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    Do you add olive oil in your food diary?

    Posts: 11
    edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    For instance when you cook food and put a bit of olive oil in the food,do you add it to your diary? Most of the times I dont cause..idk..Do you? Should I add it?

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    • Posts: 1,792 Member
      yes, always.
    • Posts: 446 Member
      I do,it's pretty high in calories.
    • Posts: 613 Member
      not always but I try too....
    • Posts: 363 Member
      At at least 119 calories per tablespoon? Yes, always.
    • Posts: 168 Member
      I do,it's pretty high in calories.

      This
    • Posts: 151
      I don't use olive oil much, but if I use something to keep stuff from sticking (canola spray, a few drops of oil, whatever) I just figure in for the calories on something else I have eaten.

      Instead of an entry for: 1 egg, sunny side up
      1/4 tsp of butter


      I just put 1.5 eggs, and tend to overestimate on everything anyway on purpose so I know I have covered everything I eat.
    • Posts: 12,589 Member
      Olive oil is very calorically dense being all fat, so yes add it.
    • Posts: 9,487 Member
      Yes!
    • Posts: 121 Member
      absolutely! 120 calories for just 1 tablespoon. yes, it's healthy, but it's not calorie-free.
    • Posts: 419 Member
      You just reminded me!!!!
    • Posts: 1,294 Member
      I don't use oil at all in cooking, but it is pretty high calorie, so I would think it should be added
    • Posts: 109 Member
      yes all the time
    • Posts: 343 Member
      Yes. Always.
    • Posts: 1,728 Member
      It depends. If I spray the pan with my olive oil sprayer, no. If I add a tablespoon to a recipe, then yes.
    • Posts: 2,964 Member
      yes absolutely always......it has calories and fat and a splash here and there adds up quick.
    • Posts: 6,420 Member
      olive oil is heavy in calories (but they're nutritious calories which is why I use olive oil).
    • Posts: 167 Member
      At at least 119 calories per tablespoon? Yes, always.

      Agreed.

      And also - completely unrelated.... :heart: Simon's Cat!!!
    • Posts: 2,625 Member
      Anything with significant calories should be added. You would be surprised at how much all these things add up and then people can't figure out why the scale is not moving !
    • Posts: 329 Member
      Yes I do. Shoot I add ketchup if I use it...try to add everything in. It all counts.
    • Posts: 33 Member
      always!
    • Posts: 726 Member
      I count everything I eat.... I love italian squash sauteed in a bit of olive oil....I use about .5 TB and list it on my diary. That .5 TB is 60 calories! It's a lot of calories not to count.
    • Posts: 65 Member
      Yes its very calorie dense.
    • Posts: 1
      I live in Spain, olive oil heaven, and have to admit: I don't count olive oil! I've lost 4.4lbs in 2 weeks by eating mainly salads, vegetables, proteins and fruits and am often under my calorie count, but don't count the salad dressing (oil, vinegar and mustard) possibly because i'm afraid to know!
      From next week I am going to make an effort to, as I reckon the weight loss will slow down then!
      Good luck to everyone, i'm finding this web so motivating :-)
    • Posts: 1,927 Member
      It depends. If I spray the pan with my olive oil sprayer, no. If I add a tablespoon to a recipe, then yes.

      This. And I don't like using it because even though it's good fats, it's high calories and not satiating. I'm too hungry to waste calories!
    • Posts: 395
      Depends on how I am using it. If I am using a dab of it to lightly oil a pan, then no, but anything more than half a tablespoon, yes.
    • Posts: 150 Member
      It depends. If I spray the pan with my olive oil sprayer, no. If I add a tablespoon to a recipe, then yes.

      This, exactly.
    • Posts: 72
      Iv'e never added it. I use the spray most of the time. To be honest i always have lots of calorie left, so i wouldn't be over. I didn't realise it was so high though, might have to start adding it.
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