Steak 'n Shake gets political after switching to beef tallow fries (Nation's Restaurant News)

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4. Okay.

First, the most important thing to remember about fried foods is moderation. There are no healthy deep fried foods. They taste good. So eat them once in a while, and try not to pig out.

Second, "seed oils" means vegetable oil, basically. Canola oil, corn oil, sunflower seed oil. Olive oil and avocado oil are fruit oils. Fruit oils contain more omega-3 (meaning arguably healthier) but have a low smoke point; they have very limited use in frying things. So if you are planning to fry something in oil, your options are seed oils and animal oils (tallow or lard). Animal oils contain more unhealthy cholesterol. There are some outlandish claims out there about seed oils; they're rubbish. I've been using canola oil for years. There are better oils out there but it's hard to beat for value.

Third, and most significantly: the most seed oils you're likely to consume come from ultraprocessed foods, like soda, frozen meals, premade cookies, snacks, margarine, cereals, hot dogs and so on. These are mostly unhealthy foods, but there is little reason to blame the seed oils, given that they're loaded with chemicals and sugars and sodium.

Think about what you eat. Value freshness and variety. Recognize balance as the hidden virtue.