tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310399481533841878.post234091938169966923..comments2024-03-14T02:52:30.104-07:00Comments on The Simply Luxurious Life®: Why Not . . . Cook with Olive Oil?The Simply Luxurious Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06288681334499771945noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310399481533841878.post-4150826315796043572013-03-07T13:25:49.292-08:002013-03-07T13:25:49.292-08:00Butter is the better choice to 'cook' with...Butter is the better choice to 'cook' with, so keep doing that Stephanie. Olive oil is great at room temperature but goes rancid at high heat and transforms into something that is bad for you. No cooking with olive oil! Butter or even better, coconut oil (which is the real super star of oils) for cooking. Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08796491435997036858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310399481533841878.post-2256099447180165812013-03-07T02:46:34.706-08:002013-03-07T02:46:34.706-08:00I can only agree with everything you've listed...I can only agree with everything you've listed here! While I'm very partial to butter (ever since I spent a few years living in France and tasting some of the best and the most delicious butters from Normandy), olive oil can never go missing from my kitchen! I love it in salads, on bruschettas, in pasta or when I'm making croutons for my winter soups. It's delicious and healthy, so what's not to love? :)<br /><br />xx Ivana<br /><br><a href="http://www.macaronsandpearls.com/" rel="nofollow">Macarons and Pearls</a>Ivanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486982671840979541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310399481533841878.post-76572405483802464672013-03-06T21:13:32.257-08:002013-03-06T21:13:32.257-08:00P.S. While I do use olive oil frequently, I like b...P.S. While I do use olive oil frequently, I like butter too. I don't see anything wrong with it. "Everything in moderation" is what I subscribe to. Those yummy croissants from Paris all have butter...food is one of the joys of life and I for one, am not willing to give up any one thing for that joy. I just make sure to eat a balanced diet and not overdo anything!Stephanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310399481533841878.post-5079872811366815542013-03-06T21:11:28.519-08:002013-03-06T21:11:28.519-08:00I always have olive oil on hand and cook with it f...I always have olive oil on hand and cook with it frequently. I've never gotten into store-bought salad dressings; for me it is ALWAYS olive oil, regular or balsamic vinegar, and salt. Anytime I want a slight hint of creaminess, I add avocado. I'm just not a store-bought salad dressing or mayo kind of girl:)Stephanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310399481533841878.post-57089077474543511522013-03-06T19:54:33.664-08:002013-03-06T19:54:33.664-08:00Had to laugh when I read this... "eating plan...Had to laugh when I read this... "eating plant-based foots" <br />but great article anyway. Tarnyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871464347942813854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310399481533841878.post-74965162848231291052013-03-06T18:07:42.922-08:002013-03-06T18:07:42.922-08:00I loved seeing this study come out as well - espec...I loved seeing this study come out as well - especially since its pretty much how I already cook! Your #2 tip is something I do all the time - except I usually do olive oil, grated parmesan cheese and a dash of crushed red pepper. so good! <br /><br />Champagne and Passportshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16242360220398831054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310399481533841878.post-35856258240995744782013-03-06T13:10:19.567-08:002013-03-06T13:10:19.567-08:00Irrespective of any articles, I have lived in Spai...Irrespective of any articles, I have lived in Spain for the last 12 years (who also happen to be one of the biggest exporters of olive oil). In Spain olive oil is used for all cooking; they would never dream of cooking with butter. They would never even dream of putting butter on toast, but instead a drizzle of olive oil. It really is one of the reasons cardiologists all over the world have been recommending the Med diet for decaded-one of the principle reasons being olive oil. I certainly saw how my health benefited; glowing skin, glowing hair, no joint pains.....the list goes on ;-)Vannessa@Luxuriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004543876391503184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310399481533841878.post-76125298452469621972013-03-06T06:24:30.805-08:002013-03-06T06:24:30.805-08:00Unfortunately the results weren't as good as t...Unfortunately the results weren't as good as they might seem. The "low fat" group that were compared to the olive oil group ate a diet that ranged from 37% fat to 39% fat. Very high fat in most books! The study itself was done by scientists funded by olive oil companies. So the scientists fed what amounts to a high fat diet to one group and a fruit and vegetable diet to another and added olive oil. There was only a slight benefit to the olive oil group which indicates that the olive oil may have been actually undoing most of the benefit to the almost vegetarian diet. Sorry but I'm a science teacher and a nutrition geek. I always go to the original source and look at the study. There have also been quite a few critiques of the study done by medical doctors pointing out the study flaws (see Dr. McDougall's for an easy to read review).LJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124030695534230612noreply@blogger.com