Do You Track Olive Oil??
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Shesabigstar
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I have a recipe that I want to try tomorrow and it calls for sauteed garlic in 4 tbsp of olive oil. When you guys are tracking your food, do you track the olive oil or cooking spray that you cook with? I know olive oil is "good" fat but this is a really healthy recipe and the fat in the olive oil makes the numbers shoot right up there! Any suggestions for substituting the oil with something else?
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Yes I always track olive oil as it has alot of calories.0
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Yes, I track all oils because they make the calories shoot right up. Not logging them won't make them disappear.0
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Thanks for your help! I'm not trying to make them disappear, I just didn't know if it cooked down while simmering, etc.0
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Thanks for your help! I'm not trying to make them disappear, I just didn't know if it cooked down while simmering, etc.
I know, I was just being silly. Actually if there is some left in the pan after cooking I'll subtract that amount. For instance if I cook a salmon fillet in 3 tbsp of oil and there is 1.5 left in the pan when I'm done, then I only log 1.5.0 -
Oh, good thinking! This recipe calls for 4 but I'm going to see if I can get away with half that just to trim down the fat and calories.0
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You can just sautee the garlic in less oil. Just make sure you keep stirring so it doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan and burn!0
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4 tablespoons sounds like a huge amount of oil.... why so much?? I'd think half of that (or even just one!) would be plenty.
(and yes, I count the calories in both oil and cooking spray- which is what I use more often)0 -
I agree with using less, maybe cut it in half. I always count the oil, even though I hate the numbers! (at least its healthy though)
Anyway, when I sautee garlic I use 1-2 tablespoons, and it works out great. I even add like half an onion and it's still enough.0 -
4 tablespoons of olive oil is NOT healthy. No wonder your tracker went off the charts.
I don't use any oil when cooking. I easily substitute water, vegetable broth or some other liquid. The garlic and onions come out just as great, even without a non-stick pan. I see no benefit to consuming all those low-nutrient fat calories.0 -
Use less! You won't even miss it!0
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Pangui -- you sautee in water? Does that work? You'd make my life if that were true! How about rice vinegar? Would that do the trick?0
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I always track Olive Oil. I like that idea about subtracting what is left in the pan though. I never thought of that.0
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I don't track the cooking spray. They make an olive oil one that you could use and will work just as well as regular olive oil.0
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4tbsp of olive oil = 477 calories. 56g of fat, mostly unsaturated.0
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I do log it, but 4 Tbsp. sounds like a ton of oil, unless it is a pasta dish and you will be tossing it in the oil to coat the pasta/veggies/whatever. To just saute garlic I would use 1/2 to 1 Tbsp. if you aren't going to be using the oil as part of a "sauce"0
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Yep. And butter. And worcestershire sauce. I cook with all 3 regularly...0
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How funny, I was just thinking about asking this same question today. Doesn't some of it "burn off" when you're sauté-ing, though? I just hate how many calories olive oil has, even though it's the "good" kind of fat.0
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Pangui -- you sautee in water? Does that work? You'd make my life if that were true! How about rice vinegar? Would that do the trick?0
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If it contains calories, track it. We track our healthy calories, right? So why fail to track olive oil just 'cos it's considered a healthy fat?
You don't need anywhere near that much oil to do garlic, and hardly any if using a non stick pan. I used to lob half a tablespoon in with everything to get it going in the pan e.g. spag bol, steaks, stir frys, etc. but when I started logging and realised how many calories are in oil, I cut WAY back. I know use a maximum of 5gr and everything tastes exactly the same as it did when I was using 4 or 6 times as much.0 -
4 tablespoons of olive oil is NOT healthy. No wonder your tracker went off the charts.
I don't use any oil when cooking. I easily substitute water, vegetable broth or some other liquid. The garlic and onions come out just as great, even without a non-stick pan. I see no benefit to consuming all those low-nutrient fat calories.0
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