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Olive oil

nhgirl30
nhgirl30 Posts: 52 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
This may be a really stupid question.....I have always steamed my vegetables until recently I have been trying to add more good fats to my diet so I have been sauteing my vegetables with a tablespoon of olive oil, but I am not sure if the vegetable absorb all the oil enough so I need to add all the calories to my bank for the whole tablespoon. What do you all do? Do you count a while tablespoon or half?

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  • dragonbug300
    dragonbug300 Posts: 760 Member
    Hm... I'd count 75% or more to be on the safe side.
    I've read that steaming first and adding the olive oil later guarantees the highest nutritional benefit. Just a thought.
  • JennLifts
    JennLifts Posts: 1,913 Member
    I count it all. I'd rather be over than under!
  • britachu
    britachu Posts: 157
    I'm the same as jennw10 -- I factor in the whole thing, since I'd rather estimate over than under, and it's hard to really figure out exactly how much you end up eating.
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