Do you count olive oil

ncl964 wrote: »

Hi all
Do you count olive oil used to cook, when logging your food ?

Yes, I do. A single tablespoon of any oil is 100 calories. That can add up real quick if you add oil to the bottom of the pan willy nilly when stir frying.

Olive oil is very calorie dense so yes, you absolutely should count it. People that don’t and don’t count other things that seem to be unimportant are the ones that start the posts about not being able to lose fat despite being on X amount of low calories.

I large leaf of lettuce is 15g and about 2 Calories, in my case, while I was losing weight, less than 0.08% of my daily Caloric intake and less than 0.29% of my average deficit.

That's not a big error in counting.

15g* of olive oil is 133 Cal, in my case, while I was losing weight, about 5.20% of my daily caloric intake and about 19.14% of my total average daily deficit.**

That's a good chunk of error.

*1.13 US LEVEL tablespoons at room temperature... probably easier to weight it out

**During my first year of logging on mfp I lost at about 695 Cal a day on average while eating about 2560. I was both obese and very active when I first started logging with a TDEE well over 3000 Cal a day on average.

I don’t since I use so little. I have an oil pump spray. You pump it creates pressure and like aerosol spray I just do a quick mist. I may way the pump one of these days but I would say it’s a very minute amount.

mrmota70 wrote: »

I don’t since I use so little. I have an oil pump spray. You pump it creates pressure and like aerosol spray I just do a quick mist. I may way the pump one of these days but I would say it’s a very minute amount.

Misto sprayer (available on Amazon or at good cookery shops). Refill it, pump the lid a few times and it creates a fine aerosol spray.

I can make 2lbs deliciously crispy air fries with potatoes and five grams of oil this way.

yirara wrote: »

5 grams oil is still about 45cals. To be honest, I love good olive oil too much and would not be happy with a quick spray. Fat means flavour, and is just needed for some dishes.

Two pounds fries divided between two people. 😅

I still count the oil, of course, but waaaaaaaay better than the Dutch oven deep fry I used to do on anything and everything.

springlering62 wrote: »

mrmota70 wrote: »

I don’t since I use so little. I have an oil pump spray. You pump it creates pressure and like aerosol spray I just do a quick mist. I may way the pump one of these days but I would say it’s a very minute amount.

Misto sprayer (available on Amazon or at good cookery shops). Refill it, pump the lid a few times and it creates a fine aerosol spray.

I can make 2lbs deliciously crispy air fries with potatoes and five grams of oil this way.

Yup that’s the one I own. I use oil very sparingly. The pan already is a special type and strictly use the little bit of oil for browning some onions before adding the full load like vegetables protein etc..