Pregnancy food safety · 1 entries
Oils during pregnancy
Cooking oils are fine. Olive, canola, sunflower, avocado, sesame, coconut, butter — whatever your kitchen runs on. No oil is unsafe in pregnancy — coconut and palm are just heavier in saturated fat, so go easier on those. One exception: cod liver oil. It is very high in preformed vitamin A, which is harmful to a developing baby in large amounts. If you are after omega-3s, get them from fish or a plain DHA supplement rather than cod liver oil. Store oils away from heat and light, and use olive oil freely — the fats in it are good for both of you.
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All types of oils
SafeOils are great during pregnancy. Monounsaturated fats (olive, canola, and peanut oils) are best at lowering cholesterol. Polyunsaturated fats are beneficial, too, as they contain omega-3 fatty acids (found in flax seed oil and canola oil) that are crucial for your baby's healthy development, and omega-6 fatty acids (found in sunflower, cottonseed, corn, and soybean oils). The only oils you should reduce are tropical oils (such as palm kernel and coconut) as they contain saturated fats.
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