Omelet wrote:
>> "Andy" > wrote:
>
>> > I prefer mashed potatoes over baked. I just white pepper and garlic and
>> > rosemary powder them, then drizzle with olive oil, to cut down on fat
>> > calories that added butter would add. AND mashed potatoes are more fork
>> > friendly than baked, imho.
>
> Olive oil is still a fat...
> You've not cut the "fat calories" one bit by substituting it for butter.

I tend to use a lot less olive oil than butter so it can work. I'd
rather cut out the carbs than the fat but that's my own preference based
on what works for me.