QUIZ
OLIVE OIL BON APPETIT!
WHICH OLIVE OIL
IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
Olive oil judges from coast to coast and around the world recognize award-winning olive oils, but not all of them may be a suitable match for you and your lifestyle. For instance, if you don’t like mushrooms, porcini olive oil may not be your cup of oil. You may love to cook, but extra virgin olive oil may not give you enough pizzazz. Like to bake but don’t want to be stuck using only canola oil (one healthful oil) for your breads, cakes, and muffins? You may be limiting yourself with your oil of choice.
No matter what kind of oil lover you are, take this quiz to get to know your personality and your real taste in oil before you choose the oil(s) for you.
Oils For Life
What’s your lifestyle? Take this short quiz to find out.
1.A typical morning for you includes:
A.Family chaos, with the dog joining in.
B.Breakfast in bed.
C.A 2-mile run.
D.Computer work.
E.Brunch at an ethnic restaurant.
2.When you cook, you’d like to:
A.Feed a fun-loving crowd.
B.Feed a loving mate or friend who’ll enjoy your meals.
C.Make a meal to take on the run.
D.Make a low-maintenance meal.
E.Work in a kitchen chock-full of exotic treats.
3.Your idea of a perfect vacation is:
A.Grabbing the family and visiting relatives.
B.Going to a secluded park for picnic.
C.Hitting the mountain trails.
D.Enjoying an at-home movie fest with a few friends.
E.Flying to a foreign country.
4.When the weekend hits, you can be found:
A.Enjoying a family event with the in-laws, spouse, kids,
cat and dog.
B.Busy with your hobbies.
C.Jogging through the neighborhood.
D.On the couch, cuddled up with you know who.
E.Attending an out-of-town social event.
5.A meal to you means, in one word:
A.Fun.
B.Wholesome.
C.Quick.
D.Healthy.
E.Exciting.
TALLY UP
Once you understand your cooking and eating styles, you can use the knowledge to select oils that are compatible with them. This, in turn, will enhance your olive oil experience. See how you scored below. I’ve made a few oil-wise choices for you to get started or to add to your current olive oil repertoire.
Mostly A’s: The Extrovert:
Your Style: You are well-rounded, fun-loving, and people-oriented. You want an oil that is versatile, and good for kids and animals. An all-purpose olive oil is ideal. An oil that will not be too exotic during family get-togethers is best.
Best Oils: Extra virgin olive oil, canola oil, roasted garlic olive oil, and citrus olive oils.
Mostly B’s: The Introvert:
Your Style: You are the intellectual, an independent individual who may live alone. You’d probably enjoy an olive oil that is good for you and versatile, as opposed to strong-flavored olive oils.
Best Oils: Extra virgin olive oil, basil olive oil, and citrus olive oils.
Mostly C’s: The Outdoor Health Nut:
Your Style: You are a physical person, ready to hike in the summer, hit the gym in the winter. An active individual with a sense of adventure as long as it’s healthful.
Best Oils: Light olive oil, extra virgin olive oil, and porcini olive oil.
Mostly D’s: The Indoor Hermit:
Your Style: You are a sofa spud, with one hand on the remote control and the other in a bag of wholesome doggie treats. An afternoon of baking is up your alley.
Best Oils: Extra virgin olive oil, and homemade flavored olive oils.
Mostly E’s: The Adventurer:
Your Style: You are ready to travel for work or play. Trying new foods is what life is all about. You enjoy tasting new foods and flavors wherever you go and “bland” in not in your vocabulary.
Best Oils: Pepper olive oil, porcini olive oil, rosemary olive oil, and oregano olive oil.
BOOK SUMMARY
Lose Weight...Lower Cholesterol And Blood Pressure...Prevent Heart Disease And Cancer...Live Longer...And So Much More! Discover The Amazing Powers Of Olive Oil!
From ancient times to present-day, olive oil has been used for everything from health ailments to beauty and housekeeping and so much more. Now evidence shows that a diet based on olive oil can add years to your life and may even prevent some diseases. Health author-journalist Cal Orey has consulted top doctors, nutritionists, olive oil producers, and chefs, getting the most up-to-date information on the many benefits of olive oil, such as:
Health Improvements: Relieving arthritis aches, Inhibiting breast and colon cancer, Preventing diabetes, Reducing pain, Staving off ulcers, Fighting impaired memory; and Home Cures: Soothing diaper rash, reducing hair loss, cleaning your house, naturally, minimizing stretch marks and wrinkles, zapping ticks and conditioning your pet's coat and much more!
And more information that everyone worldwide should know! Includes dozens of delicious recipes that make olive oil a vital part of a long and healthy life!
"The best and highly practical information about the core of the longevity-boosting Mediterranean diet." --Karlis Ullis, M.D., Medical Director of Sports Medicine and Anti-Aging Medical Group in Santa Monica, California.
OLIVE OIL BEAUTY TIPS
FROM HEAD TO TOE
Ready-made products are a treat because they’re convenient and smell nice. But, using olive oil by itself or with other ingredients in your kitchen cupboards can work wonders, too.
Soft and Shiny Hair. Fatty acid-rich olive oil can penetrate the hair cuticle and smooth dry hair. Celebrity hair stylists and beauty experts recommend putting a few drops of olive oil in the palm of hard and rub until the skin glistens. Then, work the oil into your locks, starting from the ends.
I did this months ago—first with canola oil and then with extra virgin olive oil. Both oils do the trick. Your hair, especially if it’s exposed to cold, dry climate, chlorine, blow dryers, curling irons, and hair products, will be softer and silky to touch and it will appear less dry and have a nice sheen.
Skin Moisturizer: Many women have told me that they use extra virgin olive oil on their face at night as a moisturizer. In the morning, I use an all-purpose moisturizing crème with SPF 15. At night, I use the olive oil remedy. I apply the oil to my face, around my eyes, and on my laugh lines (and the extra into my hands and cuticles). In the morning, my skin feels softer than usual. A bonus: Antiaging crèmes cost $15 on up. This remedy costs less—may do more.
Eye Makeup Remover. If you wear eyeliner, mascara, and eye shadow like women do to enhance their eyes, you also know that it is a task to remove these beauty enhancers. An easy-does-it eye makeup remover may be as close to you as your kitchen cabinet.
Try mixing1 tablespoon of canola oil with 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil. Apply a small amount to a cotton ball and wipe your eyelashes and eyelids.
Soften Elbows. In the spring and summertime, it’s common to notice rough elbows. But why not take care of this alligator-type skin year-round? Then, whether it’s shower time or bedtime, you’ll have one less beauty woe.
Italy’s Antonio recommends his grandmother’s easy-to-do remedy. Dip your elbows in a bowl with some lukewarm olive oil. (Warm it up in the microwave.) Repeat as needed, and they will become smooth before you can say “soft elbows.”
Sexy Feet. Kris, a genuine olive oil lover, swears by olive oil for making her feet soft. “On an evening when you can soak your feet,” she says, she does it and she goes the whole 9 yards. “I rub olive oil to treat rough skin, then put on some thick socks. You can leave that on overnight. For a real soft foot treatment, soak those feet in vinegar first, then rub with olive oil and your feet will be baby soft.”
