Question about Cooking w/ Olive Oil & calories ..

[niclyf]

So I'm trying to keep tabs on my total calories .. when cooking with olive oil, how do I account for that? I thought I read that some of it burns off, but some is absorbed into the food as well .. so if I use say, a tablespoon of olive oil .. do I factor the entire calorie content into my day, or is there some sort of rule of thumb for factoring in a certain amount?

TIA

 

[dananmis22]

I wish that I could help you! I hope that someone here can. I use olive oil when I cook, and I am VERY liberal with it; but then I don't use it every day either. I just pretend that all of the calories get burned up when I am cooking. Seems to work since I don't feel guilty when I am done eating!

Hope you find some answers!
Missy

 

[dss62467]

Count it in your total calories. But you need it, it's good for you.

 

[luvtorun]

I agree with Donna. You have to count it. On WW, 1 T of oil, any oil even olive, is 4 points and it is definitely counted in your points for the day. But, like Donna said, you need it, in moderation of course.

 

[kathryn]

I'd count it all, just to be on the safe side.

Olive oil is good, but if you want to decrease it a bit, mix some cooking sherry (or any kind of cooking wine, or mirin--a japanese cooking sake) with some olive oil to decrease the amount of olive oil you use for stir frying (I will often just use the sherry: unlike water, it has a texture and "mouth feel" similar to that of oil, so give the same effect).