Canola oil is the oil recommended by the registered dietician. She told us that commercially processed peanut butters have the peanut oil removed because that is a valuable item that is sold off for $$$$$, then the peanut oil is replaced with cheaper "hydrogenated oils" (like cottonseed oil) because they give the peanut butter a desired smooth texture.
She also said olive oil was good but it has a low smoke point, PLUS when olive oil is cooked the Omega 3 Fatty Acids are converted to Omega 6. So she said cook with canola oil and use olive oil only when you do not have to cook it so as to preserve the Omega 3 fatty acid properties. As in salads and foods that have already been cooked.
Making one's own peanut butter with fresh peanuts and canola oil is a very good idea although right now I am using Teddie All Natural Super Chunk. Ironically this was one of the natural brand peanut butters recommended by the dietician. As far as sweeteners that is up to you and how much sugar you want to consume, but Shenite doctrine basically is that sugar is poison for the pouch and those with pouchitis, so I tend to use splenda or nothing at all to sweeten. I have to use splenda in my coffee, I know it is probably better to put nothing in it as sweetener, but I want that sweet taste but without the sugar that will poison my pouch. As much as I love honey I said goodbye to it, and a painful goodbye it was, sort of like breaking up with a girlfriend.
I tried to post the seminar materials after converting it into a MS Word text format but it just would not post. I am really not sure why and it is too bad because there is tons of good info in there. And pretty much all of these suggestions, although specifically geared up for good cardiovascular health, would also tend to promote good J Pouch health as well. My 3 main sources of protein are eggs (breakfast), peanut butter (lunch) and chicken or fish (dinner). And with them I mainly eat one of the cruciferous vegetables, or edamame and probiotic yogurt.