Olive Oil is good for you!

I started being a big fan of olive oil ever since I lived next to an Italian chef in Reutlingen, Germany. It tastes fantastic and it is SOOOO good for you. My friend Kristina wrote this on the blog...I thought this is interesting for you all to read.


As for the olive oil: my Spanish neighbor used to add it to mashed food when her children were babies -- lots of good fat for the little ones! A pasta favorite for us is bolognese with TONS of veggies (spinach, peas, peppers, broccoli, carrots, beans...you could even toss in some sweet potato in if you pop it in the microwave to soften it first). The whole sauce can be minced with a stick blender if you want to disguise the veggies. I make a big batch and then freeze the sauce in tupperware containers for another day. It only takes 15 minutes if you are using a frozen batch and not really that much longer from scratch. We have an "alligator chopper" to save time chopping fresh vegetables and things like spinach and peas you just toss in. Come to think of it, I have just taken a swipe of vegetables from the freezer and poured them into a bubbling sauce - saves the chopping.

This is What Kristina does and I also learned for the little reading I did on nutrition that some vitamins, like Vitamin A in carrots i.e... is not usable for you body unless combined/broken down by a fat, so olive will also help your body to absorb important vitamins.