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Choose Olive Oil as a Healthy Alternative
Cook as the Mediterraneans Do
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8/23/2010 2:40:15 PM
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This is good info. I just printed off the chart to place on my fridge. I like the idea that a few of you suggested about coconut oil. This has me thinking that I need to do a little research and some experimenting as well. |
8/23/2010 9:36:56 AM
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Guys, you need to remember that you cannot saute with olive oil. extra virgin, especially, has a very low smoke point, and if your oil is smoking you do not need to use it. It's one of those no-nos for taste AND free radicals. Peanut oil or grapeseed oil are great for high heat saute' though, and grapeseed oil is supposed to be pretty decent for you as well. |
5/18/2010 5:52:59 PM
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I love using olive oil! However, it doesnt transfer well in every recipe. |
DACSAC
4/28/2010 3:04:33 PM
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I enjoy olive oil & canola oil. My non stick sprays are also olive & canola oil sprays. |
4/28/2010 3:02:31 PM
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Unfortunately, the only problem is the taste. Butter's flavour, for me, can't be beat. I guess I will gradually sub my butter for olive oil. |
4/22/2010 12:29:48 PM
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I've been using olive oil since I was in high school and have eaten olives all my life (love them in fact) - I'm now almost 45. A few years ago, I had my gallbladder removed in what was almost considered emergency surgery. The medical community may have found some evidence that it can help prevent gallstones, but I'm not convinced. I think genetics play a much bigger part in the production of gallstones than anyone may realize - both my parents and one sibling all had gallstones requiring removal of the gallbladder and popping a stone out of the gallbladder nearly killed my mother. We all love olives. I also think gallbladder problems go undiagnosed a LOT. My mother had problems with her stomach for years and it was attributed to diverticulitis until she ended up in the hospital with a gallstone lodged in a bad spot in her intestinal tract. A friend was having back pain and spent a week in the hospital having millions of tests run only to be sent home with no diagnosis. I asked her if they had done a gallbladder function test and after checking with the doctor, I hear back from her after gallbladder surgery confirming that it had not been one of the tests done in the hospital. OK - off my soapbox - I love olive oil and will continue to use it - the health benefits just make it that much better. |
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MAGDALINI-EL
1/22/2010 12:02:14 AM
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in our house we only use olive oil why??? that is easy we have olive trees and each year we make our own olive oil it is not easy trust me to pick olives off trees in the middle of winter but we have fresh home made olive oil and we use it in everything even cakes |
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NJ_HOU
1/21/2010 11:37:36 AM
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I used to use olive oil for about everything til my daughter and son-in-law gave me the big LECTURE. Now I use High Heat Safflower oil which passes their approval. thanks for the idea on coconut oil. |
1/21/2010 9:10:40 AM
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I've been consciencious about using olive oil for years. However I didn't realize the light meant other oils included. Thank you 3FC for helping me toward my goals !!! |
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1/11/2010 1:04:57 AM
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A good way to get the benefits of olive oil AND the spreadability of butter is to combine one cube of butter with 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil. Combine them in your smoothie maker on high, until thick, then refrigerate. You can regulate the amount of oil you use to get the taste you want. Butter isn't spreadable if it's been refrigerated, but this concoction will refrigerate AND spread easily. It's 115 calories per tablespoon. |
12/30/2009 8:55:50 AM
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Olive oil is not the best kind to use because it loses a lot of its nutrients when heated. Coconut oil is one of the very few oils that is preserved during the cooking processes. |
HIFROMOHIO
12/5/2009 1:11:44 PM
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I've switched to Olive Oil since I heard about the benefits of it. I no longer use vegetable or canola oil. Occasionally I will still use Pam spray, but I try to buy the healthier Pam; and I stick with real butter as well. Overall I use Olive oil the most and love it. You really can't even tell the difference. |
12/5/2009 2:06:39 AM
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I love cooking with olive oil and using virgin olive oil in salad dressings...also, grapeseed oil is very good and I use it in my smoothies...maybe olive oil would work but I have not tried it. (only a tsp or so works) |
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12/5/2009 12:40:49 AM
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I use olive oil spray instead of Pam now. Our local Walmart carries it. I also use olive oil in most of my cooking as well. |
11/30/2009 1:03:40 PM
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I have heard that olive oil is good for you, but is it safe to heat? I've heard that heating olive oil changes the consistency and then it is not very heart healthy. Does anyone know if that is true? |