Do I count oil used to cook my pancakes?

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sabah_essa
sabah_essa Posts: 2 Member
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Every morning I wake up and make banana pancakes (2 eggs,1 banana) and cook them in 1tbsp coconut oil. Do I count these calories as coconut oil is calorie dense bus has good fats?

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  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
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    They are still calories and I suspect most, if not all, is absorbed during the cooking. So yes, I would.
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
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    If your pancakes absorb the coconut oil then, yes, you should count those calories.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
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    CharonCharon wrote: »
    Yes maam.
    Read the box of pancake mix (ingredients list).
    Many still contain hydrogenated fat - trans fat. Avoid, Avoid, Avoid.

    But OP is using bananas and eggs only?

  • sabah_essa
    sabah_essa Posts: 2 Member
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    Thanks , I will count oil from now on
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
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    3dogsrunning wrote: »
    CharonCharon wrote: »
    Yes maam.
    Read the box of pancake mix (ingredients list).
    Many still contain hydrogenated fat - trans fat. Avoid, Avoid, Avoid.

    But OP is using bananas and eggs only?
    I wasn't sure where this came from, either.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,626 Member
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    Everything counts. I'd log the oil.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,488 Member
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    Of course! If you're counting calories you count ALL the calories for all the things you eat and drink.
  • erimethia_fekre
    erimethia_fekre Posts: 317 Member
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    Yes! Even if there's still some left if the pan, count it anyhow
  • kimw91
    kimw91 Posts: 355 Member
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    Yup, it will account for a substantial amount of the kcal in this meal.
  • KittensMaster
    KittensMaster Posts: 748 Member
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    Cooking oil is an easy hundred calories every day. If you are generous with it, a couple hundred.
  • chloeelizabethm
    chloeelizabethm Posts: 184 Member
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    Definitely! Weigh the bottle before and after you pour in the oil and log the difference. It's being used so needs to be logged!

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