Do you cook with butters and oils?

999tigger

Absolutely to both, but I am much more sparing these days as the calories are astronomical.

LiveForTheWilderness

Of course (keto diet)

RoseyDgirl

Yes to real grass-fed butter! LOVE it! I'd bath in it if I could afford it in large enough quantity. Stuff is so good for you - grass fed fats = omega 3. It cooks better than olive oil since it has a higher temperature point.

I also use olive oil (for roasting veggies). Coconut oil for frying things like fish, eggs - and some veggies. and, Ghee - for when I'm too lazy to get the butter out of the fridge. Ghee's mighty good.

I do Not use any margerines (doesn't matter if they taste similar) - fake tastes and chemicals aren't on my food-plan.

Strange_magic

I use butter and oil ALL the time. mmmmmmmmmmm I tried using the fake no calorie stuff instead. BUT you know in the end I love the flavor of the real thing.

zoober

Well yeah, I use butter, olive oil, canola oil bottled and sprayed, and in a pinch, for the other side of the grilled cheese sandwich, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spread. Can't imagine italian food without olive oil, chinese stir fry without canola oil, garlic bread without butter. And a big howdy for the guy who saves bacon fat, that's just too good to toss. With any of these, just not too much at a time, that's all.

AmigaMaria001

I use butter and oils of numerous kinds. I want my food to look and taste as good as it did before I started this new life style otherwise this would not be sustainable for me. The only difference is the amount I use (which really hasn't effected the flavors at all) It's amazing how little you need compared to what most recipes call for. I do count all the calories from all my foods including the butter and oils.
Our bodies need fat to run smoothly - it lubs the viscera and keeps things moving properly. I haven't cut out anything from my diet - not one thing except the amount I eat and I never EVER allow myself to snack anymore! That's where most of my calories were coming from. 60lb loss is proof that it works.

SnuggleSmacks

I only use butter in things that the taste will make a real difference in, like shrimp scampi, or on top of pancakes, or a brown butter sauce for Butternut squash ravioli. Olive or coconut oils are my go tos... Olive if I want to taste it, and coconut if I don't (it has a more neutral flavor).

JazzFischer1989

Come to think of it, butter isn't really a huge part of my diet. I'll use it if I sautee garlic/onions but that isn't even something I do frequently. I prefer using olive or grapeseed oil, occasionally sesame oil.

Need2Exerc1se

I use butter for baking, but I rarely bake. For cooking I generally use olive oil, but I use butter for certain things that I think taste better with butter, and sometimes sesame oil (again for taste). For frying I usually use peanut oil. For garlic bread I use a mix of butter and olive oil. For toast I generally use only some type of fruit spread, but if I added any fat it would be butter.

deksgrl

Yes. Your body needs fat for proper body functions. Butter and olive oil is a tasty way to get the fat you need in your diet.

mygnsac

I do use butter and olive oil. Not a ton of it like I used to (seriously, I would put like a 1/4 of cup of butter on a baked potato...in addition to the sour cream!), but in moderation. There is just no comparison. As usual, it's just a matter of portion control. Every now and then I'll even make my own (heavy whipping cream in a bowl, put a marble in the bowl and a dash of salt, put lid on, shake until butter is born). Yum.

My Dad only uses Smart Balance margarine. Every now and then I taste it to remind myself how fake it tastes. We ate margarine throughout my childhood because my mom bought into the "butter is bad" campaign, and it just stuck with him.

fat2strongbeth

I cook with coconut or grapeseed oils. Sometimes, I'll use ghee.

meganjcallaghan

i love butter but i can taste it more if i spread it on things rather than cook with it. If i'm doing a stir fry or eggs or something I just dry fry it with nothing. It saves room for extra cheese and tasty things like that.

segacs

KombuchaCat wrote: »

Processed vegetable oils are unnatural to the human body. I stear clear of any safflower, canola, corn, soy oils. I use coconut oil, grass fed butter and ghee, olive oil and occasionally some nut oils like walnut and macadamia. Vegetable oils go rancid easily and there's growing evidence that they are in some part responsible for our current health epidemic. Don't be afraid of fat, it's good for you! Whole food is always best.

^^^ There's no science to support any of these claims.

Eat what you like, but please don't spread pseudoscience or faux science.

JoKnowsJo

I have recently started using ghee as well, yeah it's a strange alternative to butter, I switched from earth balance back to no salt butter and ghee. I am trying coconut oil as well. Always love to cook with olive oil most of the time. A spray of Pam here and there, to help with sticking.

Soggynode

We use real butter and various oils regularly but sparingly... and much to my MIL's horror, we do not put our butter in the fridge.