Cooking sprays FAT FREE? Guess again

jkleman79

So I wanted to start this one since very few people I tell this too have no idea. Cooking sprays that are 100% oil are zero calorie or zero fat.. Well guess again. Riddle me this one... if its 100% oil and the oil in the bottle has calories then how do you get zero calories making it into an aerosol if its 100% oil.

Answer.. per the FDA if they can show the product having less than 1/2 a gram of fat per serving then it can be listed as fat free. So if you look at the serving size on your cooking spray a serving size is 1/2 or 1/3 of one second. So if you are coating your whole pan thinking you have no calories think again. If you can hold the trigger down for a 1/3 of a second then you are getting what the FDA considers fat free.

Facts are on the can... Check it out. =0)

Amo_Angelus

Very true, which is why I use a 1cal spray. It's got a pump action and every pump is 1 cal, it's far easier to keep track of and thus far less fatenning than these spray things.

Grimmerick

I was just cooking breakfast and that literally came in to my mind when I was coating the pan haha. Thanks!!

rtmama

That's why I just use oil. I can measure it and I know exactly how much fat and calories it will be.

jkleman79

Very true, which is why I use a 1cal spray. It's got a pump action and every pump is 1 cal, it's far easier to keep track of and thus far less fatenning than these spray things.

I have never seen them...very interesting and a great way. =0)

JigglyHuffRunner

Thanks for the tip. My feeling is that if something seems too good to be true, it usually is.
With the labelling on food products, it seems like they often round the number down.

I use a re-fillable oil mister which I fill w/ plain old extra virgin olive oil. It does not use artificial propellants, it just uses air and plain old mechanical pumping action. No, it's not 0 calories, but fewer calories than drizzling straight from the bottle.

tuffytuffy1

I use a re-fillable oil mister which I fill w/ plain old extra virgin olive oil. It does not use artificial propellants, it just uses air and plain old mechanical pumping action. No, it's not 0 calories, but fewer calories than drizzling straight from the bottle.

I do the same thing. Where I may have used a tablespoon if I did a straight drizzle, I estimate I use probably a teaspoon at most with the mister.

tigersword

Couldn't resist, good info, but it seems that somebody posts this topic at least once a week.:laugh:

jkleman79

Couldn't resist, good info, but it seems that somebody posts this topic at least once a week.:laugh:

My deepest apologies dear sir...I will go sit in the corner now.