— Susan L Young

So, you know regarding vegan diet fat so I'm Plant-based fats but okay vegan, so probably processed in some well, let's just say process plant-based fats versus animal fats, um, you know, in terms of the better again, you know, that's something that the consumer gets to decide, you know, the word better, right? It's just sets up a subjective comparison. And and if you're talking about better for health that goes beyond the the scope of our discussion today, which is to focus on on food and cooking and I would direct you toward a dietitian or a doctor of some sort who you know might be able to to talk about that. Okay. You know in terms of flavor. Well that's going to be up to you. I mean, there are folks that really enjoy pork fat for example and wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. And so there are you know, we recognize there are differences between these two categories of fat, but it's going to be up to you to figure out you know, what you want to consume or are cut back on or omit. Okay, and in terms of getting crispy food when it comes to you know oven and frying so number one frying implies a medium of fat usually oil to get you there. Okay, and that's gonna give you a nice crispy result because frying is a dry heat cooking method. Okay, but it's a pretty intense one as the oil draws out moisture from the food item. Okay, and the result is this dry surface and that gets very crispy. And now the same thing with with oven cooking something, you know with a relatively high temperature in the oven you can start to mimic some of the effects of frying at least on the just on the surface. You know of your foods that are coated in oil in the oven and you know, this is where perhaps using as small amount of oil can give you satisfying results, you know while cutting back on the calories and and other factors that you would get from a greater amount of oil. Okay added to your oven roasted Foods again, you have to decide on what that balance is for you. Okay, if a crispy texture is very very important then maybe you compromise and you add a small amount of fat. Finding a happy middle point that works for you. Okay on the other hand if you insist on going 100% no added oil then you need to make the compromise in texture of foods that maybe you previously enjoyed in a in a more crispy fried format. Okay, and those are those are some of those tough questions that you get to deal with related to your developing food philosophy. Okay. Another thing to keep in mind here is that You can always have. A little bit of a fried food item once in a while if you choose to do so, you know, you don't need to torture yourself if that's the feeling or the experience that comes out of this. Don't beat up on yourself. Enjoy food. Enjoy cooking enjoy the camaraderie and all the other goodness that we should be associating with the food that we eat. All right.