butter?
zrjp9
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What is the healthiest butter or butter substitute to use?
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Depends on what you, yourself, consider healthy. Some people swear by Smart Balance or Earth Balance spreads some go the exact oppisite and will say real butter. I personally say real butter and for me it has to be Kerrygold brand butter.0
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For me, real, unsalted butter. Not too picky about the brand, but Tillamook is really good.
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KerryGold is a good brand. Mostly grass-fed.0
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real butter is a better choice than margarine. tastes better too.0
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Pretty sure butter gives you cancer. Or is that margarine? ...best to avoid both, just in case.0
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KerryGold (real irish butter from grass fed cows).0
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I use real, unsalted butter in moderation, sometimes smart balance light in some things because my son is allergic to dairy. Also use lots of olive oil!0
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earth balance buttery spread is organic and vegan.0
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Real, unsalted butter.0
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Butter & margarine both taste good so clearly they must both be horrible for you & be avoided at all costs. Because, toxinz & cancer.
(Minimal differences really, enjoy what you like the taste of...)0 -
Butter!!
Magerum, I bought Red Velvet pop tarts tonight, because of your picture, lol.0 -
Butter!!
Magerum, I bought Red Velvet pop tarts tonight, because of your picture, lol.
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Depends on the purpose. Tasty, but unclarified butter has a horrendously low smoke point so it's a little touchy for my taste when it comes to making pancakes - I prefer beef tallow for that because it's cheaply obtained from rendering beef trimmings. But when baking calls for it, there is no such thing as a good substitute for butter.
Side note: all margarines require a certain amount of saturated and/or trans fat in order to remain solid at room temperature so in reality unless you want to skim your not-butters' ingredient lists for 'hydrogenated' or you're okay with eating trans fat go for the butter.0 -
I've seen Kerrygold mentioned so many times on this site...what is it and what makes it so special?0
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For me, real, unsalted butter. Not too picky about the brand, but Tillamook is really good.
Rigger
I use real unsalted butter as well but I only use 1 or two tablespoons a day at the most usually int the morning to cook my egg white omelettes, half the week I don't use any. I like Tillamook Cheese!0 -
Light cream cheese can work with like jam on toast or something??
Or light cream cheese with strawberries on toast or crumpets or breakfast muffins is greaaaat
Avocado is good in sandwiches ..but it still quite calorie dense! but VERY nutritious.
You don't really need to cut out butter out though.. work it in your calories??
I don't eat butter often, only sometimes when I get cravings for fresh italian bread with lots of butter haha, which I would fit into my calories0 -
Butter!!
Magerum, I bought Red Velvet pop tarts tonight, because of your picture, lol.
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Butter should only be consumed by baby cows,organic if possible.0
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Light cream cheese can work with like jam on toast or something??
Or light cream cheese with strawberries on toast or crumpets or breakfast muffins is greaaaat
Avocado is good in sandwiches ..but it still quite calorie dense! but VERY nutritious.
You don't really need to cut out butter out though.. work it in your calories??
I don't eat butter often, only sometimes when I get cravings for fresh italian bread with lots of butter haha, which I would fit into my calories
I'm sorry it where did the op say they were going to cut out butter?
I prefer real butter but I do like clover (might be a uk thing)0 -
I always heard that if you're most concerned about heart disease, choose margarine. If you're most concerned about cancer, choose butter.
I personally use butter, but very sparingly, and only when what I am eating really calls for butter - ie corn on the cob, etc.0 -
Light cream cheese can work with like jam on toast or something??
Or light cream cheese with strawberries on toast or crumpets or breakfast muffins is greaaaat
Avocado is good in sandwiches ..but it still quite calorie dense! but VERY nutritious.
You don't really need to cut out butter out though.. work it in your calories??
I don't eat butter often, only sometimes when I get cravings for fresh italian bread with lots of butter haha, which I would fit into my calories
I'm sorry it where did the op say they were going to cut out butter?
I prefer real butter but I do like clover (might be a uk thing)
Sorry, I assumed when she asked for a "substitute" it meant she may be considering cutting out butter0 -
Pretty sure butter gives you cancer. Or is that margarine? ...best to avoid both, just in case.
there is information out there that would have you believing just about everything gives you cancer. you can't avoid everything because the information is always changing.
I use soft spread regular butter. Earth Balance is good too but the calories are higher because its made with oil.0 -
I use unsalted butter for cooking and butter w/ olive oil as a spread. I know there are more calories, but it's natural. I just don't use a lot of it, but a little goes a long way!0
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Let's look at the ingredients -
Margarine; veggie-oil blend, water, whey (milk), salt, veggie mono & diglycerides, soy lecithin, citric acid, artificial flavors, vitamin A, beta carotene (for color)
Butter; sweet cream, salt
Seems like a no-brainer to me...0 -
I like whipped butter, it spreads very easily.0
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People in France eat a lot of butter and are some of the leanest people. It is all about portion control.0
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Butter, if I want butter I use butter ... not margarine ... not smart balance ...
I limit the amount cause it is so high in calorie, but I will always choose the real not the fake when it comes to these things.0 -
Real butter for me~! Unsalted please.0
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