Are olives healthy?

queen_ana
queen_ana Posts: 35
in Health and Weight Loss
your opinion? :)

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  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    No food is healthy or unhealthy by itself (except maybe transfat). You have to look at it in the context of your overall diet, health, and goals.

    For instance, a diet composed entirely of olives would be unhealthy, because you're missing out on important nutrients.

    But yes, olives certainly can be a part of a healthy diet, imo.
  • vismal
    vismal Posts: 2,463 Member
    No food is healthy or unhealthy by itself (except maybe transfat). You have to look at it in the context of your overall diet, health, and goals.

    For instance, a diet composed entirely of olives would be unhealthy, because you're missing out on important nutrients.

    But yes, olives certainly can be a part of a healthy diet, imo.
    Agree completely. You have to look at everything in context. You certainly could make olives part of a balanced diet if you wanted. You could also have a completely balanced diet never eating an olive,.
  • queen_ana
    queen_ana Posts: 35
    No food is healthy or unhealthy by itself (except maybe transfat). You have to look at it in the context of your overall diet, health, and goals.

    For instance, a diet composed entirely of olives would be unhealthy, because you're missing out on important nutrients.

    But yes, olives certainly can be a part of a healthy diet, imo.
    Agree completely. You have to look at everything in context. You certainly could make olives part of a balanced diet if you wanted. You could also have a completely balanced diet never eating an olive,.

    thank you guys :^)
  • LFA50
    LFA50 Posts: 58
    yes ! Olives are a good source of calcium, vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin E and vitamin K, olives also provide some magnesium, phosphorous and potassium. Though viewed as high in fat, it's the "healthy" monounsaturated fat. I eat a handful of pitted kalamata olives almost every night. A nice sweet & savory snack is a handful of olives with a handful of red seedless grapes and a tablespoon of feta cheese.
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    Olives are freaking awesome!
  • sjaplo
    sjaplo Posts: 974 Member
    I think an olive can only be considered healthy if it has been eating clean and lifting........:laugh:

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