I’ve mentioned on my other blog that my brother and I are on a weight loss plan. One of the things included on our list is changing how we prepare our food.
We used to cook our food on regular oil. There were even times our food would really be oily, but it won’t matter to us even though we know it can cause some unhealthy things to our body like heart problems and severe acne. So, we have decided that from now on, we’ll be using olive oil as much as we can because of its health benefits.
Olive oil is known for its good effects on health. It actually reduces the levels of bad cholesterol that can build up fatty deposits in arteries. It lowers cholesterol levels and reduces the chances of heart problems.
Olive oil is also known for its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. It also maintains metabolism and helps in development of brains and bones. It’s also a good source of Vitamin E and can help maintain a healthy eating routine. I guess that’s why I’m able to reduce my food cravings after I started preparing my baked chicken breast with olive oil.
We bought this Olitalia Pomace Olive Oil. It’s not actually pure olive oil, but I only use it for baking. It has a high smoke point so I can cook it long enough to bring that smoky flavor on my baked chicken. I’m planning on buying Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) next time I grocery-shop.
How about you? Do you use Olive Oil for your home cooking?
i’m using olive oil in pasta, great post learn from you.
My brother just started using olive oil on his pasta dishes, too, and they’re so much more delicious.
Thanks for dropping by, sis! 🙂
am not so fond of using it daily but will give it a try for some pasta, visiting u back, thanks
not much kasi it’s expensive, but we’re using palm oil na. It also has its own health benefits. 🙂
I know that olive oil is particularly good to use as salad dressing and it’s not to be used for frying.
Olive oil may be expensive, yet it’s worth the price. We use olive oil if we have a simple celebration. I’ll just toss some pasta, a ready mixture of pesto, pour down some evoo (as Rachel Ray would call it) and whoola, you have a pesto pasta. We buy dona elena’s olive oil since it’s cheaper. You can check my nut pesto with chicken here http://cookthisrecipe.blogspot.com/2010/09/recipe-nut-pesto-with-chicken.html
Olive oil is good for healthy .. but too expensive lol…
Extra Virgin Olive Oil is better than Pomace. EV olive oil enhances the flavor while Pomace somehow changes the final taste of the dish.:) It’s also good for frying and Pomace has a higher smoke point than EV.:)
Yep, I completely agree. I just bought 2 bottles of Olive Oil last Thursday. Would’ve bought EVOO instead, but it wasn’t available in smaller, more affordable bottles. *LOL*
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Actually, I just realized that we bought EVOO instead of plain olive oil.
Where can I buy Dona Elena’s Olive oil and how much does it costs?
Bought it from SM Hypermarket. It’s readily available in most grocery stores in the Metro.