Do you butter your bread - or dip it in olive oil?

Is dipping bread in olive oil is healthier than butter? Not necessarily. 

While olive oil is healthier than butter, they are equally fattening, per tablespoon. It’s true that the fat in olive oil is considered healthier than butter fat because it has some redeeming qualities like antioxidants. But - when we dip our bread in olive oil, we could be sopping up a lot more fat and calories than we would with a pat of butter. Dippers tend to consume twice as much oil as they would butter, ounce for ounce.