Olive Oil

[Magnetotail]

I see people mentioning Olive Oil all the time, but I thought with the new sub-forum we might as well give it its own thread as so many of you swear by it.

How much do you guys have a day?

How do you consume it? How does it taste added to milk?

Also, my corner shop has the biggest selection of Olive Oil I've ever seen, more of a selection of that than anything else in the entire shop. Anything that should stand out when choosing a particular one?

I've never actually tried it beyond cooking in it, and I'm looking to add some extra calories because I can see my weight slowing down.

[IlPrincipeBrutto]

How do you consume it? How does it taste added to milk?.

Urgh !

I use Olive oil to season salads, or pour it in soups or minestrone to add extra flavour.
Also, I sometimes just pour some of it on a plate, and collect it using pieces of bread as a sponge, like you would do with the sauce left in the plate after eating a pasta.
My Dad used to make for himself a lovely snack: a slice of nice bread, spread some sugar on it, then pour a film of olive oil. I suppose being sugary does not really belong to the sort of diet recommended here, but I thought I would mention it.

I exclusively use extra virgin olive oil, which in this part of the world means the oil obtained from the first press. Hope this helps,

IPB

[Magnetotail]

Yeah, the milk thing doesn't sound too pleasant to me either, but I've seen it recommended!

[IlPrincipeBrutto]

Yeah, the milk thing doesn't sound too pleasant to me either, but I've seen it recommended!

It will surely work as a quick way to get a lot of calories and nutrients, but I think that there must be some allowances made for taste.
Putting some flour, water, eggs, vegetables, beef and gravy in a heavy duty mixer and drinking the resulting concoction would give you the same nutritional values of a nicely made mince pie. But the latter will taste much better, and I think that's not irrelevant.

On the other hand, you can always have a go and mixing oil and milk, and let us know of the results :-)

IPB

[scotty022]

I like it. 4 Tablespoons is 480 calories, and it's pretty easy to eat 4 with every meal. So that's almost 1500 calories right there.

[78704]

I do shots; tastes okay.

[Brenden]

I was thinking about olive oil the other night. I'm planning on adding it to my yogurt occasionally, which is essentially just an unflavored tzatziki sauce. I've done shots before, and enjoyed the taste.

[Jamie J. Skibicki]

Milk with olive oil is much better than straight olive oil in my opinion. I've done alot of both.

[Dastardly]

My Dad used to make for himself a lovely snack: a slice of nice bread, spread some sugar on it, then pour a film of olive oil

IPB

I used to do this except with salt instead of sugar. I always used olive oil on toast instead of margarine/spread etc.

These days I use exclusively butter as I am trying to maximise saturated fat.

[Tim Lofton]

I tried a couple of tbsps of olive oil this morning. The first was okay, the second stayed in my mouth a bit longer, and on an empty stomach, well...

But for a quick bolus of calories and fats, I think adding to a piece of toast or a mix with OJ, as previously mentioned, will work well. Maybe I'll buy a small bottle to keep at work. At 1000 cal/4 oz, that seems reasonably efficient.

By the way, do you all store it at room temp or in the fridge? Thanks,

tim

[Scrofula]

Depends on how quickly you use it up. In the fridge, it'll get cloudy and hard to pour. Outside, it'll go rancid sooner. But I'm guessing you'll finish the bottle long before it starts to go rancid.

[scotty022]

Keep it at room temp. This on the advice of a chef. When it gets cloudy, it's no good (not dangerous, just nasty), and it takes a Long Time to go rancid if it's not heated.

[Mirage]

I'm from Turkey and we mediterraneans are used to put olive oil to almost every dish, but not to milk! That sounds pretty disgusting.

Some recommendations:

To salad: 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp to vinegar, some pepper and salt

To pasta (500g, after cooking and draining): 1 tbsp olive oil + 1 tbsp butter or margarine

To rice: Just add 1-2 tbsp olive oil in addition to any other oil that you normally use

To omelette: Add 1-2 tbsp olive oil to pan. Start heating the pan for a few minutes. Meanwhile, crack 2+ eggs to a bowl and mix. Pour the mixed eggs to the pan. Don't stir, just wait until the mixture gets solid enough.

To vegetables: kidney beans, peas etc.

[IlPrincipeBrutto]

Is not necessarty to keep olive oil in the fridge, it doesn't spoil at room temperature. It's essential though to keep it away from sunlight.
Inside a cupboard in your kitchen will be fine.

IPB

[kaisermetal]

i do shots, it`s a great way to up your calories in a very fast manner

[knkavo]

Listen to my neighbours Mirage and Principe. Here in the Mediterranean we eat a shit load of olive oil. Don't treat it as a medicine (i.e. taking it by the tablespoon or in shots). It is a delicious food. Add it to everything you eat daily, (but not milk, that's just disgusting).

Also, good olive oil will never spoil if it is kept in a glass or steel container (stainless, not galvanized) and in a dark cool place.

Buy extra virgin.

[SamGriffin]

I think it's a great food to add healthy calories. I take a few swigs with breakfast and a few swigs before I go to bed. Good for an easy 2000kcal. Best if consumed with food. If nothing else try a slice or two of bread with it.

[Rawr]

This was actually something suggested by my doctor for health reasons. It's really quick and easy calories, and apparently healthy. Extra virgin olive oil tastes awful in my opinion. I did it because I needed to, but had to get some milk in my mouth and take it one tablespoon at a time. Extra light olive oil is much easier to drink. Extra light only refers to the taste, and I'm also pretty sure it's a little cheaper. I still hate the thickness of it, but it's really easy calories, and it's only like 5 seconds of mild suffering if I've eaten something and have a glass of milk ready to drink afterwards.

[Triggers]

I've been drinking around 3 to 6 tablespoons a day.

I take 2 oz orange juice and add 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, mix it up a little and all you taste is the OJ

Works wonders, especially if you are like me and can't stand the taste of olive oil :P

400 calories in a matter of seconds.

[Slick]

I mix 16-20oz whole milk, couple scoops of chocolate whey, and a splash of olive oil for my 2-3 shakes everyday. You have to mix it really well(I use a shaker), but I think it tastes pretty good. I don't really measure it but I'd say I get 5-6 tblspoons a day.

[IlPrincipeBrutto]

First of all, apologies for bringing this old thread up again.

The reason I'm doing this is to give credit to Magnetotail and Jamie for their suggestion of mixing milk and oil.

I thought it was an ugly combination, and I wrote that much in one of the my previous post in this thread.
But, last week I found myself in need of a quick, preferably liquid breakfast with a decent calories count. I had milk, I had olive oil (plain, not extra virgin), and I had the memory of this thread.
Ta-dah !

Having now tasted it, I have to say it's not that bad. It's certainly less bad than I thought, and a very effective way to get calories if you have to breakfast in a hurry.

I've since tried also with extra-virgin olive oil, which has a stronger flavour, and the resulting mixture is marginally less tasty.

Still, the bottom line is that I was wrong to dismiss the suggestion; I thought it was only proper to make a public act of contrition, and give credit where it is due.

IPB

[MazdaMatt]

To clarify: extra virgin means it comes from the first press of the olives. The first press contains more of the fruit matter itself, so it is darker and has a stronger "dry" flavour to it. This also explains why it has a lower "smoke point" (you can't get it as hot as other oils before smoking). It is generally of higher quality because the first press can only happen once and is considered "premium" oil, so it is treated and marketted as such.

Extra light is later pressings and contains very little of the fruit matter.

I don't know the nutritional differences, but you can figure that out by reading the labels in the grocery store.

[Shadow]

Try Hemp oil, its much higher in Omega 3 + 6 than olive oil and tastes better too, it has a sort of nutty flavour and is about 200 cals a tablespoon, i believe it's available in the states also.
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