Healthy Cooking Oils: Olive Oil, Canola & Best Substitutes

Choosing the right oil, from extra virgin olive oil to rice bran oil, impacts your cardiovascular health and digestion. Learn how to substitute butter with oil in baking and use natural fats like olive oil for a healthy gallbladder cleanse.

How to Replace Butter for Olive Oil

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Maria Evans

Olive oil is a healthy substitute for butter. One tbsp. of olive oil has 120 calories and 14 g of total fat, including 12 g of unsaturated fat. Olive oil contains no trans fats or cholesterol. Salted butter has 102 calories per tbsp. and 11.5 g of total fat, of which 7 g are saturated.