When it comes to cooking, if you don’t already, consider using Olive Oil. Olive Oil has several health benefits and unlike other oils, presents very little of its own flavor to the food. As health benefits, it contains no dietary cholesterol and sodium, making it good for cardiovascular health.
While Olive Oil is considered one of the healthiest oils, it is still an oil. All of the calories come from fat , so take care when cooking and use it sparingly. Here is a breakdown of Olive Oil nutrition facts for 1 tablespoon (13g):
As you can see, even for a single tablespoon there are 119 calories in Olive Oil.