[sharongracepjs]

Hey ladies, happy Monday!

I've been doing quite a bit more cooking now that I'm making healthy choices and focusing on nutrition. I'm wondering how to count the calories when cooking with olive oil - do I count the total amount of calories for the amount used in the recipe?

Any tips/facts about counting ingredients used in recipes?
Thanks!

[JayEll]

Hi!

Because oil is so high in calories, I just use the total amount and divide it up by serving. So, if I use 1 Tablespoon of olive oil in the pan to cook 6 chicken breasts, I count 16 fat calories added to each chicken breast. That really isn't enough to worry about in the short term, and I think a lot of the oil gets left in the pan--but I'd rather estimate high with fats.

Do whatever seems most accurate to you and easiest to keep track of.

Jay

[seagirl]

I count up the total calories in the recipe, and then divide by the number of servings. But usually I'm making 2 servings, so it's easy. If I use a tablespoon, then I count 1/2 Tblsp. in each serving.

[Cebsme]

I use the whole amount, divided among the number of servings. I rather go track to high with fats instead of to low.

[paris81]

I use the whole amount too, and measure measure measure. I don't want to add too much that I don't need (which is just seems so easy with olive oil!). Since it's so high in fat and calories for just a little amount, I count everything.

[zea mays]

I use the whole amount as well. In fact, usually I'm so conservative with it that I add the whole TBS of calories to each serving.

[lottie63]

I read somewhere that when you cook with oil it absorbs about 10% of the total calories.

I dunno where I saw that, but I"m sure it can be googled. but also, I split it up by servings and total.

[sharongracepjs]

Thanks, everyone! That's what I've been doing - just wanted to make sure I was being as accurate as possible!