My skin is soooooo dry since being banded. I know it is because I eat virtually no fat anymore. I bought this stuff that I really like but I don't like what is in it. It is Dipping Oil, Mediterranean Garlic flavor.

I love the stuff but when I look in the ingredients it has various oils in there, not just olive oil.

If I were to get olive oil and put spices in there to make this stuff myself, what spices would I put in there and would plain olive oil work?

I was going to use it with my veggie chips in effort to get something in my diet for my skin.

Thoughts?

I also have very dry skin and eczema. I have found that one Omega-3 Fish Oil capsule or one Cod Liver Oil capsule per day helps. And of course there is no calories. Some people freeze these so when you take you are not burping up fish taste all day. Ugh!

I could never get a capsule down and I'm not squeezing that stuff out. It would smell like fish guts. Blahhhhh

I think extra virgin olive oil is good with black pepper in it. I think you could probably add some oregano or basil (fresh, if you have it), fresh garlic, or even some red pepper flakes, if you like zip.

I think extra virgin olive oil is good with black pepper in it. I think you could probably add some oregano or basil (fresh, if you have it), fresh garlic, or even some red pepper flakes, if you like zip.

Noooo, I don't like zip. Zip makes my mouth hurt and when you barf zip it is even zippier! Ouch!

This stuff is good, it has LOTS of stuff floating in there.

I use to take the fish oil capsules... I'm glad to know I'm not the only person who burped up fish taste.. I didn't know why that happened and it was so disgusting it wasn't worth making my nails look prettier!!!

I have extra dry skin (born that way), and a tip my g'ma passed down to me as soon as you get out of the shower, while you're still wet, lotion your whole body.. helps lock in moisture. Works for me.. if I forget, my skin is flakey and dry all day long.

And about the oil.. I love olive oil and balsamic vinager (heavy on the vinegar) mixed together to go with..anything.. meat, cheese, salads, breads, whatever. But I have tried blending my own oil dips for some family picnics, and one of the ones people liked most was just garlic salt with basil already mixed in, olive oil, salt, and pepper (ground with chunks).

What about pesto? Pesto is delicious too and you can make it or buy it with olive oil. Wonder how that would be on the veggie chips..

What about pesto? Pesto is delicious too and you can make it or buy it with olive oil.

Ooh, pesto's wonderful.

Bubble, you could also finely mince some garlic, roasted red bell pepper, maybe some sun-dried tomato, herbs, and stuff, and put it in the olive oil. That would probably be yummy.

Isn't Pesto that green stuff with things floating in there? I've seen it in the grocery store.

Yeah, but it is supposed to be really easy to make. I think you just grind up basil, some pine nuts, parmesan cheese, and olive oil to make a paste. Or at least, that's how they've always done it on food network. I really think it would be one of those things that would be cheaper to make than it would be to buy.

Has anyone tried making hummus? I've never tried it, but I think I might try making some eventually.

Try this:

Get your EVOO in a small sauce pan, over very very very low heat (you are not frying) crush a few cloves of garlic and put in the pan. Leave them in pretty big pieces cause you are going to take them out later. Then you may add whatever herbs you like, basil, thyme, or whatever fresh is better. Let it all steep in the oil for 45 mins to an hour. Remember this in on very low heat. Try a taste test if it meets your approval remove from heat and strain out the herbs. Place back in the bottle, for future use. The garlic and herbs will infuse in to the oil, I have made dipping oils before with this method.

Oh yeah, not yet banded, but in the process of getting labs and cleared by my doc. Hope to be there soon.

Jim

Check out this link...

http://www.homesteadmarket.com/dipping_spices.html

I have purchased these before and they are wonderful. You mix your own.

Kacee, you posted my FAVORITE dipping spices! Those are THE BEST!

They are wonderful!

And I love to mix Balsamic vinegar and EVOO like Laura suggested.

Oh my goodness -- too funny. When I first started reading bubble's post, I thought she was talking about applying the oil on her face! I had to re-read the post - duh, I am sorry, I had a senior moment...

Rachel

Try this:

Get your EVOO in a small sauce pan, over very very very low heat (you are not frying) crush a few cloves of garlic and put in the pan. Leave them in pretty big pieces cause you are going to take them out later. Then you may add whatever herbs you like, basil, thyme, or whatever fresh is better. Let it all steep in the oil for 45 mins to an hour. Remember this in on very low heat. Try a taste test if it meets your approval remove from heat and strain out the herbs. Place back in the bottle, for future use. The garlic and herbs will infuse in to the oil, I have made dipping oils before with this method.

Oh yeah, not yet banded, but in the process of getting labs and cleared by my doc. Hope to be there soon.

Jim

What is EVOO?

Does everyone use Olive Oil?

Check out this link...

http://www.homesteadmarket.com/dipping_spices.html

I have purchased these before and they are wonderful. You mix your own.

Oh yeah! Now THIS I can handle! This looks great and I don't have to cook or ruin large appliances!

They make the orderless, burpless fish oil now, but they are so big I am afraid to try to swallow one! I tried to open one up and put it on food and I thought I would die with the first bite! Talk about nasty!