Butter -v- Margarine

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Sk1nnyfuture Joined: Feb 11 Posts: 505	quote Posted: 07 Feb 2013, 07:03 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2274747/At-truth-Butter-GOOD--margarine-chemical-gunk.html#axzz2KDQViBY6 Notice it does say 'in moderation'. Who can resist a BIG chunk of crusty bread, with thickly spread butter and jam. " Success is what you make it, there's no better time to make a change than the present." "Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. "
Nimm Joined: Dec 10 Posts: 643	quote Posted: 07 Feb 2013, 09:58 The article was a bit sensationalist and made a lot of tenuous claims on some of the issues, but I agree with one of the main points - categorically avoiding saturated animal fats is usually unnecessary. Especially when the entire diet is in order and there isn't a chronic energy surplus. Given the choice between real butter and margarine, I'll take the butter every time. And while anecdote isn't that helpful, I've had extremely high serum cholesterol levels in the past. My bloodwork is now basically ideal, even though I consume substantially more saturated fat (both in absolute amounts and as a percentage of my diet) than in the past. Regardless of the health aspects, though...who doesn't prefer butter anyway?
seafood_eate... Joined: Aug 12 Posts: 29	quote Posted: 07 Feb 2013, 10:01 Keep the butter, ditch the bread for more nutritious carbs! And so true, the real problem with animal fats for many people is excessive consumption throwing caloric balance way off.
liv001 Joined: Oct 09 Posts: 555	quote Posted: 07 Feb 2013, 10:15 So something we have known for years. (and years) is suddenly news. What happened?
Nimm Joined: Dec 10 Posts: 643	quote Posted: 07 Feb 2013, 10:28 liv001 wrote: So something we have known for years. (and years) is suddenly news. What happened? One new paper that adds some interesting discussion points to the subject and is making the rounds in the media.
jonnybadback Joined: Aug 12 Posts: 314	quote Posted: 07 Feb 2013, 10:36 I love tiger bread and bramble jam... Nothing beats that Ahhh i am home feeling as it takes me way back to being a kid (still am but i haven't told my body yet)
msawyer13 Joined: May 10 Posts: 126	quote Posted: 07 Feb 2013, 11:30 My parents had us all eating Country Crock for YEARS, it just never felt right. Once I became an adult I went back to butter, glad I did! Recently I've become a HUGE fan of the Land-O-Lakes Butter with Canola Oil. All the convenience of margarine (spreadable right out of refrigerated container) but with the flavor of butter and only 3 ingredients (Sweet Cream, Canola Oil, Salt). The Olive Oil version is good too although a bit less spreadable, but has 10% less calories.
eKatherine Joined: Aug 12 Posts: 937	quote Posted: 07 Feb 2013, 11:50 My mother used to make some weird and un-tasty product by blending softened butter with water and freezing it. It was served in the frozen condition. Gak. Real butter in moderation. But there is no moderate consumption of a processed, chemically-altered, and artificially-colored and -flavored "food" like margarine. But what is "moderation"?
mikefarinha Joined: Jun 11 Posts: 441	quote Posted: 07 Feb 2013, 12:21 I 100% approve of this message. Now if we can get traditional lard and tallow back into our vocabulary and forget the abominations that are Crisco for baking and corn oil for deep frying we may be able to see some real population-level health improvements. Once upon a time McDonald's used tallow for it's French fries which is several orders of magnitude healthier than rancid corn oil. -Mike "Eat as if your life depends on it!"
eKatherine Joined: Aug 12 Posts: 937	quote Posted: 07 Feb 2013, 12:24 Real lard, that is, not the hydrogenated stuff that has been crisco-ized. I save my beef fat, lard, bacon fat, and chicken fat to cook with. I never have to buy cooking oil.
jonnybadback Joined: Aug 12 Posts: 314	quote Posted: 07 Feb 2013, 12:30 Lard was the only way to make proper chips. Chip shops use oil now and its yuk
ebivr Joined: Jun 08 Posts: 422	quote Posted: 07 Feb 2013, 18:10 I love fried egg in bacon fat yum! "Do what thou wilt shall be the the Law, Love is the whole of the law, Love before will, The meaning of life is to Love" "Never apologise for who you are" "Leave as little negative impact on the world as possible" "Last night fear knocked on my door, faith answered and no one was there" Even if it's slow it's going to Go! Starting weight: 318 lbs!! 2nd of June 2008, (Calorie Counting!). June 08 Month 1: 298 lb (20 lb. lost). July 08 Month 2: 291 lb (7 lb. lost). August 08 Month 3: 279 lb (12 lb. lost). September 08 Month 4: 268 lb (11 lb. lost). October 08 Month 5: 257 lb (11 lb. lost). November 08 Month 6: 248 lb (9 lb. lost). December 08 Month 7: 235 lb (13 lb. lost). January 2009 Month 8: 229 lb (6 lb. lost). February 09 Month 9: 223 lb (6 lb. lost). March 09 Month 10: 211 lb (12 lb. lost). April 09 Month 11: 208 lb (3 lb. lost). May 09 Month 12: 210 lb (+2 lb. gained). June 09 Month 13: 188 lb (22 lb. lost). July 09 Month 14: 181 lb (7 lb. lost). August 09 Month 15: 179 lb (2 lb. lost). Starting weight: 305 lbs!! 19th of November 2013, (Atkins!). November 2012 Month 1: 297.2 lb (7.8 lb. lost). December 2012 Month 2: 292 lb (5.2 lb. lost). January 2013 Month 3: 276.8 lb (15.2 lb. lost). February 2013 Month 4: 262.6 lb (14.2 lb. lost). March 2013 Month 5: 276.6 lb (+14 lb. gained). April 2013 Month 6: 253.4 lb (23.2 lb. lost). May 2013 Month 7: lb ( lb. ).
Shabud Joined: Feb 13 Posts: 57	quote Posted: 08 Feb 2013, 06:55 Apparently cockroaches won't go near margarine and tells me all I need to know lol "What we do in life, echoes in eternity"
jonnybadback Joined: Aug 12 Posts: 314	quote Posted: 08 Feb 2013, 07:14 Perhaps they are worried about their cholesterol
Shabud Joined: Feb 13 Posts: 57	quote Posted: 08 Feb 2013, 09:12 jonnybadback wrote: Perhaps they are worried about their cholesterol Haha. "What we do in life, echoes in eternity"

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