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Comments on: How Much Is an Ounce? (And The Easiest Avocado Dressing in the World) https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2013/07/29/how-much-is-an-ounce-and-the-easiest-avocado-dressing-in-the-world/ Living Well with MS. Stories. Recipes. Hope. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:07:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.35 By: moonwatcher https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2013/07/29/how-much-is-an-ounce-and-the-easiest-avocado-dressing-in-the-world/#comment-12290 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:57:52 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=2534#comment-12290 Oh, never give up, so glad you enjoyed this post. And thanks for sharing this!! YOu had ME laughing out loud for nearly a full minute! I would have at least seriously considered whether I should do that, too!! So nice to be able to laugh about it now, yes?? Here’s to happiness for the literal minded!!

]]> By: never give up https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2013/07/29/how-much-is-an-ounce-and-the-easiest-avocado-dressing-in-the-world/#comment-12289 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:14:08 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=2534#comment-12289 Hi Maria,
I really enjoyed this post for a number of reasons. I will try the dressing tonight as I love the simplicity and it sounds perfect to me. It made me laugh because it reminded me of myself. I am a very literal person as well. It made me remember something that happened long ago. Upsetting at the time, but funny now. I was freshly out of drivers ed and going for my drivers test. The man giving me the test told me to take the next right and being the very literal person that I am followed his directions. I took the next right and pulled into someones driveway. Ha Ha Needless to say I didn’t get my license on my first try. Thanks for the recipe and the laugh. I really needed it!

]]> By: moonwatcher https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2013/07/29/how-much-is-an-ounce-and-the-easiest-avocado-dressing-in-the-world/#comment-11844 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 04:19:56 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=2534#comment-11844 I’m glad it made sense, Pam. I still refer to the book when I get confused about comparisons. Happy rereading! 🙂

]]> By: Pam Woods https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2013/07/29/how-much-is-an-ounce-and-the-easiest-avocado-dressing-in-the-world/#comment-11843 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 01:18:14 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=2534#comment-11843 Thanks for clarifying that. I do own the Swank book (which I haven’t read in a while) and one of Jelinek’s books as well. Time to get reading! 🙂

]]> By: moonwatcher https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2013/07/29/how-much-is-an-ounce-and-the-easiest-avocado-dressing-in-the-world/#comment-11842 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 23:55:52 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=2534#comment-11842 Thanks, Pam! I’m glad my post came at a good time for you. To answer your conversion question, in The Mulitple Sclerosis Diet Book (which you really must own! :)) on page 119, Dr. Swank gives a list of conversions of measurements that translate into grams of fat. For instance, one teaspoon of oil equal 5 grams of fat. Two teaspoons of nut better equal five grams of fat. 1/2 ounce of almonds equals 5 grams of fat. 1 Tablespoon of seeds equals 5 grams of fat. I don’t use a more high tech measurement system like the cron-ometer, but it looks like from Nicole’s comment that Dr. Swank’s conversions jibe closely enough with it, too. So, if a half ounce of almonds equals 5 grams of fat, the shot of the almonds in my post would convert to 10 grams, half of the 20 gram allotment. The “combo” shot adds up to between 10 and 15 grams probably. So both things are within that 20 gram allotment of Dr. Swank’s. Hope this helps.

]]> By: Pam Woods https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2013/07/29/how-much-is-an-ounce-and-the-easiest-avocado-dressing-in-the-world/#comment-11841 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 21:39:55 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=2534#comment-11841 Thanks so much for this post. As I get farther along in following the McDougall plan, I’ve been realizing that it is time to refine and pay more attention to fats. I’m likely at the high end of teh Swank recommendations, maybe a tad over. This post came at a great time for me. I can also be quite literal.

I’m wondering if you can do another conversion for me. For your pictures where you show 1 oz of fat (both the yummy combo of foods, plus the one with 1 oz of almonds), how many grams of fat would that be? Does that keep you right at about 20?

I’m just finishing up Dr. Barnard’s book “Power Foods for the Brain” so I guess it is time to re-read the Swank book, and also “Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis” from Jelinek.

Thanks!

]]> By: moonwatcher https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2013/07/29/how-much-is-an-ounce-and-the-easiest-avocado-dressing-in-the-world/#comment-11835 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 04:16:29 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=2534#comment-11835 Hi Nicole! It’s nice to know your company as well as Marcia’s in the visual and literal department. 🙂 To best answer your questions about what Dr. Swank recommends, I would suggest you and your friend click on the hyperlink I provided. It will take you to a place on the Swank Foundation site where the diet is described and allowable fats are listed. I believe the book and the site say between 20 and 50 grams of fat, and by that Dr. Swank meant high fat foods like oil, nuts, seeds, avocado and olives. He did not allow coconut or butter because of the very high saturated fat content. Although he didn’t make people count the fat in skinned chicken or fish, he did seem to want them to count the fat in tofu, soy milk, and almond milk, and most people on the Swank site take that intio consideration. In the book he seems to be saying 20 is best, but just requires people stay between 20 and 50, and later on he did actually say that, and also that the saturated fat portion of that 20 should ideally be 5 grams or less. Sorry I don’t have the links for all this. You and your friend could certainly find it discussed on the SWank discussions forums. I would also recommend to your friend the actual book, as well as Dr. jelinek’s books. I’ve only read the first one, but he does an excellent job of summarizing Dr. Swank’s approach and discussing what is meant by his definition of fat and allowable amounts. He himself is a bit more strict than Dr. Swank was. It’s fine to be a nerd about this stuff, that’s how I learned too! Hope this helps. xoxo

]]> By: Nicole O'Shea https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2013/07/29/how-much-is-an-ounce-and-the-easiest-avocado-dressing-in-the-world/#comment-11834 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 02:20:22 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=2534#comment-11834 Thanks for the visuals! I am quite literal, too – it is nice to know I am not alone, LOL – and also quite visual; I love being able to “eyeball” things, but ballpark ounce-measuring is pretty darn hard!

Love the salad dressing idea!

Dr Swank recommends 20 grams of fat…I did not know that precise number, I am glad I do now. In keeping with being literal, I have a question: Did Dr Swank mean grams of foods with fats? Or grams of fat in foods?

I looked in the CRON-O-METER, and 28.3 grams of sesame seeds (28.3 grams= 1 ounce, more or less) has 14.1 grams of fat. So an ounce of sesame seeds, for example, would keep you well below the 20 gram max Dr Swank recommended, right?

Sorry to be so nerdy!! I am trying to help a friend with MS with diet and I want to be sure i am getting it right.

xoxo

Nicole

]]> By: moonwatcher https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2013/07/29/how-much-is-an-ounce-and-the-easiest-avocado-dressing-in-the-world/#comment-11831 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 18:36:38 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=2534#comment-11831 Hi Marcia, and thanks for this wonderful feedback. From one literalist to another, I loved that you counted the almonds! I’ve tried to, but then can’t remember where I started. They all look the same! LOL I hope you enjoy the easiest avocado dressing in the world. I’ve been “making” it a lot this Summer.

]]> By: moonwatcher https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2013/07/29/how-much-is-an-ounce-and-the-easiest-avocado-dressing-in-the-world/#comment-11830 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 18:34:53 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=2534#comment-11830 Thank you Kathleen. Bless you right back. 🙂

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