On the keto diet, it’s best to cook with healthy natural oils and fats that can withstand higher temperatures without altering the molecular and chemical structure. Cooking with the right fats is also another way for you to get even more healthy fats in your diet to keep you satiated and keep you in ketosis. Coconut oil has a whopping 87% saturated fat! [1] When heated to higher temperatures, saturated fats like those found in coconut oil retain their structure and remain completely safe for consumption, unlike the polyunsaturated fatty acids found in vegetable oils. Cooking with these healthier fats and oils also allows you to avoid trans fats — artificial, industrial, or partially hydrogenated fats. Trans fats are a type of unsaturated fat. Most trans fats are made through the industrial process where hydrogen is added to vegetable or canola oil. Trans fats typically occur when vegetable oils are chemically altered during the manufacturing process to make sure they stay solid at room temperature and to give them a longer shelf life. Research highlights how trans […]…