294. The Art & Science of Olive Oil: From the Kitchen to Your Skincare Routine with Kosterina’s Katina Mountanos #FabulousFriends
Be Well by Kelly Leveque
Kelly Leveque
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🗓️ 19 April 2024
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
I'm excited and honored to introduce my friend and fellow entrepreneur, Katina Mountanos, founder and CEO of Kosterina, a wellness brand that embraces the Mediterranean lifestyle through its high antioxidant, extra virgin olive oil, and more. Katina's vision with Kosterina is not only to offer delicious products but also to prove that healthy options can indeed be delectable.
Katina was inspired by the authentic taste of real olive oil from her family's home in southern Greece. Launched in 2020, Kosterina aims to enrich lives by sharing the benefits of the Mediterranean lifestyle. The brand offers a full line of vinegars, olives, olive oils, and an olive oil-based skincare line, with more innovative products on the way.
In this episode, Katina and I dive into the science-backed nutrition of olive oil, discuss her entrepreneurial journey, and explore how she ensures the delivery of high-quality, antioxidant-rich olive oil to consumers at an affordable price. We also touch on the new research on polyphenols and smoke points, how to choose high quality olive oils at the grocery store, and how we use olive oil and vinegar at home to elevate our family meals.
Olive oil is a staple in my kitchen, used in everything from dressings to roasting, which is why I’m so excited to share Kosterina, a brand we can trust, with you all. Check out Kosterina’s products at kosterina.com and use code BEWELL for 15% off!
We also cover:
(00:01:39) Debunking the Myth of Olive Oil Smoke Points
(00:05:18) Early Harvest 101 & Katina’s Inspiration Story
(00:08:05) How to Choose High Quality Olive Oil
(00:21:16) Inside Kosterina’s Efficacious Production & Testing Processes
(00:33:30) Elevate Your Meals & Mocktails with Flavored Olive Oil & Vinegars
(00:42:38) Easy Meal Prep Tips for Busy Moms
(00:47:57) Benefits of Olive Oil for Skin Health
Resources:
• Click here for full show notes
• Kosterina: kosterina.com (use code BEWELL for 15% off)
• Instagram: @kosterina
• TikTok: @kosterinaevoo
Connect with Kelly:
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• Facebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykelly
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| 0:00.0 | So my few tips for when you're standing in the supermarket aisle. |
| 0:04.5 | So the very first thing you want to look at is how the all of oil is packaged. |
| 0:09.0 | So light, heat and oxygen are the three enemies to good olive oil. So right away if you see a |
| 0:15.3 | clear bottle you rule it out because light has basically already destroyed the |
| 0:19.4 | contents of that oil well. The second thing you want to look for is the material. So the only |
| 0:24.8 | packaging that's safe for olive oil is glass and aluminum tins. Never Plastic. Hey everyone, |
| 0:35.0 | welcome back to the podcast. |
| 0:40.0 | Today I am welcoming my friend and fellow entrepreneur Katina Muntagnos. |
| 0:44.8 | She's the founder and CEO of Costa Rina. This is a wellness brand centered around |
| 0:49.7 | high antioxidant, extra virgin olive oil, and more broadly, the Mediterranean lifestyle. |
| 0:54.4 | Katina's mission at Costa Rica is to help people live longer, more delicious lives |
| 0:58.8 | and is continuing to prove that healthy can also be delicious. |
| 1:02.6 | Katina discovered what real olive oil tasted like in her family home in southern |
| 1:06.4 | Greece and she officially launched Kostarina in 2020 to share the benefits of the |
| 1:10.8 | Mediterranean lifestyle. Kostar Arena now offers a full line of delectable vinegars, olives, olive oils, and an olive oil-based |
| 1:19.0 | skincare line with additional products in the pipeline. |
| 1:22.0 | Today I welcome to Tine to the podcast |
| 1:24.0 | to talk all about the science-backed nutrition of olive oil, |
| 1:27.6 | how she started her own company, |
| 1:29.4 | and how she ensures she is bringing |
| 1:31.7 | the highest quality antioxidant-oxident rich olive oil to the consumer at an |
| 1:36.7 | affordable price. |
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