Macadamia Nut Oil

As I've mentioned before, I am doing my 2nd round of the Whole30 Challenge. On the challenge, you are limited to what cooking oils you can use, no seed oils or butter. Extra virgin olive oil is approved, so I used that in cooking a lot in January. Now, I KNOW you're not supposed to use EVOO when cooking with high heat, it has a low burn point & can create toxins in your food. :/ Skurry, right?! I don't want to ingest toxins when the whole point is to EAT CLEAN! I would eat blueberries & hope that their antioxidants would fight off those toxins from the EVOO.

Anyhow, when I decided to do the Whole30 Challenge again, I didn't want to worry about that. I wanted to be smarter when I cooked with oil, so I researched & bought some macadamia nut oil. It's has a HIGH burn point, so it's fine to use on the stove top. I just made my first meal using macadamia nut oil, I crusted my chicken in almond meal & also made some balsamic kale. So YUM! I gotta say, macadamia nut oil is GOOD! I figured it would have a nutty smell, which is the first thing I did when I opened it BAHA. I had looked into avacado oil as well & some of the reviews said that it had a rancid smell or left a bad aftertaste, so I steered clear of that. I don't know if it was a certain brand that was bad, but I didn't want to chance it. I was buying the oil off Amazon & I didn't want to have to ship it back & buy something else. I don't notice much of a flavor, even on the Kale. It is super delicious & it's healthier to use while cooking! I love it.

On a funny note, both macadamia nut oil & avacado oil came up under health & beauty too! I guess they use those oils in a lot of hair care & facial creams. I guess what's good enough to go IN your body & is good enough to go ON your body too ;)