olive oil or butter

G__Force

Just wondering what is better to cook with nutritionaly speaking? Like if I'm cooking eggs what is better to cook with. I have looked on the internet and it appears that everyone has a different opinon.

MsBookandTea

Anything in moderation is ok.

I typically use coconut oil if need be. But I think a little butter won't hurt ya! :bigsmile:

onyxgirl17

Apparently when you heat olive oil above a certain temperature it loses some of it's nutritional benefits. That being said, everything in moderation.

AmyRhubarb

I cook my eggs in coconut oil, and put butter on my toast. :bigsmile:

G__Force

Looks like I need to look into coconut oil. Thanks

SomeoneSomeplace

I use low cal butter or cooking spray

But I have a weird thing about oils

angiechimpanzee

Cooking spray.

kimosabe1

I use Pam and MFP has it in the food database......

c2111

for frying an egg I use cannola spray. i read in the lean & clean book heating olive oil up to a very high temperature changes its molecule structure and then becomes a bad fat, so the author advised agaist cooking at high temps with olive oil. Have no advice on butter.

mabelbabel1

For frying eggs I use a combination of either sunflower or rapeseed oil and a knob of butter. if I'm pan frying meats then I use just oil, rubbed directly onto the meat not poured into the pan.

jennifer_417

It probably depends on your macros and what your specific nutrition goals. I prefer PAM spray to cook eggs with, myself.

LoraF83

Just count the calories in whatever choice you make.

A little butter here and there won't hurt - I probably personally consume 2-3T a week of the stuff. I also use olive oil. And I rotate in some cooking spray here and there too.

annwyatt69

Anything in moderation is ok.

I typically use coconut oil if need be. But I think a little butter won't hurt ya! :bigsmile:

Nutritionally, or health speaking, polyunsaturated or monounsaturated oils like olive, canola, sunflower, safflower, etc. are better for our arteries than margarine or butter. Fats that are solid at room temp are loaded with saturated fats. But, in moderation, butter or margarine is o.k. As are most things......

tommygirl15

They both have nutritional benefits, though olive oil will probably be a bit better in terms of antioxidants.

xRedHeaterx

Anything in moderation is ok.

I typically use coconut oil if need be. But I think a little butter won't hurt ya! :bigsmile:

Nutritionally, or health speaking, polyunsaturated or monounsaturated oils like olive, canola, sunflower, safflower, etc. are better for our arteries than margarine or butter. Fats that are solid at room temp are loaded with saturated fats. But, in moderation, butter or margarine is o.k. As are most things......

This is basically the reason I tend to use olive oil when cooking, its the advice I have heard in the past. I'm re-learning everything though as some things I thought were correct have proved to be questionable.

Strangely since starting this weight loss program I have more butter than I used to. I figure calorie-wise its not so different to margarine, so why not treat myself? I only have a little bit on a piece of toast every now and then (and in scrambled eggs). Its hardly going to kill me, my diet is low fat anyway. Its controlled and accounted for butter eating rather than the sort of eating habits I have adopted in the past.

darisey

I love butter. I fry everything in butter :]

Coconut oil is really nice too. Its yummy and healthy and allows you to cook at a higher temperature without burning or steaming but a lot more expensive than butter...

umer76

I prefer olive oil, it has lots of benefits

mareeee1234

Butter can have lower calories

But olive oil is more nutritious

neverstray

I just use spray.

AmberJo1984

Me and my mother usually use grape seed oil. Whatever you use, though, just use it in moderation.

mmapags

Either is good depending on your preference that day.