Cheryl G Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Sorry if this has already been asked but I couldn't find the question anywhere in the Forum already. I've finally got my husband to eat salads and he really likes this salad dressing. I know sunflower oil isn't encouraged but everything else in the ingredient list on the bottle seems okay - is it? I'd like to keep using this dressing as I fear my husband won't be so keen on his salads without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted July 8, 2018 Moderators Share Posted July 8, 2018 It's not that it's 'not encouraged' - it's actually not allowed for anything other than eating out when there are no other options available. My guess is he likes this because it's a bit lighter tasting than just evoo but it looks like it would be easy enough to recreate using a mixture of avocado oil or light tasting olive oil instead of the sunflower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chessjeck Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 2 hours ago, SugarcubeOD said: It's not that it's 'not encouraged' - it's actually not allowed for anything other than eating out when there are no other options available. My guess is he likes this because it's a bit lighter tasting than just evoo but it looks like it would be easy enough to recreate using a mixture of avocado oil or light tasting olive oil instead of the sunflower. Not allowed? I'm confused. Tessamae's dressings contain sunflower oil and the ones I just bought have Whole30 Approved labels on them. They even say that Melissa approves the dressings on their FAQ page https://www.tessemaes.com/pages/faqs Has this changed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted July 9, 2018 Moderators Share Posted July 9, 2018 1 hour ago, chessjeck said: Not allowed? I'm confused. Tessamae's dressings contain sunflower oil and the ones I just bought have Whole30 Approved labels on them. They even say that Melissa approves the dressings on their FAQ page https://www.tessemaes.com/pages/faqs Has this changed? The oil in the Tessemae's dressings is high oleic sunflower oil which has a similar fat profile to olive oil. Regular sunflower oil (when it is not specified as high oleic) is not permitted for in home use on the program and only in dining out situations where there are no other options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chessjeck Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I can't find that in the official rules. This is the page I'm referencing- https://whole30.com/whole30-program-rules/ These are the rules I've been using to do the Whole30 for years. Can you direct me to an up-to-date version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowflower Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 @chessjeck Here's where I found it: https://whole30.com/2015/01/rules-recommendations/ I was thinking the same as you, and use tessemae's dressings regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryl G Posted July 10, 2018 Author Share Posted July 10, 2018 On 7/8/2018 at 11:38 PM, SugarcubeOD said: The oil in the Tessemae's dressings is high oleic sunflower oil which has a similar fat profile to olive oil. Regular sunflower oil (when it is not specified as high oleic) is not permitted for in home use on the program and only in dining out situations where there are no other options. On 7/8/2018 at 7:36 PM, SugarcubeOD said: It's not that it's 'not encouraged' - it's actually not allowed for anything other than eating out when there are no other options available. My guess is he likes this because it's a bit lighter tasting than just evoo but it looks like it would be easy enough to recreate using a mixture of avocado oil or light tasting olive oil instead of the sunflower. I've clearly misunderstood this then. The reason I thought that sunflower oil was acceptable for limited use (but not for cooking), is because the book says, "So, we ban the seed oils specifically off-limits according to the Whole30 “no grains, no legumes” rules (corn oil, rice bran oil, soybean oil, and peanut oil), and encourage you to limit your use of the others (like safflower, sunflower, canola, grapeseed, or sesame) at home, while not specifically excluding them on the program." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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