Butter!

Pootler74

Another vote for real butter. But I use it for taste, like on my least favourite cooked vegetables, or maybe on a baked potato. I wouldn't put it on toast or sandwiches. Unless the butter was an integral part of the sandwich make up. For example, ciabatta, rocket, roast beef - has to be butter on there too. And the salted sort. Otherwise, for sandwiches, I just use a low calorie mayo.

BodyByButter

I'll let you guess which I prefer (points to name).

PeachyCarol

I eat so little of the stuff and so rarely, that when I do, it's butter and it's always Kerry Gold. To me, it has the best flavor.

HeidiCooksSupper

Butter. But if you want to make something with more of the good aspects of olive oil and less of the saturated fat of butter, you can make a homemade spreadable by whipping the two together. A spreadable is much easier to distribute on toast. You can go as far as 1:1 butter to oil but it's a really loose spread. 2 butter : 1 oil makes a stiffer spread. 2 butter : 1 oil : 1 water makes a spread with fewer calories per volume and doesn't make your toast too damp as it melts.

Adc7225

Real butter, usually salted organic

etoledo18

Just don't use it...

cynthiamm67

I'm very lactose intolerant. We found a tofu butter substitute that even my roommate finds acceptable to bake with. Sorry I'm away so can't report the brand

goldthistime

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

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

Have you tried cultured butter? My lactose intolerant husband can have it without problems.

takumaku

Personally, I stick to olive oil and coconut oil.

Christine_72

I use grass fed butter or make my own. I've read that margarine is one molecule away from being plastic! Plus it tastes terrible!

Kalikel

Occasionally, I use a more-healthy spread on toast, but am finding the toast is as good without it.

On the rare occasion that use butter, I use real butter, but get the "lite" version.

I just don't use it all that often. I worked on decreasing the amount of butter I use and I did it. So, it really isn't a big deal.

Aemely

I use real butter for cooking. For spreading on toast, I use Land O Lakes Butter with Olive Oil, just because it's spreadable out of the fridge, and I like the taste.

I went through a margarine phase in the mid-90's. Thank goodness it didn't last long. I can't stand the taste now...

http://www.landolakes.com/Products/Custom/15179.aspx

Pamtho2015

We use "I can't believe it's not butter - light" for sandwiches when dieting, but I still use real butter where you can taste it, like on fresh bread or toast. I just weigh it out and try to use smaller amounts such as 5g per slice.

Lounmoun

letgoorbedragged wrote: »

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

I'm another person who uses real butter. I think it is healthier than most substitutes as long as you aren't consuming a pound a day.
Sometimes in cooking I might use olive oil or something instead of butter.

130annie

When I lived in Eng. I liked Lurpac Now I eat Dairy Lea or Bacel

NoelFigart1

letgoorbedragged wrote: »

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

Butter. Seriously. The calorie count keeps me from consuming too much, but you ain'ta gonna get me to cook without my butter or olive oil.

CooCooPuff

My family grew up with margarine and every time we went to Cheesecake Factory, I would always wonder why their butter tasted so much better than what we had at home. It took me years to realize butter and margarine were two separate products.

Never went back. I've heard good things flavorwise about using coconut oil for cooking.

NaomiJFoster

My parents only bought margarine my entire childhood. I never developed a taste for butter. It actually is very gross to me and I'll spit it out. If I need a buttery type of thing (like for cinnamon toast, or to make the salt stick to my corn on the cob) I use Brummel and Brown. Or sometimes Country Crock. But only a little bit. I don't want to be able to actually taste it.

47Jacqueline

I use Breakstone's salted butter. I'm not a fan of margerine on principle - I don't know if it tastes better or worse, I just don't like the idea of it. I only buy a quarter pound at a time because it lasts forever at the rate I eat it.

flabassmcgee

Valtishia wrote: »

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.

This. Butter substitutes are gross to me.

theskinnyonme

MMMM butter!

Laurend224

We use Earth Balance here. But if you eat dairy, I don't see a reason not to use the real thing. Most butter subs are pretty gross. Earth Balance is acceptable to me.

jessthep1rate

Um, yeah. Butter. Can't go wrong with two ingredients and delicious. Unless you are using an insane amount of it, the calories are negligible/worth it.

Now, my boyfriend is allergic to dairy, so when it comes to stuff for him we use Earth Balance--the tub works great for spreading on toast and whatnot, and the sticks are awesome for baking, and more or less the ONLY non-butter I will use for baking, because the result is almost indistinguishable from using real butter.

shandy82165

spacequiztime wrote: »

My family grew up with margarine and every time we went to Cheesecake Factory, I would always wonder why their butter tasted so much better than what we had at home. It took me years to realize butter and margarine were two separate products.

Never went back. I've heard good things flavorwise about using coconut oil for cooking.

This happened to me also! I could never understand why the baked potatoes at restaurants tasted so much better than the ones at home.

blueakama

My vote is for grass-fed butter. Yum.

fat2strongbeth

Only real butter. If it's grass fed and organic, even better. Nothing else tastes as good and I end up using more and still craving the butter. I also put whole milk in my coffee for the same reasons.

letgoorbedragged

Thanks so much for all the advice folks!

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

I use real butter. My husband uses Blue Bonnet and he seems to like it fine. Personally I grew up on margarine and didn't taste butter until a couple of years ago. Once I tried it I haven't gone back.

sakuya3834

I use Earth Balance because I'm vegan but if I wasn't vegan I'd just eat real butter. Fit it in your day somehow! Most substitute products are disgusting.

iamworthy14

avocado/coconut oil