In our journey towards healthy eating, we are constantly looking for ways to make our recipes healthier while still maintaining the rich and robust flavors we’re accustomed to. Fortunately, much Italian cooking is already good for you! The Mediterranian diet is low in polyunsaturated (bad) fats and high in monounsaturated (good) fats. Rather than using animal fats like butter, Italian cooks use good olive oil! But the unspoken and somewhat unknown secret is that in Italy when a recipe calls for olive oil, the olive oil is the thick, unfiltered, and substantial oil that is rarely found outside of Italy. Butter isn’t needed when you use an olive oil like OliAMO, which can be used in almost any recipe in place of butter. Whether baking cakes, cookies or breads, OliAMO provides the viscosity and flavor to turn an unhealthy recipe into a rich tasting, good for you meal, and it makes you feel good because you know you’re treating your body (and mind) well!