Oils and Overcoming MS: Separating facts from fiction with Jack McNulty | S2E23

2020-09-30

Welcome to the Living Well with MS podcast, where we are joined by Jack McNulty. Jack has followed the Overcoming MS lifestyle since 2009. He has actively worked on providing recipes and information to the Overcoming MS website and was the contributing editor to the Overcoming MS cookbook. Jack is currently operating his own subscription-based website providing instruction and recipes supporting a vegan life. Topics and timestamps:

Welcome to the Living Well with MS podcast, where we are joined by Jack McNulty. Jack has followed the Overcoming MS lifestyle since 2009. He has actively worked on providing recipes and information to the Overcoming MS website and was the contributing editor to the Overcoming MS cookbook. Jack is currently operating his own subscription-based website providing instruction and recipes supporting a vegan life.

Topics and timestamps:

02:50 Are all oils bad, or are there some beneficial and healthy ones?

12:13 Is it okay to heat oils when cooking?

15:37 Is it okay then to cook using flaxseed oil?

19:10 Is it true that you should never bake higher than 180°C (350°F) if you are using oil?

29:18 There are many recipes that call for fried veggies, such as onions. How do you substitute this with a healthier alternative?

34:33 Why do use extra virgin olive oil? Can we use any olive oil are they effectively the same thing?

42:14 Olive oil doesn’t have the right flavor for all recipes. Are there other oils that I can use, such as rapeseed oil or hemp oil, to capture that flavor?

44:10 What can I use instead of butter for baking?