How To Harvest, Cure And Store ONIONS For Up To A Year
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2024
- In this video, I show you how to harvest, cure and store onions. Curing onions is a simple process anyone can do at home. When storing onions under ideal conditions, they can stay fresh for up to a year! If you're growing onions in your garden, this technique maximizes your onion harvest.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 All About Onion Curing And Onion Storage
1:34 Harvesting Onions Without Damaging Them
4:06 Curing Onions Properly Begins Outdoors
5:03 How To Cure Onions For Longterm Food Storage
8:05 How To Store Onions At Home
11:04 Adventures With Dale
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0:00 All About Onion Curing And Onion Storage
1:34 Harvesting Onions Without Damaging Them
4:06 Curing Onions Properly Begins Outdoors
5:03 How To Cure Onions For Longterm Food Storage
8:05 How To Store Onions At Home
11:04 Adventures With Dale
I live in Walla Walla, Washington and grow the delicious Walla Walla Sweets. Harvest time is very aromatic and a treat in the valley. Your sweet onions 🧅 look delicious. Enjoyed your tutorial.
I wish I could grow them, but they're a long day onion that won't grow well in the South. Vidalia (Yellow Granex) is our comparable, I guess 😅
Also get collapsible wire mesh strainer/sieve/deep fry baskets. Can hang anywhere from rafters with onions and other vegs in them, great airflow.
Thank you for speaking about the onions being toxic to dogs. ❤ Very informative video. Much appreciated.
It's a real concern. They're one of the most toxic foods that humans eat. They're more toxic than chocolate, yet few know that, and they're in almost everything we cook.
Kudos to you for your unbreakable perseverance, my friend! Your videos stand as a testament to the resilience and determination you consistently bring. And it's an honor to have you visit our channel, we can discuss more about our experiences in harvesting and building farms.
Fantastic video! Thank you 😊
They look great!
Great Video! Thanks for the info!
Great informative video, thanks. I live in New Zealand in the upper north island where it’s very warm in the summer and quite cool in the winter (3 to 17 degrees Celsius). I’m just going to plant onion seedlings soon, so this video has been very helpful. I’ve been watching your videos, and will continue to watch.
Yes, thanks.
You’re welcome!
What fabulous onions! Another great info video, thanks.
Thank you!
I live about an hour and a half north of you and grew some humongous sweet yellow onions started from bulbs. I actually planted them late last year around November and they grew all through the winter and did well through several frost and a couple of hard frosts. I honestly didn't take very good care of them, under-watered, and under-fed them. Their diet consisted of fish emulsion to condition the soil and miracle grow. The result was some of the biggest onions I've ever seen and they tasted amazing.
I've grown onions from sets, and I had good results. I just think growing from seed is more reliable. Sometimes, onion sets will fail entirely if they get confused. Growing from seed is more consistent, and it's a lot cheaper since you can get 200 seeds for about $3-4. 200 onion sets would be considerably more. Any time I can get more variety and a higher percentage of success for a lower price, I go that route.
@@TheMillennialGardener , i typically do as well. I was pointing out that onions are pretty resilient to cold and lack of care and still do pretty well. Thanks for the content
YAY!!!!❤ Sounds exciting and thx for sharing. Isn't it when you neglect the veggies they just do their thing!?! I baby my garden waaaay too much. Can't help it...
Again, thx for sharing your story...Love this channel. 😊
Great video and exceptionally well presented… Thank you!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I dehydrate a lot of my onions every year. Great for soups and stews etc, in the winter. And I don't have to worry about them spoiling.
How do you dehydrate
I want to do this!
@@jangutz5110 With a dehydrator. Just peel, slice thinly and spread out ( do it outside, under a porch, or in the garage. They stink!) Some ovens will dehydrate as well, but I don't think I'd want to dehydrate onions in the oven, just because of the smell.
Beautiful onions!
Thank you! They’re fantastic, and they don’t make me cry as badly as grocery store onions.
Thank you for another great video! Onions are my favorite...besides tomatoes, of course! Hello Dale!!
Dale says hello! 🐕 Thank you for watching!
Thanks, Dude! Great Help⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
You're welcome!
I like your realistic attitude, nof everyone has a cellar 🙂
Thank you
You're welcome!
Thank you for the information. 👍🏼👍🏼📌
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Great video!!
Thank you!
was so helpful
Glad to hear it!
I'm trying to learn as much as I can, I just started a hydroponic garden inside my apartment, right now I got a tangerine plant that has 3 shoots of leaves, and I'm trying a sweet onion as well. I'm in the beginning stages of indoor hydroponics. I'm excited to start growing my foods indoors, as such im using vegetables I bought from the supermarket. The tangerine plant im growing came from a bag of seedless tangerines, yet 1 tangerine had a seed in it, just 1 and it sprouted.
That tangerine REALLY wanted to live! Good thing that it was you who bought that bag of citrus. Also, you can regrow carrot tops and onion bottoms for greens for your salads and soup.
Awww. Enjoy your pooch. I know you guys get a lot of tough comments and I hate to add on because you do share some really good ideas, but I’m really tired of hearing grown people talk baby talk. It never used to be a thing. Why are so many suddenly doing this? It can’t be popular can it? I feel like I’m suddenly in preschool. 😒
Those onions are great size!! We had a wind/hail storm just as my onions were starting to put on good growth, but they all got beat to hell. I ended up with about 45 tennis ball sized "Spanish Yellows", I was really hoping for a little larger than baseball sized. Oh well, they are still tasty!! This was my 1st year. Next year, I'm going to lay mine out in rows with other plants in between (just like your peppers an onions).
I've been buying a bunch of shade tarps. I'm going to experiment with them more. They're really tough. They are a possible way to protect things.
Thanks for the information. Can't wait to harvest my onions.
Where I live it can easily get over 100°F during the summer solstice period in December. Consequently, concrete/brick becomes almost hot enough to cook onion on. Would it be ok to start the curing process in the shade? We have a very dry heat.
Also, I've been planting heaps of leek, garlic and onions in our garden this year. I was so sick of the pest pressure (slugs, snails, caterpillars, etc) from last year that I went a bit overboard with the amount I planted. I have noticed a significant drop in pest pressure which I attribute to alliums in the garden. As a control I have a small area without aliums and that bed has pest pressure.
On a side note, Dale behaves almost the exact same as our dog when we're leaving the house 😂 we hide little pieces of treats throughout the house for him before we leave and he basically shoves us out the door so he can go find the treats. He knows he's not allowed to go hunting before we leave 😂
Yes, I think you can dry them in the shade provided it is 100% shade, it stays in that 75-85 degree range and you won't get them wet. It's very popular to cure the onions in "breezeways" in the South, meaning basically under a roof with no walls so it's 100% airflow and shade, but it keeps the rain off. As long as it stays dry, shady, warm and breezy, your onions won't care if it's indoors or outdoors. Just don't let them get wet or roasted in sun.
The allium family will suppress pests. Is it 100%? No, not at all, but it does make a difference, and every little bit helps.
That's a good idea to keep the dog busy while you're away. I fear it would be no challenge for Dale's, hound nose...
@@TheMillennialGardener amazing! I have an ideal spot to dry them in.
I also have a cabinet I constructed to cure meat in to make biltong (kind of like jerky). It basically lets air flow over the meat at a constant rate. I might experiment with that and onions.
Dale sounds amazing. Our groodle has an amazing nose, but definitely not hound-like like Dale's. But he can hear pretty well. Even with the utmost stealth from my part he can still hear when I open a bag of his treats from the other side of the house 😂
I'm in Ontario Canada where we have a pretty short growing season and recently had a nice hail storm to beat the heck out of my garden. The onions did okay, not so the peppers and tomatoes but oh well. Anyway, I will be harvesting my onions soon and I am going to store them like my late MIL did. Pantyhose, after curing, drop in the onion, tie a knot , drop in another, tie a knot and so on. I'll hang them up in my unheated laundry room with a fan running. Hopefully it will work as well as it did for my MIL (RIP), she kept hers in her garage.
Nice! 😊👍
Thanks!
Thank you exc
You're welcome!
I bought onion bags online and put some onion in them to test. They molded within 2 weeks. Instead I’m going to try the tie string method for the rest of mine, which is like 200 onions!
When you go to cut your pungent onion, if you leave the root in place and cut all the onion. You won’t cry. I actually learned that from watching Gordon Ramsay tutorials. Also great video. Thank you very much.
You need to get a food dehydrator to dry onion flakes from purie. Also you can store onion/garlic in jar of apple cyder vinager
Question? Most of my onion tops have fallen or been bent over, should I harvest them, I'm checking today see if soft or sturdy at neck
Thank you for your video 😊
Thanks for your great vid! What does one do if the onions start to flower? Should I harvest before flowering?
I have a question. I live on Cape Hatteras and watch all your videos. Such great stuff and I tell all my garden friends to watch you. What onion variety can I plant this fall. I was really disappointed with my onion crop this year. Thank you!!
Thank you! I can vouch for Yellow Granex and Red Amposta. Both performed EXCELLENT. So did Davidor shallot. However, the key is to grow them from seed. I start transplants from seed in January in trays and transplant them out March 1. It was perfect. Please see here: ua-cam.com/video/K4JAfAyIrO8/v-deo.html
Vy dale ya sweet onions
Question? I live in Pawleys Island SC and subscribed since you’re in NC (and like your content)- are we in the same growing zone? Some of the other channels are gardeners from the north or western regions and not sure if what they do will work for my garden
Question - what would you plant after harvesting onions that were interplanted with various peppers?
After they are cured, onions can also be stored in the freezer. I don't use more than an union a week and I use them only for cooking, so I slice some and dice some and store them in seperate bags in the freezer, taking out only what I need for a particular recipe.
You can store onions in the freezer, but keep in mind that's less freezer space for more expensive items like meat. I try to stock up on meats when there are great sales, so I don't like using my freezer to store vegetables. If you don't want to hang your onions, I think a better way to save onions would be to can them, pickle them or process them into salsas in mason jars, since you can store them at room temp and not use precious freezer space.
@@TheMillennialGardener Unfortunately, there are very few canned vegetables that I like to eat. Frozen is much fresher tasting. I do store most of my onions and garlic by hanging, but it is very convenient when I am not feeling well or really tired to have the processed veg to drop into the recipe.
I heard that you can grow onions in the same manor as garlic. I’m going to try planting them in September so they can develop before the cold comes then I’ll mulch heavily.We’ll see what happens.
Smaller onions, I’m sure you can. Bunching onions, I have no doubt. I don’t know if you can grow a fully bulbed 4 inch diameter onion in winter…but admittedly, I never tried.
Yes you can in Phx, Az. I start seed 6/8 week early inside and plant out in Oct. at the same time as garlic..
@@rogerspaulding6569 thanks. Can’t wait to try!!
"Store them between 32-40 degrees" so you put them in your 90 degree garage. Did that actually make sense in your head when you did it? The correct temperature of a refrigerator is below 40 degrees.
We store our overwinter stock in an old, handmedown fridge. Perfect temps and no light unless we get things out. Our house stays too warm to keep things good
Good info. I live about 30 min from Vidalia. Just wanted to let ya know us locals pronouce it vy-dell-ya. You have to say it as country as possible too
I lived in Philly for 13 years, and nobody where I live seems to actually be from North Carolina. I don't think my pronunciations are changing anytime soon 😂
pantyhose are perfect for storing garlic and onions
Thanks for watching!
Great information concerning onions. Do you have any information on the storage of garlic or have I missed it? Thanks.
I haven't made a garlic storage video, but the procedure is basically the same. Harvest them, let them dry in the sun the first day, move them somewhere shady and breezy til they dry out, bag them in mesh bags or braid them and hang them up in a cool, dry place.
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Thanks for watching!
I was told that the papers are what’s used to make onion powder. Do you know if this is true? If so do you know if the tops and roots can be dried and ground up as well?
How long did your red amposta onions store with your garage hanging method? I assume they are considered pungent and store longer than the yellow granex? Do you know of or have you grown a pungent yellow or white short/int day that stores longer than the sweet granex?
QUESTION I have a boatload of onions and garlic that have cured in my shed but the August heat is pretty intense we don’t have a root cellar and our basement and garage is too hot for long-term storage (they won’t be cool for a few months). Do you have any advice for long-term storage? We have an air-conditioned area that may work but can we pile the onions on top of each other in a wire basket, same for garlic, or do they need space to breathe?
I've seen some people braid the stocks and hang them so the onion's don't touch each other. Is there pros and cons to cutting the stocks?
Is the curing only for long term storage, or safety? I had one go to seed, and was told to pick and use, not sure if I must cure or can pick and use
Great video! Question, I understand airflow is key, but how would mylar storage bags work for storing these onions?
That would provide zero airflow, so I would assume very poorly and rot them very quickly. I'd stick with mesh bags or organza bags. They're really cheap. I think the onion bags I have linked in my Amazon Storefront are around $9.99 a 3/pack, and the organza bags I have linked are even cheaper. I think it'll be worth the investment, especially since they're reusable for years to come.
You can also save the bags you buy onions in and refill them
march... We have frosts even in may >..
Great video as always :) do you ever chop up your onions and freeze them? I have found that this works well for me.
Thank you. No, because I use my freezer almost exclusively for meat storage. I don't personally find freezing vegetables to be a good use of space, because they're inexpensive relative to meat prices these days. I use my freezer space to stock up when I find aggressive meat sales. I think a better use of space, personally, would be to pickle them and can them in mason jars since you can then store them at room temperature and save the freezer space for more expensive items. You could also process them into salsa and store them in mason jars.
@@TheMillennialGardener good idea...Thank You.
I dehydrate them. Long term storage, takes little space.
@@TheMillennialGardener I freeze mine also
Very few things can going in the ground in Alaska, until late May, but we have roughly 23 hours of daylight until Mid August, suggestions.
I would think onions could grow in Alaska. It may be a challenge. You can certainly grow things like bunching onions. The daylight would be a challenge, but the temps are perfect.
Let's get a sweet potato curing video!
I have several: ua-cam.com/video/_hPl5MPgNwM/v-deo.html
Is it OK to cure my onions in my greenhouse? Im thinking if i open the door of the greenhouse & attach a couple of fans inside, that should be sufficient, no?
32 or 42 degrees F? That’s a freezer/fridge.
My garage is about 100 degrees during the hottest part of the day. I am in NE GA, but the same zone as you are and similar temperatures. I have mine in a flat cardboard box in the house in an unused room. It is about 70 degrees in the house with a little humidity. Could I store them in the garage?
This is a great resource for onion storage: www.onions-potatoes.com/storage/onions.php
According to the data, the *worst* temperature to store onions is at room temperature, because that's the temperature that best fosters bacteria growth. You either need to store onions at temperatures where it's too cool for the bacteria to grow but *not* freezing (33-40 degrees ideally, but 55 degrees or cooler could work ok), or too warm to foster growth (78-88 degrees according to the article).
70 degrees would be a bad choice. This is why I'm keeping my onions in my hot, 90 degree garage instead of inside my house at room temp. They'll actually last longer in my hot garage, because it's too hot to cause rot right now. By the time it cools down, my onions will be eaten. They will need airflow, though, so keep that in mind.
We braid the tops
You can certainly do that. Usually, that is for hanging without bags. If you use mesh bags, you’ll want to remove the tops or you’ll take up the whole bag too quickly.
Hello. Great video. I’m in KY. Been growing candy onions last couple years and attempting to cure them. I realize they’re not for long storage but I struggle to get them to cure well at all. Harvest and treat them very similar to how you did here but the surface of most bulbs usually get mushy. Anything I’m missing? Thanks again
Best advice here was to eat them as you go!
When should you STOP watering your onions? I live in the inland northwest where its very dry.
I never really stopped watering mine. I just waited for the bulbs to get to where I wanted them to be, then I waited for a hot, dry day to harvest them, because I needed the soil to be dry and I needed the onions to dry out in the sun for several hours.
The site where I buy my onions says you can harvest when the greens fall over, no mention of waiting until they dry up..
He did say that he had left them go too long,so yea just dont wait till they dry and shrivel,his ones seem ok though
Do you have your fall garden plan posted anywhere? Curious what greens you've had the most success with.
Not yet. I grow greens throughout the winter, and it's too hot to start any seeds yet. I'll probably start cruciferous transplants within 2-3 weeks or so to get them in in September, but lettuces I'm not going to bother just yet. They'll bolt on me.
Whose basement is 32 to 40 degrees?
Should you harvest onions just as they flower or just let them flower and the tops die?
My onion tops never flowered. The yellow onions, red onions, shallots, bunching onions...they all never flowered. The tops just wilted and started dying back, so I pulled them. There is no need to allow them to flower unless you want them to reseed themselves.
@@TheMillennialGardener I'm not sure what type they are but they flower before they die. I pull them when they flower. They also never get very big. I think I'm starting from seed next year. These were sets.
U have any tips of killing poison ivy
You would have to either have to use an herbicide, rip it out by the roots, or, probably the safest way, cover the whole area with weed barrier and smother it. That way, you don't have to touch it or spray.
Dollar store nylons are gr8 for storage of these onions.
Why not freeze some of the onions in freezer bags?
It's a space issue. I use my freezer predominantly to store meat and other more costly items. Using all that electricity to store onions is lost on me. I'd rather pickle them and store them in mason jars if it came down to that.
Ask your grocery store for their empty onion bags...
Wouldn't they store longer indoors in the ac with a ceiling fan?
The funny thing about onions is room temp is the worst temp to store them. It encourages bacterial growth. You either want to store them in cold storage, 32-40 degrees, or warm storage, around 85 degrees or so. Those conditions are either too hot or too cold for rapid decay. The worst place to store onions is at around 68-77 degrees. Cold is ideal, but they’re better off in my 85 degree garage than in my pantry.
@@TheMillennialGardener thank you
What about a 100 degree garage??
Your onions were left in much too long...in fact, they've been the ground so long, they're splitting and regrowing...they will not store properly, and also taste/texture will not be favorable as seen (green). Besides all of that, Videlia are not considered a storage onion, as you mention, so consume in about 3 months. Pull all onions as soon as the neck gets soft and they start tipping over, then store in a shady but airy spot until, the green stalk dries completely, then pick/cut the dried roots off and cut the dried stalk off, at least one inch above the bulb off, or longer if you wish to braid the onions. Store in a dry space away from any moisture.
I realize I left them in too long, but a lot of that is because it rained here every day for 4 weeks straight, so I never really got a good opportunity to harvest them. I don't intend for the onions to store into winter, because they are sweet onions. I also only have around 10-15 lbs of onions, and considering I go through several pounds a week, it won't be an issue to use them all. If you are trying to store mass quantities of onions, you should be growing pungent onions.
WOW... I like ur directions on BRAIDING the tops & storing! This DFNTLY will help w airation & pet safety 👍👍👍 I didn't know this and cut above onions about 7 inches ... Next time for sure
MillennialGardenwer you should have clarified that in the video for newbies.
You seem to know stuff……I’ve never done onions until this year so I have a few questions if you know the answers:
1. What exactly does long and short day mean? I planted both in Minnesota on accident, but the short day are bulbing now and long day I plan to try storing are small, but plugging away and no noticeable bulbing yet.
2. Store in a dry cook place: this video says 32-40 Fahrenheit. That sounds like a fridge, but I haven’t seen or heard fridge anywhere, would a fridge be bad for storing long term?
Thank you much!
We just found out you're not a native Southerner. It's pronounced VYE-dayl-ya. 😁
Seems similar to garlic
They're in the same family and are closely related, so the process is pretty similar.
Futsek
Couldn't you chop onions up and put them in white vinegar in Mason Jars?????
thanks for bringing up toxicity to dogs a lot of people dont know that.
I don't think a dog would ever want to eat onion.
I would agree for the most part, but I have a dog that will literally eat anything including garlic and onions so there are exceptions. I save my dog from natural selection all the time. 😂 He's not the brightest but he sure is cute.
They’ll eat anything if they’re in the mood. They will eat an onion. I have seen it.
I've also seen dogs try and eat onions.
Our dog tried several times in the past.
My dog is retarded. She will eat plastic, bed covers, sticks, you name it, LOL.
Better learn to grow onions. There are less than 1,000 onion farmers in the United States.
I’m sure much of our onion supply is imported. They’re so easy to grow and fit well in between rows, so there is little reason not to grow them.
Much is grown in New Mexico. Hatch onions and peppers are famous here in the southwest.
This comment has zero to do with an onion.
I want to let you know your sweet potato Vine grow method.
Is the absolute best way to start sweet potato vines!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's all I had to say about that.
I'm happy to hear that! I still have those sweet potatoes growing, and the vines must be hundreds of feet long when you add them all together. I haven't done anything to the bin and they're still growing like a jungle.
DEER DON'T LIKE TO EAT THEM
Make sure NO SOYBEAN OIL in peanut butter when feeding to pets - soy is toxic to pets.
Soybean oil is so highly refined that it usually isn't considered allergenic, even to people with soy allergies. The problem with soybean oil is it is rancid. The processing process itself destroys the oil, because it's very fragile polyunsaturated fat. Soybean oil is horrifically bad for your heart and arteries and also may lead to hypothyroidism because of the high quantity of polyunsaturated fats. Oils high in polyunsaturated fat are not suitable for human consumption, in my opinion. I only use saturated and monounsaturated fats for cooking and consumption. Polyunsaturated fats are for seasoning cast iron pans or to be used for staining wood, only.
@@TheMillennialGardener Polyunsaturated fat is a type of dietary fat. It is one of the healthy fats, along with monounsaturated fat.
Polyunsaturated fat is found in plant and animal foods, such as salmon, vegetable oils, and some nuts and seeds. Eating moderate amounts of polyunsaturated (and monounsaturated) fat in place of saturated and trans fats can benefit your health since saturated fat and trans fat can increase your risk for heart disease and other health problems.
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HOW POLYUNSATURATED FATS AFFECT YOUR HEALTH
Polyunsaturated fats can help lower your LDL (bad) cholesterol. Cholesterol is a soft, waxy substance that can cause clogged or blocked arteries (blood vessels). Having low LDL cholesterol reduces your risk for heart disease.
Polyunsaturated fats include omega-3 and omega-6 fats. These are essential fatty acids that the body needs for brain function and cell growth. Our bodies do not make essential fatty acids, so you must get them from food.
Omega-3 fatty acids are good for your heart in several ways. They help:
Reduce triglycerides, a type of fat in your blood
Reduce the risk of developing an irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia)
Slow the buildup of plaque, a substance comprising fat, cholesterol, and calcium, which can harden and clog your arteries
Slightly lower your blood pressure
Omega-6 fatty acids may help:
Control your blood sugar
Reduce your risk for diabetes
Lower your blood pressure
HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU EAT?
Your body needs some fat for energy and other functions. Polyunsaturated fats are a healthy choice. The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends getting no more than 10% of your total daily calories from saturated fat (found in red meat, butter, cheese, and whole-fat dairy products). Keep total fat consumption to no more than 25% to 30% of your daily calories. This includes monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats.
Eating healthier fats can lead to certain health benefits. But eating too much fat can lead to weight gain. All fats contain 9 calories per gram. This is more than twice the amount of calories found in carbohydrates and protein.
It is not enough to add foods high in unsaturated fats to a diet filled with unhealthy foods and fats. Instead, replace saturated fats with healthier fats. Overall, eliminating saturated fats is twice as effective in lowering blood cholesterol levels as increasing polyunsaturated fats.
READING NUTRITION LABELS
All packaged foods have nutrition labels on them that include fat content. Reading food labels can help you keep track of how much fat you eat a day.
Check the total fat in one serving. Be sure to add up the number of servings you eat in one sitting.
Look at the amount of saturated fat and trans fat in a serving -- the rest is healthy, unsaturated fat. Some labels will note the monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fat contents. Some will not.
Make sure most of your daily fats are from monounsaturated and polyunsaturated sources.
Many fast-food restaurants also provide nutrition information on their menus. If you do not see it posted, ask your server. You also may be able to find it on the restaurant's website.
MAKING HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES
Most foods have a combination of all types of fats. Some have higher amounts of healthy fats than others. Foods and oils with higher amounts of polyunsaturated fats include:
Walnuts
Sunflower seeds
Flax seeds or flax oil
Fish, such as salmon, mackerel, herring, albacore tuna, and trout
Corn oil
Soybean oil
Safflower oil
To get the health benefits, you need to replace unhealthy fats with healthy fats. Here are some ideas:
Eat walnuts instead of cookies for a snack. Be sure to keep your portion small, as nuts are high in calories.
Replace some meats with fish. Try eating at least 2 meals with fish per week.
Sprinkle ground flax seed on your meal.
Add walnuts or sunflower seeds to salads.
Cook with corn or safflower oil instead of butter and solid fats.
Alternative Names
Polyunsaturated fatty acid; PUFA; Cholesterol - polyunsaturated fat; Atherosclerosis - polyunsaturated fat; Hardening of the arteries - polyunsaturated fat; Hyperlipidemia - polyunsaturated fat; Hypercholesterolemia - polyunsaturated fat; Coronary artery disease - polyunsaturated fat; Heart disease - polyunsaturated fat; Peripheral artery disease - polyunsaturated fat; PAD - polyunsaturated fat; Stroke - polyunsaturated fat; CAD - polyunsaturated fat; Heart healthy diet - polyunsaturated fat
References
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Please remember all through process to keep them away from your dogs as onions are toxic to them. Letting them cure up high so they can not get to them.
This is addressed in the middle of the video.
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James! Why didn’t you save the green part of that delicious 😋 looking red onion? 🧅 Is it because had to many?🙏👍
It isn’t edible at that point. It is dried out and died back. You can eat them when they’re young, but they’re not good when mature.
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