butter or

Laura_Ivy

I just bought an oil spread from the store and all I can taste is salt,bleck! I prefer unsalted butter but that is my preference but I used to use Smart Balance all the time until I crossed to the other side!

farmers_daughter

I use Brummel and Brown, it's made with yogurt and has 35% vegatable oil. It has 45 calories for 1 tbsp, 5 grams total of fat, only 1.5 saturated. It tastes like margarine to me. I love it!!

^^^^^^^^ THIS!!!!! ^^^^^^^^^^

I can't even eat margarine anymore, it tastes like pure....eck.

I have tried Country Crock Light also it's a cheaper alternative than Brummel and Brown.

Edit: Also try topping your toast with other things like Sugar Free Raspberry Preserves, Honey...etc...

Poison5119

I just made a batch of sugar cookies, and something tells me that they just wouldn't be the same if I'd used margarine.

Butter all the way.

hpsnickers1

BUTTER!! It's a real food. Preferrably pastured (Kerrygold!) but definitely organic. Butter also contains vitamins A, E, D, & K. They happen to be fat-soluble vitamins which means you need to eat some fat with them so your body will absorb them.

Margarine is chemically processed (and altered) unnatural fats that the body doesn't recognize. This also applies to vegetable oils like corn, canola, sunflower, safflower, etc. And the olive oil spreads? The olive oil has been chemically processed to make it solid (it normally isn't). These are unhealthy and dangerous PUFAs.

I use butter, coconut oil (cold-pressed), olive oil (cold-pressed), avocado oil (also cold-pressed). The fats in butter and coconut oil (MCTs) are more likely to be used as energy rather than stored as fat (at least if you are a fat-burner. The majority of people out there are sugar-burners thanks to the Standard American Diet).

kyle4jem

Butter... not only is it good for you but it's soooooooooooo tasty!!!!

farmers_daughter

margarine may have less calories... but butter is much better for you overall - more natural

I must not be finding the same margarine you guys are because what I've found says 100-150 cals per tbsp.

hmmm....that was the kicker for me. Well the taste now too, but before.

Trovan

You should really check out this comparison chart:

http://www.eatingrules.com/Cooking-Oil-Comparison-Chart_02-22-12.pdf

And the article that goes with it:

http://www.eatingrules.com/2012/02/cooking-oil-comparison-chart/

SandyMilton

It's been ages and a day but we used to make our own butter - it was fabulous! I really need to start doing that again. My kids don't like the store bought butter, but they will use the home made - go figure!

daffodilsoup

I love Olivio Coconut Oil Spread - 50 cals per tablespoon and tastes like sweet cream butter.

em9371

proper salted butter every time, I just try not to use too much of it :-)

NoAdditives

Butter. Natural is always better than artificially man-made ingredients.

jadedone

I have some Kerrygold Reduced fat butter that is excellent. Or Earth Balance. But I think I'll be getting rid of the earth blaance because the ingredient list is too long.

peppiee

I like the laughing cow spreadable cheeses. 35 calories.

Tropical_Turtle

I, personally am an unsalted butter girl. I just use is sparingly and savor the flavor It is just a matter of personal preference

HeidiRene

margarine has trans fat so I avoid it like the plague. Smart Balance is a healthy (but calorie dense) option. However when trying to lose I avoid that too. Try sugar free jam. That's what I do.

ifucsam

Butter is better but we use margarine because it's cheaper and we don't generally use a lot of it so a tub of it lasts a while.

deliak2010

Butter and margarine surprisingly have VERY close (if not identical) calorie counts per tbsp so I just use the real thing BUT I use a light butter that is half the cals and tastes EXACTLY the same.. talk about a win/win! It's Land O Lakes Light Butter and it's only 50 calories per tbsp! (You can also use Land O Lakes Light Butter w/Canola Oil which is also 50 cal/tbsp).

I've compared a handful of brands of butter/margarine and found that the average butter is 100 cal/tbsp, average margarine is also 100 cal/tbsp, country crock spread is 70 cal/tbsp, and cooking sprays say 0 cal for 1/4 second spray but are actually ~10 cal/1 second spray which means if you spray for a few seconds you might as well be using actual veg/olive/corn oil.

Anyway, I hope this helps and good luck!! And feel free to add me if you would like additional support!

Ondreacrandall

My husband and I use the butter spray on a lot of things. It's very yummy and guilt free.

967_1111

I eat light margarine, like Becel. Most margarine brands no longer contain trans fats, but all butter contains saturated fats. Your heart doesn't like either. I happen to like the taste and spread-ability of margarine. However, I rarely use either on anything.

You can read this and probably argue either side, with conviction:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/butter-v-margarine---which-is-better/article1511588/

challengeaccepted

I use unsalted creamy butter. Because of the sodium.

nancyflorida

I use that spray Can't Believe something then mix up Spenda and cinnamon to sprinkle on Now that is a treat. I also use diet bread of some kind to I can have two slices. I am an old WW.

thelowcarbrecipes

Butter every single time.

Margarine is just fake veg oils and a ton ofther chemicals.

butter is just natural fats, and there is nothing wrong with saturated fats at all

mmapags

Canola oil! It's healthier than both but still a whole food.

I will respectfully disagree. Canola Oil is one of the worst dietary Oils in existence. It is currently made form a genetically modified version of the Rapeseed Plant which is toxic to humans. It is occiasionally expeller pressed but is more often treated with the use of the chemical Hexane. It is heated, which causes oxidation leading to potential increase of ldl cholesterol and it requires it being filtered and deodorized to be edible. This info is all from http://www.canolainfo.org/canola/index.php the industry ortganization whose objective is to promote sales of Canola oil. If you want to research the real bad stuff, try a google search.

It is anything but healthier or a whole and natural food. Nutritionally it is inferior to butter which, if organic and grass fed contains Omega 3 fatty acids, A key element in heart health. There is also a body of research that says that saturated fats like butter and coconut oil resist oxidation in the blood stream and help production of HDL cholesterol. There is also a body of research that contradicts the claims that saturated fat shows any relationship to serum cholesterol in the absence of other mitigating factors like obesity and high triglycerides. Plain and simple, as the nutritionist posted earlier, butter is better.

Emilia6909

Butter for now and forever till death do us part! :laugh:

Margarine is SO 70's!!!

kimiel51

I don't think either one is GOOD for you, but I think either is fine in very small amounts as long as it doesn't contain trans fats!

gumigal82

Butter- I'll take a few extra cals for the real thing. Plus, I don't use it too much.

ashleab37

I use margarine, just never really got into the taste of butter.

mmapags

BUTTER!! It's a real food. Preferrably pastured (Kerrygold!) but definitely organic. Butter also contains vitamins A, E, D, & K. They happen to be fat-soluble vitamins which means you need to eat some fat with them so your body will absorb them.

Margarine is chemically processed (and altered) unnatural fats that the body doesn't recognize. This also applies to vegetable oils like corn, canola, sunflower, safflower, etc. And the olive oil spreads? The olive oil has been chemically processed to make it solid (it normally isn't). These are unhealthy and dangerous PUFAs.

I use butter, coconut oil (cold-pressed), olive oil (cold-pressed), avocado oil (also cold-pressed). The fats in butter and coconut oil (MCTs) are more likely to be used as energy rather than stored as fat (at least if you are a fat-burner. The majority of people out there are sugar-burners thanks to the Standard American Diet).

Clap! Clap! Clap! (that's the sound of applause!) Nailed it!

deblc6836

Nutella is full of hydrogenated fat the same as margarine is.

Butter all the way!!! (Or use EVOO in place of when you can.)

Actually, the palm oil in Nutella is not hydrogenated -- check their website.

ebaymommy

Butter all the way! I live in Wisconsin so I try to buy from local dairies. Yummy!