To add the health benefits of olive oil to your eating plan without going over the top, simple drizzle a tablespoon amount over a salad. Or you can sprinkle meat prior to cooking to add flavor and moisture. Adding a tablespoon to a curry, casserole or any other hot dish will give you the health boosting nutrients in olive oil without altering the taste or texture of your dish too much. You only have to look at the statistics behind the Mediterranean diet to see the olive oil health benefits. If you want to eat health foods as part of your new eating plan make sure olive oil is one of the foods in your new, improved diet. Do bear in mind that you cannot make unhealthy foods healthier simply by adding olive oil to them, so you still need to eat a balanced diet. That means eating the right amount of foods from the main food groups which are considered to be whole grains, fruit and vegetable, protein, diary , fats and sugar.