Is it ok to eat PAM, The buttered flavor??

JennsLosing

If you are looking to top already cooked food.. I would get the I cant believe its not butter spray.. I think its minimal calories per spray.

this is what i was going to suggest

msblueyes5

Cooking spray i think you should only use to cook with. But you can buy parkay spray butter, or i cant believe its not butter spray to eat witth and they r 0 cals also!!!

Thats what everyone is say. I think I will try the I can't believe its not butter! Thanks so much

That's what I WAs going to recommend also! I love that stuff! Thanks everyone for the info about it actually having calories. I will have to take it into account, but I still feel like I'm saving calories than If I used the real thing.

I never tried I can't believe it's not butter! Now im excited to test it out lol!

pixlamarque

Just as an aside, they make olive oil misters that you fill yourself. For those that want to limit their chemical intake and stay "cleaner", it is a great way to mist your pans. Some of them clog a bit, though.

Johnnyswife

. You might try the olive oil pan spray (it is in most cases just olive oil and propellant without unnatural flavorings) or the I Can't Believe it's Not Butter Spray (carried near butter/margerine in the grocery store) - it's low in calories too, and won't have the chemical taste. I

I use the butter spray too..I think 15 pumps has a certain amount of calories, but its already in the food data base so you don't have to hunt for it. I love it and use it in place of butter.

msblueyes5

. You might try the olive oil pan spray (it is in most cases just olive oil and propellant without unnatural flavorings) or the I Can't Believe it's Not Butter Spray (carried near butter/margerine in the grocery store) - it's low in calories too, and won't have the chemical taste. I

I use the butter spray too..I think 15 pumps has a certain amount of calories, but its already in the food data base so you don't have to hunt for it. I love it and use it in place of butter.

Thanks!

judyg33437

I have recently been diagnosed with EPI which is a pancreatic insufficiency causing me to not digest all foods well. I recently have been eating popcorn, no problem but then I started spraying it with butter-flavored PAM (or similar) and also using it on corn on the cob and string beans.I found myself getting sick again and traced the culprit to this spray so just from my experience, I would say it is not a good idea to use it without cooking. I can use it on a pan for cooking with no problem. I hope this info helps someone.

quiksylver296

HeidiCooksSupper

When a product says it has zero calories per serving, it is taking advantage of the rounding rules that allow them to call anything under 5 calories to be zero. If the serving is small enough, almost anything can be "zero calories" by that definition. For example, by this definition a 1/4 teaspoon of sugar has "zero calories."

Pam can be called zero calories because the serving size translates to a spray of about 1/3 of a second. A one second spray is about 21 calories. How long might you spray that bowl of rice to give it flavor? 5 seconds? That's about 100 calories for which you could have had a tablespoon of butter.

VeryKatie

Yes you can eat it. Just be aware it is not 0 calories. A 0.2 second long spray rounds down to 0 calories, so they're allowed to say its 0 on the package. If you use more it has the same calories as any other oil. But you won't know how much you used since timing it is hard.

Also keep in mind that fats are healthy for you. And you need a reasonable amount in your diet.

missysippy930

msblueyes5 wrote: »

Cooking spray i think you should only use to cook with. But you can buy parkay spray butter, or i cant believe its not butter spray to eat witth and they r 0 cals also!!!

Thats what everyone is say. I think I will try the I can't believe its not butter! Thanks so much

That's what I WAs going to recommend also! I love that stuff! Thanks everyone for the info about it actually having calories. I will have to take it into account, but I still feel like I'm saving calories than If I used the real thing.

I never tried I can't believe it's not butter! Now im excited to test it out lol!

It’s great for corn on the cob! Everything has calories except water, so you have to be aware of that when counting calories. It’s not as good as real butter, but saves a lot of calories, for me as I tend to use more butter than I should. I use it on air popped popcorn too.

sgt1372

LOL!

I recently made some hollandaise sauce for eggs benedict that I trated myself this past weekend.

Used 1/2 stick of butter and 4 egg yolks to make the sauce and poured 4 tbsps (2 each) over the poached eggs.

And you're worried about some zero or min cal buttered Pam? LOL!

Whatever amount of Pam you want to use to "flavor" your food won't matter WHATSOEVER in terms of xals or "health" risks (even if there are any).

So, don't listen to any naysayers here. I say "spray away" to your heart's delight."

ritzvin

msblueyes5 wrote: »

Ok so this might be a very strange question but tonight I want to have some brown rice with some crab meat mixed in with it.. I wanted to spray it with the buttered flavor PAm and alittle bit of seasoning because the spray has 0 calories with the buttery taste..I was just curious about the cons of this spray if there are any?? Thanks!

I use it a lot. Not the highest smoke point, which can be an issue depending on what you're cooking. Don't forget to weigh the bottle before and after (it's oil, so 9 calories per gram).

ritzvin

msblueyes5 wrote: »

yeah, I wouldn't spray it on top. It doesn't ACTUALLY have that buttery of a taste. You'd be better off with something else, personally I'd use real butter. You'd only need a TINY bit and it it's really so much better for you. No chemicals or anything.

Well I definetly don't want to use it if it doesn't tast like butter then lol..I will probably pick up some I cant beleive its not butter and try that out...Thanks for the info!

It does add a buttery taste (I mostly use it for pan cooking, but have sprayed it on oatmeal, already cooked veggies out of laziness.. not quite as tasty as butter, but more convenient)

ritzvin

missysippy930 wrote: »

msblueyes5 wrote: »

Cooking spray i think you should only use to cook with. But you can buy parkay spray butter, or i cant believe its not butter spray to eat witth and they r 0 cals also!!!

Thats what everyone is say. I think I will try the I can't believe its not butter! Thanks so much

That's what I WAs going to recommend also! I love that stuff! Thanks everyone for the info about it actually having calories. I will have to take it into account, but I still feel like I'm saving calories than If I used the real thing.

I never tried I can't believe it's not butter! Now im excited to test it out lol!

It’s great for corn on the cob! Everything has calories except water, so you have to be aware of that when counting calories. It’s not as good as real butter, but saves a lot of calories, for me as I tend to use more butter than I should. I use it on air popped popcorn too.

Ditto on the popcorn. (Usually followed with cheddar powder).