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[visitorq]

http://blog.mises.org/12748/in-praise-of-lard/

Anyone done any research into this? Seems interesting and plausible (like how it turns out butter is better for you than margarine). I think I agree with those in the comment section that the un-hydrogenated (organic) stuff would be better though.

I used to eat at a burger joint back home that cooked the fries up in lard. So much tastier.

[.38 Special]

Lard is the bees knees and it gives you excellent fat energy and plenty of lipids to keep up bodily maintenance.

The thing about lard is that it will fatten you up right proper if not eaten in proper portions -- smaller, that is. The synthetic and processed stuff will harm you in other ways if eaten in large portions.

Generally speaking, nothing you eat in quantity should be cooked with extra fats, oils, and salts. The big stuff should be allotted to vegetables and carbs, followed by meats and fruits, and then finally lard-laden nom-noms.

If you're going to treat yourself now and again with fried goods, you might as well get the real, nutritious stuff. It tastes way better, too

My rule of thumb, and I am no doctor, is: Eat natural, organic when feasible, and look to farms for locally available stuff. Avoid processed, additives, extras. The real stuff will treat you right as long as you live an active life style and eat appropriately to your activities (for example, carbs while running or cycling, meat and carbs while working hard, veggies and fruit at a desk, etc.).

[visitorq]

The point I found most interesting was that lard has a higher "smoking point" than vegetable shortening, which means less free radicals are formed when cooking with it. It also apparently doesn't soak into the food as much, so you end up using less fat overall. Plus it tastes good.

I'd like to do more research to find any other pros/cons.

[.38 Special]

[Senior]

Lard is indeed lovely. I cook with bacon grease almost daily. It would be nice to find some pure lard in Korea.

[bacasper]

Praise the Lard!


Sorry, I couldn't resist!