Can you help? Using oil in cooking...

Hey, can anyone give me an idea of how to account for your cooking oil in your food journal...say I use 1 TB EVOO in my grill pan for my chicken. I cook three chicken breasts and for dinner, I eat one...I'm not really eating 1/3 of a tsp EVOO b/c there is still a little in the pan when I am done. Do I ignore those calories/fat (which doesn't sound right) or what is the best way to add them in to my food journal so I get a better account for what is actually going in?

i would try to calculate the best you can and add that. If you use 1 tablespoon but that gets you 3 servings with extra in pan you could enter .25 tbsp of it into your food log. That should be about right.

thanks...hope your day is better

Thanks. Not too bad now being here.

Estimate it. You are really concerned with getting the carbs right, the fat/calories are OK to estimate.

Go with a third of what you use...if you overestimate you will intake fewer calories than you record, no harm in that if it's at this level! Worse thing that could happen is you lose more weight than you expect

i use spray pam just enuff to coat lightly the bottom of the pan...or can use a tbsp of butter or olive oil...thats what i use....just my ideas...hope it helps...

I overestimate a bit i.e. 1/3 of the EVOO, I'm on weight watchers and am usually at the high end of my daily points so I like the bit of wiggle room that allows. If you are a person who finds it hard to get enough calories than I would ignore that small portion or count maybe 1/4 Tbsp. like Kmartin suggested.