Fox News: New England barbecue joint makes radical menu change amid MAHA movement

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New England barbecue joint makes radical menu change amid MAHA movement

Barbecue restaurant Walrus Alley in Westport, Connecticut, has announced it will be going completely seed-oil free and switching to healthier alternatives as restaurants jump on the MAHA train.......                    ...                        ...A restaurant in New England that serves up You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and comfort food is making a major change in how it cooks its food. ......Walrus Alley of Westport, Connecticut, has announced it will be going completely seed-oil free. ......Joseph Farrell, owner of Walrus Alley, told Fox News Digital the decision stems from a personal health journey of his own.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"Our home has been a haven for more You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, and moving the restaurant away from seed oils was a huge undertaking," he said.  ......"At one point we realized we just had to go for it."......Seed oils — highly refined plant-based cooking oils — have been linked to an You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, as Fox News Digital recently reported.......Farrell said the transition away from seed oils can be easier said than done. It was a bit of a challenge, he said, for his team to change the way they You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and what breads they use.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"Every sauce has to be reconfigured, including mayonnaise, which is the base for most sauces," said Farrell.......Even so, the family-owned and operated establishment has eliminated every seed oil, switching instead to beef tallow, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and avocado oil, he said. ......As the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login (MAHA) movement gains steam, health advocates have been rallying behind the removal of seed oils in foods. ......Vani Hari, an author and food advocate — and one of the many supporters of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login — told Fox News Digital that removing seed oils is the start of a new era in the restaurant industry. (See the video at the top of this article.)......And Arizona-based restaurant chain True Food Kitchen, for its part, has also removed seed oil from all 47 of its locations across 18 states, it told Fox News Digital recently.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Farrell noted, "Though our change to being seed oil-free came from a personal You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, it is always positive to see people focus on healthier options."......He added, "It makes us all feel better, and the food tastes better, regardless of how you get to this point."......Farrell warned that while some restaurants may say they are seed-oil free, they may be missing the mark......."They are using beef tallow in their fryers, but it is cut with soy and stabilizers, which are unhealthy," he said. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"Or they don't examine the products they bring in, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login on seed oil-laden buns."......"Converting to being seed oil-free really takes a great deal of reflection and reinvention on the commercial level," said Farrell.......That's "because the industry is deeply rooted with seed oils," he added. ...

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