Olive oil in coffee???

[BrianL]

Yes the current product is just so highly processed. It would be nice if they could move to a product that was not. Would be nice if they made the product fresh on demand.

Well, I mean, it is what it is. You can get "real" ice cream at otehr locations, though that stuff's pretty processed too, as are the cookies, pastries, churros, hot dogs, and all that other theme park food. That is simply the nature of the beast.

 

[Imzadi]

We've been told for decades now that saturated fats are not good for us and to limit them. And even though there are "good oils" and "good fats," they should also be in limitation. Do people really need to add more fats to their diet?

I personally will save my daily allowance of butter for some cooking, as I simply like the FLAVOR over using olive oil or neutral tasting vegetable oil. And I will reserve my olive oil for salads and dressings, and coating meats before broiling, again to add flavor.

RUINING a perfectly good coffee by adding it, I am not doing.

To me, this seems like the trend of adding hidden vegetables to dishes because kids won't eat them. But, butter and olive oil aren't vegetables, (well, olive oil IS, but in oil form, it's a FAT.) Unless (general) you like the taste of adding butter and olive oil to coffee, and are only eating steamed foods with no butter/oils added, save your daily butter/olive oil intake for those dishes. Live a little! Roast your vegetables with butter or olive oil drizzled on. You will most likely be happier that you are eating something later with FLAVOR.

 

[GreatLakes]

We've been told for decades now that saturated fats are not good for us and to limit them. And even though there are "good oils" and "good fats," they should also be in limitation. Do people really need to add more fats to their diet?

I personally will save my daily allowance of butter for some cooking, as I simply like the FLAVOR over using olive oil or neutral tasting vegetable oil. And I will reserve my olive oil for salads and dressings, and coating meats before broiling, again to add flavor.

RUINING a perfectly good coffee by adding it, I am not doing.

To me, this seems like the trend of adding hidden vegetables to dishes because kids won't eat them. But, butter and olive oil aren't vegetables, (well, olive oil IS, but in oil form, it's a FAT.) Unless (general) you like the taste of adding butter and olive oil to coffee, and are only eating steamed foods with no butter/oils added, save your daily butter/olive oil intake for those dishes. Live a little! Roast your vegetables with butter or olive oil drizzled on. You will most likely be happier that you are eating something later with FLAVOR.

Olive Oil isn't a saturated fat but to your question I highlighted above, yes. That is provided they are healthy fats from real food. Avocado, for example, is very high in healthy fats and one of the best foods you can eat.

For most people, replacing some of the processed carbs they eat with healthy fats would be a positive to their overall health. That doesn't mean it has to be by adding olive oil to coffee but the negative view of many fats is due to bad science.

 

[Imzadi]

Olive Oil isn't a saturated fat but to your question I highlighted above, yes. That is provided they are healthy fats from real food. Avocado, for example, is very high in healthy fats and one of the best foods you can eat.

For most people, replacing some of the processed carbs they eat with healthy fats would be a positive to their overall health. That doesn't mean it has to be by adding olive oil to coffee but the negative view of many fats is due to bad science.

People often get a misconception from reading info like this. One cannot and should not eat an UNLIMITED amount of healthy fats.

From the MayoClinic.org:

"A healthy diet is a balance between taking in enough calories and nutrients for your level of activity. Your health care provider or a dietician can help you understand goals for calories, nutrients and types of foods to eat.

One thing to consider is that each gram of fat has 9 calories. That's true for all fats. So calories can add up quickly, even with healthy fats. For example, walnuts are a healthy snack high in polyunsaturated fats. But just a dozen walnut halves contain about 160 calories — more calories than in one large apple."​

From the American Diabetes Association

"Sprinkling a few nuts on a salad, yogurt or cereal is an easy way to eat more monounsaturated fats. But be sure to be mindful of the portions you are eating—like all fats, these products are high in calories."​

Pretty much all the links Google brought up about whether one can eat an unlimited amount of healthy fats, that I looked at, say to eat healthy fats in the right QUANTITIES and BALANCE. As you said replacing some processed carbs, (and what you didn't say: replacing some saturated fats & calories) would be better. NOT just adding a shot of olive oil to coffee without taking into account what else one is eating throughout the day.

 

[slo]

A big no way for me
My coffee is always black only, and I only go to Starbucks on Thanksgiving morning or to get a Medicine Ball Tea once in a blue moon.

 

[GreatLakes]

People often get a misconception from reading info like this. One cannot and should not eat an UNLIMITED amount of healthy fats.

From the MayoClinic.org:

"A healthy diet is a balance between taking in enough calories and nutrients for your level of activity. Your health care provider or a dietician can help you understand goals for calories, nutrients and types of foods to eat.​

​

One thing to consider is that each gram of fat has 9 calories. That's true for all fats. So calories can add up quickly, even with healthy fats. For example, walnuts are a healthy snack high in polyunsaturated fats. But just a dozen walnut halves contain about 160 calories — more calories than in one large apple."​

From the American Diabetes Association

"Sprinkling a few nuts on a salad, yogurt or cereal is an easy way to eat more monounsaturated fats. But be sure to be mindful of the portions you are eating—like all fats, these products are high in calories."​

Pretty much all the links Google brought up about whether one can eat an unlimited amount of healthy fats, that I looked at, say to eat healthy fats in the right QUANTITIES and BALANCE. As you said replacing some processed carbs, (and what you didn't say: replacing some saturated fats & calories) would be better. NOT just adding a shot of olive oil to coffee without taking into account what else one is eating throughout the day.

More <> Unlimited.

 

[disney4us2002]

I would try it if it's whipped in the coffee like the butter coffee or adding coconut oil. It does tend to make me feel fuller longer in the am. Mostly, I just add a bit of lactose-free creamer and equal.