cooking w olive oil

sublimechik28

just wondering when using olive oil to cook your food does that add more calories to it? or does some of it burn off from the heat of the pan?

nikhil_c8

Extra Virgin or Regular..I think regular Olive oil should not make a difference...But i am no expert

BoresEasily

120 calories per tbsp. But you're getting mono-unsaturated fats which are good for you.

ZebraHead

PAM makes an Olive Oil Spray. I like it. Maybe you'll check it out.

4lafz

In answer to your question - YES it adds calories.

ashlee954

PAM makes an Olive Oil Spray. I like it. Maybe you'll check it out.

And it's calorie free! Love the stuff! To answer the question- some of the olive oil burns off but some soaks into the food. I usually add 1/2-3/4 the amount of the serving cals from any marinade or oil I use because of this. It is, however, just an estimate on my part.

ctraill

I always think it's better to over-estimate than underestimate so I would add the true amount of whatever you use. Food absorbs EVOO and even if you think there's still oil left in the pain, it's diluted from the juices of whatever you were cooking so it's impossible to know what percentage you're actually eating. I would assume you're eating all of it.

ctraill

PAM makes an Olive Oil Spray. I like it. Maybe you'll check it out.

And it's calorie free! Love the stuff! To answer the question- some of the olive oil burns off but some soaks into the food. I usually add 1/2-3/4 the amount of the serving cals from any marinade or oil I use because of this. It is, however, just an estimate on my part.

I gotta put this out there but why would you want to eat a food product like that when you can have real food? The stuff that makes EVOO good for you wouldn't be in something like that and there's tons of research that shows that Olive Oil helps your body gets nutrients out of tons of other foods.

If you're really concerned about fat content, use a mister (example: http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/oil-mister/?cm_src=OLDLINK&pkey=xsrd0m1|15|||0|||||||oil) to reduce the amount you're using.

But that's my soapbox, I'm just really leary of agri-business.

Mindful_Trent

PAM makes an Olive Oil Spray. I like it. Maybe you'll check it out.

And it's calorie free! Love the stuff! To answer the question- some of the olive oil burns off but some soaks into the food. I usually add 1/2-3/4 the amount of the serving cals from any marinade or oil I use because of this. It is, however, just an estimate on my part.

The sprays are NOT calorie free, by the way. If it's an oil spray, then it's got calories. It's a marketing trick. Looking at the serving size - it's something along the lines of 1/4 of a second of spray. They make the serving size so small because it allows them to round down to zero calories and label it as calorie free, when in reality it's not. Most people use way more than 1/4 of a second of spray. I will add a small serving of olive oil (or canola oil or whatever is appropriate) when I use any of those sprays. It doesn't add too many calories, but if you use it frequently it can add up!

Mindful_Trent

I gotta put this out there but why would you want to eat a food product like that when you can have real food? The stuff that makes EVOO good for you wouldn't be in something like that and there's tons of research that shows that Olive Oil helps your body gets nutrients out of tons of other foods.

If you're really concerned about fat content, use a mister (example: http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/oil-mister/?cm_src=OLDLINK&pkey=xsrd0m1|15|||0|||||||oil) to reduce the amount you're using.

But that's my soapbox, I'm just really leary of agri-business.

I use a mister, too - one with a glass bottom, and it's spectacular. Not only do I know I'm not getting any wierd chemicals that might be in the spray cans, but I'm also using less packaging by buying large containers of olive oil (which I would need anyways) and filling my reusable mister up with that. Yay for misters!

jillybeanruns

I count whatever I put in the pain. So if I use 1/4, I account for a 1/4. I'd rather over-estimate than under-estimate. And if I go over my calories/fat because of my over-estimation, then I'm fine if I go over on cals/fat a bit because of it.

maestrachistosa

I will hopefully be receiving "nice" pots and pans for my wedding, and just read that you are not supposed to use PAM-type sprays on them ( I assume because of the chemicals etc.). So, I just purchased an olive oil mister like those mentioned by others, and it does work great. My fiance is quite liberal with his use of olive oil, but since I assume I am eating all of those calories that get absorbed, I'm going to see if I can get him to switch over to the mister.

ashlee954

PAM makes an Olive Oil Spray. I like it. Maybe you'll check it out.

And it's calorie free! Love the stuff! To answer the question- some of the olive oil burns off but some soaks into the food. I usually add 1/2-3/4 the amount of the serving cals from any marinade or oil I use because of this. It is, however, just an estimate on my part.

The sprays are NOT calorie free, by the way. If it's an oil spray, then it's got calories. It's a marketing trick. Looking at the serving size - it's something along the lines of 1/4 of a second of spray. They make the serving size so small because it allows them to round down to zero calories and label it as calorie free, when in reality it's not. Most people use way more than 1/4 of a second of spray. I will add a small serving of olive oil (or canola oil or whatever is appropriate) when I use any of those sprays. It doesn't add too many calories, but if you use it frequently it can add up!

You're right, the oils have good stuff in them but are extremely high in calories. I get my good fats elsewhere, in things that actually fill me up while adding calories. I personally don't use a lot of oils or marinades or condiments. I actually do spray less than a second when adding the PAM spray to my foods. That's just me though.

nsueflorence

I love olive oil and use it all the time to cook. If I am building a recipe I will add it in.