Fruit & Veggie Trail Mix Muffins...

Have a garden?  Love getting fresh produce from the farmer’s market?  Always looking for new ways to use up some veggies (or get them into your kid’s diet)?  Giant zucchini’s seems to be plentiful this year, and when they start growing it’s like they multiply overnight.  Here’s a great recipe that incorporates some garden fresh vegetables, fiber, and healthy fat – canola oil utilized in Coasun’s shortening...

“Skinny” Protein Oatmeal Raisin Bars...

These “skinny” oatmeal raisin bars were inspired by a health blogger www.carrotsncake.com.  I took the recipe and modified it to be further skinnyfied using Coasun’s shortening alternative, and added some extra protein so the bars would classify as a well balanced snack all by themselves.  Overall they were delicious and I devoured them over the course of the day- sharing of course! They aren’t too sweet and...

Dietary fatty acids and known biological effect...

The following table summarizes the common fatty acids found in foods and indicates the current knowledge about their effect on the human body. Fatty acids and known biological effect Fatty acidBiological effect on bodyFound in SATURATED Lauric acidC12:0Increases LDLs and HDLs and promotes thrombosiscoconut oil and other tropical fats Myristic acidC14:0Increases LDLs and HDLs and promotes thrombosiscoconut...

Calorie and fat comparisons for CoasunSA...

This article summarized the nutritional differences between Coasun’s shortening alternative made with different liquid oils.  As mentioned in previous articles, CoasunSA can be made with any liquid vegetable oil or blend of oils.  This enables you to tailor the nutritional profile of the fat in your products and manipulate the nutitrional claims and health claims the are presented with your product. The table...

Trans fat news coverage not enough to stop clogged...

News coverage about the harmful effects of trans fatty acids in food products will influence consumers to stop purchasing these products for a short time (3 or 4 weeks).However, news coverage does not seem to impact long term purchasing behaviour for a majority of the population. Although the RWJF study does not address saturated fats in food products it is reasonable to assume a similar phenomena could exist. Media...