Butter me up

j_g4ever

Butter vs. Margirine

Ok I have been using I can't believe its not butter on like my toast and things like that but use Blue Bonnete light for cooking. I have looked at calorie counts and what I have been using seems to be one of the lowest however my husband complains :grumble: Im sick of buying seperate milk because he doesn't want to drink skim.

What do you guys use?? As Max would say "discuss" :laugh:

j_g4ever

Butter vs. Margirine

Ok I have been using I can't believe its not butter on like my toast and things like that but use Blue Bonnete light for cooking. I have looked at calorie counts and what I have been using seems to be one of the lowest however my husband complains :grumble: Im sick of buying seperate milk because he doesn't want to drink skim.

What do you guys use?? As Max would say "discuss" :laugh:

sunshine_girl

My husband and I buy 2 separate milk containers. I drink skim he drinks 2%.
I use spray butter when I do use it or I cant beleive its not butter if spray wont work.

michlingle

I got my hubby hooked on soy milk basically because I do all the grocery shopping anyway and he's too lazy to go and get milk. I never buy dairy products, but if I need butter for something, I just use regular butter. But I go easy on it.

j_g4ever

My husband actually works at a soy company and loves soy milk. :happy: I however am not a big fan of it. My daughter loves it. Im just in love with the stuff from the cow. :laugh:

keiko

I use both butter and smart balance depending on what I am making. I use smart balance for some baking (scones, chocolate chip cookies) But with a spritz cookie, snickerdoodle cookies that need the real flavor of butter then I use butter.
I also use smart balance for frying eggs, on toast, mashed potatoes. But with popcorn only real butter will do. For a 1/2 C unpopped corn I use 2Tbl butter after it's popped.
I do use way less butter than I use to. Had to cut back because of cholesteral. But sometimes only the real thing will do.
I really like smart balance. The flavor is not bad, some taste to chemical. It also provides a favorable ratio of Omega-6 to Omega-3 fatty acids (a 5.8 to 1 ratio). So it helps my cholesteral.

I did not like their peanut butter. But have heard good things about their mayo. I have not tried it yet.
Kelly

greeneggsam

Right now, I am only buying skim, but it took some "weaning" to get my fiance on the same page. I bought 2% for him at first, then 1%, and finally skim.

A handy tip is to buy lactose-free milk. It costs a little more because you usually can't find a generic brand, but it lasts FOREVER, especially if you buy skim. Since there is (essentially) no lactose to turn into lactic acid, it doesn't really go sour. So, even if you can't compromise, you don't have to buy two types every week.

arewethereyet

Butter-I have a 1/2 stick that I use to 'rub' on my toast or english muffin. You have to do it when it is hot from the toaster. It uses very little and nothing is like the taste of real butter.

I have been getting Hood skim milk. It tastes like 2% and my son didnt know the difference. Now that he is gone I will likely go back to basic 1% milk, I just cant stand skim.

I do like to use the most natural things I can find. I read thru the margarines and subs they had (much to the chagrin of the other Sat morning shoppers!!) They all have hydrogenated oil, which I have read up on and is supposed to be really bad for your system. Dr Oz said it inflammes the blood vessels.

I also bought an oil pump for $15. I put my Olive Oil in it to spray my pans for frying, chicken or fish when grilling or baking, and salads if I dont want salad dressing.

pettmybunny

lol... i read this, and thought heart attack (butter) or cancer (margarine)

I'm generally a butter kind of girl. A little goes a long way with flavoring foods. That being said, I spray pans with Pam when I saute something, or fry an egg. I use a couple of squirts of Parkay spray when I have toast. Cooking and baking, if something calls for butter, I use butter.

keiko

I like smart balance because it does not contain hydrogenated oil or trans-fatty acids.
As far as margarines go it is pretty good. Of course butter is better! but have to watch that cholesteral.
Kelly