Margarine vs Butter?

horrorghoul

For awhile now I had thought that buying low fat margarine was better and healthier than real butter. I made a switch to using real butter for a month and I've lost weight. I thought the 100 calories from just one tablespoon would kill my calories but not really. I was also talking to my sister who's an RN for 20 years and she told me that she's been using real butter for 15 years.

So my question is... What do you think? What do you use?

PRMinx

nicsflyingcircus

I use the spreadable butter with canola oil if I am going to use anything at all. Margarine doesn't come into my house. The taste is better and the fat in it won't kill you.

jimmmer

As long as you hit your calorie and macro goals it's largely irrelevant/personal taste.

I have marge on my toast (it spreads better from the fridge) and cook with butter (obviously tastier for sauces)..

sakuragreenlily

Real butter.

Both for flavor and simplicity. Fat is tasty! Everything in moderation right?

Toblave

I'm way more concerned about the overly processed fake stuff in margarine than any of the fat that's in butter.

matthawthorneisamyth

As long as you hit your calorie and macro goals it's largely irrelevant/personal taste.

I have marge on my toast (it spreads better from the fridge) and cook with butter (obviously tastier for sauces)..

Butter, baby. All day long. Fat macros on lock.

fifty6ford

We switched about 6-8 months ago to only butter. I no longer buy margarine of any kind. I use a butter bell to keep it in so it's always soft which means I can use less because it spreads thinner.

PinkyPan1

Real Butter and not that fake margarine crap. My husband asked me to switch years ago to butter and it took me some time to adjust to the taste. It was much sweeter than I liked. I can not imagine ever eating margarine again.

jennifer_417

Definitely real butter.

fpsmoto

I've read studies that have disproved that margarine is better for you than butter. This is what I use:

Mischievous_Rascal

Lovely, lovely butter...

ThinkThin0414

I started using I Can't believe it's not butter spray made with Extra Virgin Olive Oil
0g Trans Fat
0 Calories

heidispideymfp

Real butter for me

DavidMartinez2

I'm way more concerned about the overly processed fake stuff in margarine than any of the fat that's in butter.

This. I have recently started using coconut oil instead of butter when I sautee things as well.

jimmmer

As long as you hit your calorie and macro goals it's largely irrelevant/personal taste.

I have marge on my toast (it spreads better from the fridge) and cook with butter (obviously tastier for sauces)..

Butter, baby. All day long. Fat macros on lock.

What does this sentence even mean?

Adc7225

Real Organic Salted Butter I use salted butter and that is usually the only salt on a great deal of my food.

I tried to limit my butter intake for some reason (one of those trying to fix something that's not broken moments) and this lasted less than 24 hours, I was a mess!

Mikkimeow

As long as you hit your calorie and macro goals it's largely irrelevant/personal taste.

I have marge on my toast (it spreads better from the fridge) and cook with butter (obviously tastier for sauces)..

Butter, baby. All day long. Fat macros on lock.

qft

AlyssamR6712

This!!

prettigirl01

I use margarine. has nothing to do with the fat in butter but butter to me seems really salty and I like the way margarine spreads

ThePinkPanda

real butter for me! sometimes i only use a half a tablespoon instead of a whole, but generally it doesn't affect my calories too much. it tastes better, so to me, it's worth fitting in (same with regular mayo).

JoRocka

As long as you hit your calorie and macro goals it's largely irrelevant/personal taste.

I have marge on my toast (it spreads better from the fridge) and cook with butter (obviously tastier for sauces)..

Butter, baby. All day long. Fat macros on lock.

What does this sentence even mean?

ALL THE BUTTER ALL DAY LONG!!!!

zyxst

I use margarine. I haven't found spreadable, unsalted butter over here. If I can't have the salt, butter is, in this instance, pointless.

ecjim

I will not have margarine in my house - I don't trust the processed fat - eat real food and butter is real food - there is no real difference in the cals any way. plus it tastes really good

robot_khamscott

I use butter. Margarine is hydrogenated fat which our body doesn't know how to process (we don't have the right enzymes to break it down) so it stays in the system for longer and can contribute to build up of fatty deposits.

I used to use marg but in my recent research for a lesson I was teaching (newly qualified science teacher) i found out all this scary stuff about the molecular structure that literally shocked me seeing as they sell this stuff as a "healthy" alternative.

mrsmitchell0510

Butter, all the way!

jimmmer

I use butter. Margarine is hydrogenated fat which our body doesn't know how to process (we don't have the right enzymes to break it down) so it stays in the system for longer and can contribute to build up of fatty deposits.

I used to use marg but in my recent research for a lesson I was teaching (newly qualified science teacher) i found out all this scary stuff about the molecular structure that literally shocked me seeing as they sell this stuff as a "healthy" alternative.

Right, so nobody who ate marg ever got lean and stayed lean? Right?

lemurcat12

So my question is... What do you think? What do you use?

Mostly olive oil, sometimes butter, never margarine. If I'm trying to save calories, I just use less (like you can usually get away with the spray olive oil for lots of things).

Oh, always unsalted butter, too. I add salt when cooking, but like to be in control of how much.

DisinteGr4tion

MMMMMMM BUTTER!!!!!!!

JoRocka

also since we are talking substitutions- I've been using the hell out of my bacon lard that I save and refrigerate.

Saves me at least 5$ in butter a month- and sure bacon is expensive- but if I can JUST by bacon, which I would be eating anyway- and NOT buy butter- then I'm saving that money.

mspianomistress

Butter all the way! I feel better when I avoid most processed foods, and margarine is highly processed. Extra virgin olive oil and unrefined coconut oil are also excellent. I haven't bought margarine in years. If you don't like the salt in butter, you can buy unsalted.