Dreds MacBrehon wrote:
Ya gotta watch the saturated fat. That's the biggest lead-in to diabetes and cardiovascular problems like atherosclerosis, clots, embolisms, and, heart disease. The unsaturated fats in olive oil, however, are great for you, as long as you stay within your recommended daily values. Everything in moderation, right? The mono and polyunsaturated fats lower your LDL cholesterol and contain vitamins/antioxidants like vitamin E, omega-3, and omega-6. So, you want the oil in your diet, but not so much to really gain weight.
olive oil contains monounsaturated fats, i.e., "good fat." heavy cream contains saturated fat. if anything, avoid the cream and go with the olive oil.
frankly, i've done the olive oil thing. albeit not in cups. i think it's like a table spoon or something contains 200ish calories (someone can correct me on that if i'm wrong)? and, honestly, in small amounts, over a long period time, it's not so bad.
it takes a little bit of a strong stomach to tolerate, and it's by no means... pleasant, but it's certainly not awful, and, in small amount, it's not vomit inducing.
i say mess around with it a little--rather than drinking it by itself, add it to whatever you're eating through out the day. i find olive oil adds pretty good flavor to just about anything savory.
but, that's just me.
