butter?

Innerglow
Innerglow Posts: 1,074 Member
edited September 19 in Food and Nutrition
what is the best kind of butter/ butter susbstitute? I know when i was pregnant and i had gestational diabetes my doc told me to use smart balance but i don't know if it's actually the healthiest??

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  • Innerglow
    Innerglow Posts: 1,074 Member
    what is the best kind of butter/ butter susbstitute? I know when i was pregnant and i had gestational diabetes my doc told me to use smart balance but i don't know if it's actually the healthiest??
  • briblue72
    briblue72 Posts: 672 Member
    I love, love, love Brummel and Brown Butter Made From Yogurt.

    Low cal and very tasty!
  • BrenNew
    BrenNew Posts: 3,420 Member
    I get the "I can't believe it's not butter" spray. Hardly any calories, and it's REALLY good tasting!
  • renae77
    renae77 Posts: 3,394 Member
    I have the Parkay spray and it says no calories. I also use Country Crock Light butter
  • cherapple
    cherapple Posts: 670 Member
    When I use butter, I make something called Better Butter. You mix equal amounts of real butter and olive oil (or other healthy oil) in a food processor or blender. It hardens in the fridge, but it's easy to spread, and you get the best of both worlds -- real butter and healthy oil.
  • christahollis
    christahollis Posts: 152
    Watch out for those "good for you" substitutes...even SmartBalance has trans fats--now considered by the medical establishment to be the worst possible kind to ingest.
    They're made to stay solid at a greater range of temeperatures...like higher heat (for longer shelf life) but that means that they also stay more solid in the body.
    Manufacturers can put up to 1/2 a gram per serving in their products without listing it in the Nutritional Facts panel (sneaky)...so don't assume that something is "trans fat free" just because it says so on the front of the label. Look at the ingredients. If it lists hydrogenated oils or fats at all...it's in there.
  • Innerglow
    Innerglow Posts: 1,074 Member
    thank you all for the suggestions!
  • watch48win
    watch48win Posts: 1,668 Member
    I get the "I can't believe it's not butter" spray. Hardly any calories, and it's REALLY good tasting!

    I have been using this for the past year....to tell you the truth, I can't remember when I last used "real"butter or any type of spread.... ICBINB spray, rocks!

    oh..one more thing....it lasts forever!
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