I’m new to the World of “GHEE”.
I have avoided anything butter (ish) for years. One of my clients brought it to my attention and I decided to further research WHY this should or could be added into our list of approved items — you know how picky I am about ingredients!!!
(Below is information I researched and compiled from a variety of reputable online sources, I then summarized with my own thoughts from close to 30 years of exerience in the health, wellness and fitness industry)
What I think is most helpful here is…
If you like butter — this is better.
- Ghee’s high smoke point…. In addition to a risk of fire, heating oils above their smoke point destroys essential phytonutrients and can result in an increase of free radicals. Therefore, always be sure to use a healthy oil that is suitable to the recipe and preparation. SOOO what this means is at a smoke point of 450 degrees — you can easily use it to bake at 375 and not turn your GHEE into an unstable train wreck!!!!
- Ghee is rich in fat soluble Vitamins A, D, E — this is good because so many of us these days suffer from IBS, leaky gut, or other digestive issues that create problems absorbing Vitamin A — using Ghee helps increase your intake. Fat-soluble vitamins are absorbed with fat and stored in the gastrointestinal tract — and they are essential to maintaining a healthy metabolism and various biochemical functions in the body.
- Ghee works well with those sensitive to Lactose and Casein. So if you avoid dairy like the plague you should be fine using this with your breakfast eziekiel toast or on your afternoon spicy cod! Why is it suitable… Through the process of making ghee, all of the milk fat solids are removed, leaving a beautiful golden elixir. AND remember due to its smoke point if you cook with it — it will not turn into an unhealthy oil!
- Ghee comes from Grass Fed Cows (my fav) CLA is higher in grass-fed beef — I often put CLA on my client plans -(especially if we are trying to loose belly fat)
- Ghee contains Butyrate — which is an essential short-chain fatty acid, shown to support healthy insulin levels, AND is an anti-inflammatory, and may be helpful for those with issues from IBS, Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.
- Ghee contains Medium chain fatty acids — (like the MCT oil or coconut oil that I like to use) medium chain fatty acids are absorbed by the GI tract and do not require any pancreatic enzymes to break them down, so your pancreas doesn’t have to work as hard. AND what I find important here is this — medium chain fatty acids are transported through the blood stream, directly to the liver, where they go directly into mitochondria and are immediately utilized for energy. Medium chain fatty acids from Ghee do not get turned into lipoproteins, and do NOT get stored as body fat, So they do not cause weight gain.
I hope you found this helpful — also a very important detail -
The macros — 1 Teaspoon is 5 grams of fat (45 calories)
Staci Boyer
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