How Many Olives is TOO Many Olives?

[calgaryblood]

Green olives are gods gift to earth. Black olives on the other hand are nasty. I could literally eat a pound of green olives in one sitting.

[Mightyfire89]

Olives are only meant to be consumed with martinis.

[calgaryblood]

I've got a 15kg bucket of green olives that I ordered from over seas sitting in my kitchen right now.

That would be a lot of martinis.

[OMG!WTF!]

Originally Posted by Buzzard

23

It's actually 32 you dyslexic wanderer.

Here's a little perspective....

The most olives eaten in one minute is 60, by Ashrita Furman (USA) in New York, New York, USA, on 22 July 2012.

1 per second is world record pace. That gives you just over half a minute before you're in the red zone for quantity of olives eaten. But I think you can do more. Quite a bit more.

This Ashrita person is an interesting character. He holds over 200 world records including the record for having the most records. I feel he deserves to be taken down a notch. If you're truly as prolific an olive eater as you say you are, maybe this is your opportunity. Ashrita changed his name from something boring to the Sandskrit word Ashrita meaning chosen by God. You're going to need to do something quite magical here.

[DuffMan]

Olives are awesome, I eat them almost every day.
A couple of weeks ago, I ate about 40 or so at once, and I'm still here, so,,, at least that many.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Olives are great but aren't they incredibly bad?

Hard to get findings about the health benefits of olives, without it coming from Mercola or Natural News type sites.

Best I could find so far:

http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-li...n/faq-20058439

The main type of fat found in all kinds of olive oil is monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs). MUFAs are considered a healthy dietary fat.

If you replace saturated and trans fats with unsaturated fats, such as MUFAs and polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs), you may gain certain health benefits.

MUFAs and PUFAs may help lower your risk of heart disease by improving related risk factors. For instance, MUFAs have been found to lower total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels.

In addition, some research shows that MUFAs may benefit insulin levels and blood sugar control, which can be helpful if you have or are at risk of type 2 diabetes.

But even healthier fats like olive oil are high in calories, so use them in moderation.

The Mediterranean diet: science and practice

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16512956

Approximately 50 years ago, Keys and colleagues described strikingly low rates of coronary heart disease in the Mediterranean region, where fat intake was relatively high but largely from olive oil. Subsequent controlled feeding studies have shown that compared to carbohydrate, both monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats reduce LDL and triglycerides and increase HDL cholesterol. Importantly, these beneficial metabolic effects are greater in the presence of underlying insulin resistance. In a detailed analysis within the Nurses' Health Study, trans fat from partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (absent in traditional Mediterranean diets) was most strongly related to risk of heart disease, and both polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat were inversely associated with risk. Epidemiologic evidence has also supported beneficial effects of higher intakes of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, fish, and daily consumption of moderate amounts of alcohol. Together with regular physical activity and not smoking, our analyses suggest that over 80% of coronary heart disease, 70% of stroke, and 90% of type 2 diabetes can be avoided by healthy food choices that are consistent with the traditional Mediterranean diet.

[Wormius]

It's 42. And now we know what the ultimate question to the life, universe and everything is. Thanks!

[DuffMan]

I know some weight loss programs, err well at least one anyways from Mens Health suggest eating olives after dinner, for their mufa affect

[bigtmac19]

Pitted Kalamata olives are the best, could eat them by the dozens.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by bigtmac19

Pitted Kalamata olives are the best, could eat them by the dozens.

Yup, the big Jar from Costco for like, $8. What a deal!

[redforever]

Originally Posted by Flash Walken

Olives

Is the Kalamata the king of Olives? I am honestly quite partial to Moroccan sun dried olives.

Waaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyy better than kalamata olives. They are addicting, great for cooking with as well.

[Otto-matic]

I like Hickory Sticks

[nik-]

Originally Posted by FireGilbert

Yep one is too many. Unless they are fresh olives from the La Mancha region of Spain, then one is acceptable but two is too many.

how do you define "fresh"

[Madman]

Originally Posted by DuffMan

I know some weight loss programs, err well at least one anyways from Mens Health suggest eating olives after dinner, for their mufa affect

Far better than the hickory stick diet, it has a fupa effect.

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by Otto-matic

I like Hickory Sticks

I'm amazed finding out in this thread that there's people that don't. Small smoke and salt delivery devices? Yes please.

[Flash Walken]

You'll never be a world class city if you all hate Olives.

[DoubleF]

Those olives at Costco stuffed with Jalepeno and garlic are tasty. The Kalamata ones are tasty too and aren't bad if they are warmed up before hand.

I don't think I've tried the Moroccan sun dried olives before.

I am an olive newb.

[DownhillGoat]

There was an olive kiosk at the Blackfoot Farmers Market. Their citrus zest olives were some of the best I've had.

[PepsiFree]

I like olives and peter12 but not hickory sticks.

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

Those olives at Costco stuffed with Jalepeno and garlic are tasty. The Kalamata ones are tasty too and aren't bad if they are warmed up before hand.

I don't think I've tried the Moroccan sun dried olives before.

I am an olive newb.

Morroccan sun drieds are really tasty, different texture than your standard olive. They are a deep black colour and almost always have very wrinkly looking skin. Honestly, if you didn't know what they were you'd probably think they were old and gross but they are really delicious.

They are salt cured instead of brine cured, so their flavour really gets concentrated inside, like salt curing a ham. The flesh is less watery than your standard olive but isn't 'mushy'. Really excellent texture to them.

They are probably my favourite olives to eat 'as is' and are an excellent snack to eat with a beer. Better than pretzels or peanuts, but not as cheap.