How do you log olive oil left over?

contingencyplan · July 2012

Example: You're making pasta but rather than using an actual "sauce" you pour olive oil, seasoning, and vegetables over it. Obviously some of it was absorbed by the pasta and veggies, but after you eat it all the food, you notice that a good portion of it is still left at the bottom of the bowl. You supposed to take this into account when using olive oil on things?

klalaw · July 2012

Hmm, I don't seem to have any left over - I'm always in the clean plate club! :-)
If I did, I wouldn't deduct it - I'd rather overestimate my calories than underestimate them, and there might be something else in the meal that I ate a bit more of than I thought, so it tends to balance out.

myfitnessnmhoy · July 2012

If you didn't eat it, you didn't absorb it.

I'd try to estimate roughly what was uneaten and remove it from your portion. Or, of course, if you need the fats, get a small piece of multigrain bread and sop that valuable goodness up and eat that sucker! (don't forget to log the bread!).

Keep in mind, though, that even if it's a whole tablespoon left over, you're only talking about 120-ish calories.

usmcmp · July 2012

I always think of it as a bonus. You could measure it and log it as a negative (you can enter negative foods by the way).

pdj1220 · July 2012

Also, it is difficult in this example to know what is olive oil, and what is moisture from the pasta. I just log the whole amount.

How do you log olive oil left over?

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