When it comes to eating and being healthy in what I eat, I do admit I could use a little “help” I try my hardest and use my instant pot pressure cooker tons- it is amazing with locking in nutrients and what not. I am not big on frying things- though I do saute’ a lot of different meats in my instant pot and a lot of my favorite foods are fried! I know that I try to use olive oil and when it comes to salting my food (because we all know I am a salt feign) I use sea salt.
I actually in the spirit of when I got my instant pot gave up my deep fryer- and I am really big on snacking on fries for lunch or after dinner /before bed snack. I really did it for 2 reasons that weren’t quite health related #1 I never hardly used the one that we had because I got steam burned on it really bad and I didn’t really like it anyways so I never used it and #2 I wanted the counter space for Thor (My instant pot) but in the long run this has saved me from doing a whole lot of fry frying and assorted other goodies that I now bake!
I have pretty well always used olive oil from as far back as I can remember. I can remember going with my parents to like sams club and getting it in huge metal cans. However, in recent years I have been getting whatever I can like canola or corn or whatever and then a tiny little bottle of the olive oil to use sparingly and use on like an oil and vinegar salad or something. I actually just have got the biggest thing of it I have had in years because my mom got some on sale. I have actually always cared for the flavor that it gives to food vs other oils.
Then…not that long ago I got a chance for a new review and it was for Thrive Algae Oil. I swear I was sitting here like Algae Oil? For real? that is .. well .. i don’t know how to say other than interesting! My favorite thing was the awesome PR gal that pitched me told me that it “didn’t taste like ocean” and that totally made me smile and I just wanted to try it after that! I have to say that it comes in this very cute glass bottle and I thought -well how in the world can it be bad- it’s oil 🙂
I turns out that this Thrive Algae oil is some pretty awesomesauce oil! There is so much awesome to tell you about this oil that I hardly know where to start! First of all , my PR gal was right- it does NOT taste like Ocean 🙂 It has this very light clean taste that is tiny weeny bit lemony but not overpowering. It is quite pleasant- because I mean you really wouldn’t know what to expect from it! I have enjoyed frying/sauteing with it and using it on salad! Like I say I’m not big on frying things but I have used it in making my chicken thighs that I am so obsessed with though 🙂
So Actually, Algae is like this OMG superfood believe it or not , and they have used biotechnology as well to bring plant traits (the better ones) to the algae. Then, now this might be my favorite part – they grow the algae in fermenters – you know like beer and wine 🙂 and it only takes a few days to make the oil ! also, when they press the algae to get the oil there is NO Waste- it can be used for other things including renewable energy 🙂
So , like I said before this is some very healthy oil- and now I’m going to get to telling you about exactly how healthy it is- i am serious I had never heard of it but now I have been trying to educate myself and find out all I can- and then share it in this reviews because it is just that good!
I am going to start throwing you a few stats but- they are seriously fascinating and I think you should pay attention- because if you can do something as simple as using a different oil to help yourself-well why wouldn’t you? I promise you will learn something (likely) and then you will be like o.k I want this oil 🙂
First of all this oil has 75%less saturated fat that OLIVE OIL! this makes it REALLY REALLY REALLY good for your heart!
It has the GOOD FAT Monosaturated- and it has as much of that in one tablespoon as 1 Avocado! which makes 90%
Before i forget- it has an amazing smoke point- higher than any oil! 485 Degrees!
it only has 0.5g saturated fat per serving which is 4%
These are just a few highlights- i did not want to “bore” anyone but I am telling you by just simply changing my oil i can have these kind of healthy results, I will def. be considering Thrive Algae Oil as an option in the future!
