Just how bad are olives for me?

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  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
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    Link? I've never heard anything positive about transfats of any kind. Wait are you talking about CLAs and the like? Sure.Not bad. Not something I really think of as a transfat, but suppose it is. Fine. MANUFACTURED transfats are bad.

    Yeah I reworded in a subsequent post, and yes I meant things like CLA, VA
    Perfect. Then we don't disagree. Naturally occurring, transient transfats, probably aren't bad. Thanks for clarifying. I just get irked when folks blithely say there are no bad foods. There are.
  • fallingtrees
    fallingtrees Posts: 220 Member
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    Throw some avocados in the mix!

    Mmmmmmm avocados....

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    Great, now i want olives AND avacados. Anyone want to make a grocery store run with me on my lunch break???

    Don't forget the handful of nuts. And the dark chocolate...
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
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    Throw some avocados in the mix!

    Mmmmmmm avocados....

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSltYVRwRyv92AAv4eue1dJSOVR2q_W8wz_W474YK7U1kzcjKiUOA
    Great, now i want olives AND avacados. Anyone want to make a grocery store run with me on my lunch break???

    Don't forget the handful of nuts. And the dark chocolate...
    Add the wine and you have a great nosh plate. :wink:
  • msf74
    msf74 Posts: 3,498 Member
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    Olives?

    They'll probably kill you.

    I may be exaggerating. You should be ok but keep a close eyes on your calories and how quickly they rack up.
  • angeleyes0520
    angeleyes0520 Posts: 1 Member
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    You need to plan your food choices before you eat them. If you eat first, calculate later, you'll run into exactly this sort of problem. Had you calculated the macros for olives before you ate them, you would have avoided this problem. Also, olives aren't bad for you. They're only bad if they put you over your macros for the day.

    I love black olives. The trick is to have that little bit of self control to measure out what I want, log on MFP, and put the rest away before I start eating. Which is trickier if you feel like you're starving by the time you get to doing it.
  • myfitnesspale3
    myfitnesspale3 Posts: 276 Member
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    Olives are bad and they can kill you when you stick enough up your nose and jam up your windpipe.

    Otherwise olives are good.
  • phil6707
    phil6707 Posts: 541 Member
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    Olives like avocados have good "fat"

    fat is a word unfortunately linked to bad, not always the case
  • monih10
    monih10 Posts: 578 Member
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    I love the chilli and soft cheese stuffed green olives. mmmmmmmmmmmm



    Oh my....that sounds delish!!! :)
  • PurringMyrrh
    PurringMyrrh Posts: 5,276 Member
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    Love my olives, they are a good way to get my fat macro and to hit my salty/flavour craving. I just ate a few chili garlic stuffed green olives, delicious!

    Chilli, garlic, olives - they've got to be three words that were meant to go together.

    I love the chilli and soft cheese stuffed green olives. mmmmmmmmmmmm

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    Where does one find such delicious olives?
    Specialty stores, maybe the olive/pickle area at the store...or make some. I only say that because we had a potluck at work last night and someone brought garlic olives that were heavenly! When I inquired about where she got them, she stated she just mixed some black and green olives together, added several few cloves of chopped garlic (and some olive juice from the cans) and let 'em hang out for a couple hours. Quick, super delicious, and impressive! I imagine you could add chilies or whatever else you desire. Nom.
  • BeginningAgainMay14
    BeginningAgainMay14 Posts: 97 Member
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    Green olives in beer is amazing!

    In a crockpot:

    chicken breasts
    1 can tomato paste
    1/2 can beer
    1 small jar pimento stuffed green olives

    cook 3 hours on high. enjoy bliss over rice.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 17,959 Member
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    Green olives in beer is amazing!

    In a crockpot:

    chicken breasts
    1 can tomato paste
    1/2 can beer
    1 small jar pimento stuffed green olives

    cook 3 hours on high. enjoy bliss over rice.

    ..... aaaaaand that's happening tonight.

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