asked this type of question before".

I think we as consumers pay a lot of money for food in restaurants,
and if our health is at stake, we should not have to settle for food
cooked in vegetable oil.

Let me know if you are eating out and asking these questions, or never
thought of it before, or just eating at home.

Don't let the door hit you in the ass.

You may find this link interesting. I noticed you like to indulge
in soybean oil. Not the healthiest thing in the world to eat. Actually
linked to tumor growth. You may want to un-indulge.

http://www.westonaprice.org/soy/index.html

(Gina) said:

PJx <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

(Gina) said:

I have a problem whenever I eat in a restaurant. I always ask how the
meat is cooked, and frequently the answer is vegetable oil. I then
have to put in a special request for the food to be cooked in butter
or olive oil.

A few times some restaurants were not able to do this as they only had
vegetable oil on hand. Also, some places marinate their meat in weird
types of vegetable oils (corn or soybean?) before they cook it.

I was wondering if I am the only person on the planet concerned with
this, as the restaurant personnel frequently tells me no one has ever
"asked this type of question before".

I think we as consumers pay a lot of money for food in restaurants,
and if our health is at stake, we should not have to settle for food
cooked in vegetable oil.

Let me know if you are eating out and asking these questions, or never
thought of it before, or just eating at home.

Don't let the door hit you in the ass.

You may find this link interesting. I noticed you like to indulge
in soybean oil. Not the healthiest thing in the world to eat. Actually
linked to tumor growth. You may want to un-indulge.

http://www.westonaprice.org/soy/index.html

And I respond with:

http://www.soyfoods.com/3rdSoySymp/abstracts.html

There are 10 actual studies that tout the benefits of Soy for every
one from wacko Weston Price.

Pj