Butter!

letgoorbedragged

What do people use instead of real butter.....that has a the closest proximity in taste to real butter?

karyabc

hi! I can't believe is not butter is usually what i use

queenliz99

Why don't you want to use real butter?

malibu927

Having finally switched from margarine to butter, I say stick with the butter

randomtai

I use real butter for cooking most things. I use a light butter for spreading on toast easier.

auntchellebelle

Real butter. To me there is no substitute.

kommodevaran

Butter! I love butter and eat some almost every day.

Serah87

*Just shaking my head.* What is wrong with real butter??

sun_fish

Why do you want a substitute? Personally I use butter.

coueswhitetail

"I can't believe it's not butter" tastes pretty good as a butter substitute

Valtishia

I use butter, oils (usually olive or coconut) or animal fats for cooking. We need some fats in our diet. My body reacts badly to soy as well... so margarine is out for sure.

myheartsabattleground

hansel2001

butter it has only cream and salt I can read those

avskk

I use Brummel & Brown yogurt butter spread. I've been using it for years, long before I was trying to lose weight -- it's delicious, rich, creamy, and lower-calorie (45kcal/Tbsp). I will seriously never, ever switch in my everyday cooking.

ryanhorn

myheartsabattleground wrote: »

WAIT. Is this real life?! I'm about to buy all of these that are in the store.

earlnabby

I use real butter. If I am going to spend 100 calories on fat it is going to be something that tastes good.

queenliz99

earlnabby wrote: »

I use real butter. If I am going to spend 100 calories on fat it is going to be something that tastes good.

This^^^^

CarrieCans

I never really liked the look of real butter, it's a personal quirk. I have always used margarine. I know it doesn't make sense...

Recently i discovered Olivio olive oil spread. BF thinks it tastes more like butter than cheap margarine i usually buy and so far i like the reduced calories. I used it to make a pizza dough the other day and it worked out well and i also used it to bake seasoned fish in foil and it was yummy.

I think i bought it because of low or no trans fat, i cant remember which.

Forgot that its 50 calories instead of 100.

Francl27

Real butter. I just only use 50 calories worth, typically.

FatFreeFrolicking

I'm lactose intolerant (can handle cheese in small amounts) so butter gives me GI issues. I use Earth Balance.

Charlottesometimes23

I use butter in cooking but I buy a plant sterol based spread for dh because he has inherited a high cholesterol problem.

jpaulie

Becel, only use butter on Lobster!

pattyjoshockley

I don't eat fake foods or "diet" foods. So it is real butter for me.

FitOldMomma

letgoorbedragged wrote: »

What do people use instead of real butter.....that has a the closest proximity in taste to real butter?

I think the wonderful thing about butter is that it has no substitute to equal it.
I use butter, but I use it sparingly. Instead of slathering a couple of tablespoons onto toast which was my old habit, I use one teaspoon and it really is enough. I get to taste it's sweet and salty deliciousness.

CarrieCans

Does real butter quality or flavor vary from brand to brand?

sheldonklein

Yes, but much less than it used to. Dairy farming practices have become much more standardized. There's actually a very interesting story surrounding the efforts of dairy farmers to beat back margarine in the late 1800s. Part of the battle was making margarine illegal or otherwise disadvantaged. The other party was pressuring dairy farmers to adopting "scientific farming" and keep poor quality dairy products out of the marketplace.

Fuzzipeg

Why use anything else? You could be introducing all manor of unwanted chemicals to your body. I usually go dry but use butter when recipes require this sort of ingredient, unless I am cooking for my dairy, soy and egg reactive granddaughter.

Also dairy products hold more beneficial substances in the full fat or semi skimmed product than in the fat free version.

jenglish712

In dishes that call for butter or margerine I will use sterol based spread, but 90% of the time I use real butter. Like others have mentioned I use WAY more margerine or spread if I am buttering toast or loading a potato than if i just use the butter I really want

Liftng4Lis

ONLY real butter.

shandy82165

I grew up on margarine, it's all my mother bought. I used to think butter tasted weird, but now I love it, and to me it's worth the calories. My margarine of choice, when I used it, was I Can't Believe It's Not Butter.

sizesixorbust

i don't really use it for baking, but if you're looking for a good spread, land-o-lakes makes a "fresh buttery taste" spread that is absolutely adequate