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Olive Oil Smoke Point

Will you be heating the olive oil? Which method of cooking are you planning to use?

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Olive Oil Flavour

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Selecting Olive Oil

How do you know what to look for when selecting olive oil for recipes? Flavour, smoke point, grade, nutrition and cooking method are all deciding factors.

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What's in your Soap

It may surprise you to know what commercial soap makers take out, as well as put into their soaps or beauty bars.

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Amazing Olive Oil - So much more than a salad and cooking oil.

A gift from nature - Are you enjoying all the benefits of olive oil? You can enjoy the benefits of olive oil in everything from dips and dressings to skin care and shampoo.

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Olive Oil Soap

Olive oil soap, or castile soap is, in it's simplest form, nothing buy saponified olive oil.

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Dieting with Olive Oil

As far as fats go, olive oil is an excellent choice because of all the health benefits it provides, but dieting with olive oil is not the answer to losing weight.

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Olive Oil and Good Cholesterol

What about olive oil for good cholesterol - hdl and bad cholesterol - ldl? Olive oil is an excellent choice for cholesterol too. Olive oil lowers bad cholesterol but doesn’t lower good cholesterol.

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Substitute Olive Oil for Butter

You can substitute olive oil for butter, margarine or other oils in almost any recipe. This chart shows the conversion amounts in imperial and metric measurements.

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Olive Oil Misters and Sprayers

Use an olive oil mister to apply a thin layer of oil to pans, mist dressing on salads, coat popcorn evenly and more.

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Olive Oil Skin Care

Olive Oil Skin Care - Everything you want and nothing you don't. What you put on your body ends up in your body. Basic natural products are best for skin care.

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Olive Oil for Dry Skin

I use olive oil for dry skin every day. Olive oil is loaded with skin loving nutrients and actually helps attract moisture to your dry skin.

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Olive Oil Benefits

Olive oil benefits are nurmerous - Here's my list of the top 10 reasons to use extra virgin olive oil

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nutrients in olive oil

The label on a bottle of olive oil includes the basic nutrients in olive oil, but there's more. Comparing olive oil to other oils according to the label only, doesn't paint a full picture of the healt

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Hydrogenated Oil and Trans-Fats

Hydrogenated Oil and Trans-fats - Not even a real fat, but the worst fat of all. Trans fats are found in hydrogenated oil, a solid fat that resembles saturated fat, but has a longer shelf life

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