Pass the Butter Please

BxMom

This is interesting . . .
Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back. It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow coloring and sold it to people to use in place of butter. How do you like it? They have come out with some clever new flavorings..

DO YOU KNOW.. the difference between margarine and butter?
Read on to the end...gets very interesting!

Both have the same amount of calories.
Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams compared to 5 grams.
Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53% over eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard Medical Study.
Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other foods.
Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine has a few
only because they are added!
Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the flavors of other foods.
Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years .

And now, for Margarine..

Very high in Trans fatty acids.
Triple risk of coronary heart disease ..
Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol) and lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol)
Increases the risk of cancers up to five fold..
Lowers quality of breast milk.
Decreases immune response.
Decreases insulin response.

And here's the most disturbing fact..... HERE IS THE PART THAT IS VERY INTERESTING!

Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC..

This fact alone was enough to have me avoiding margarine for life and anything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is added, changing the molecular structure of the substance).

You can try this yourself:

Purchase a tub of margarine and leave it in your garage or shaded area. Within a couple of days you will note a couple of things:

* no flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it (that should tell you something)
* it does not rot or smell differently because it has no nutritional value ; nothing will grow on it. Even those teeny weeny microorganisms will not a find a home to grow. Why? Because it is nearly plastic. Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?

Share This With Your Friends.....(If you want to 'butter them up')!

Chinese Proverb:
'When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others.

BrendaLee

My margarine is non-hydrogenated and a source of omega 3. I don't think that article applies to all margarines equally. :P

I prefer the taste of margarine.

CarmenSantiago

I have replaced all the margerine in my house with butter after hearing Dr. Oz on Oprah a couple years ago. He said the margerine is manufactured so our bodies don't fully understand how to process it. Butter though it may be more fat etc. is better for our bodies because it doesn't have anything in it that our bodies can't recognize. That struck a chord with me and since then I only buy butter. I buy the light butter. It is good.

hasiangirl

well that is just really disturbing :huh:

*gags*


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skywalker

Right on!!! I gave up margarine in favor of butter years ago for most of the reasons you just mentioned. :happy:

ilike2moveit

I have never heard this; thanks for the info.

Mom_To_5

I got this in an e-mail a couple years ago and immediately switched back to butter!!!

It was just disgusting to find that all out.

Chenoachem

"Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC.. "

As a chemist, this comment hurts my head. It is like saying the ocean is 1 atom away from being toxic or that the coal in you BBQ is the same number of atoms as the diamond on your finger(which it is, just a different orientation of the atoms). It doesn't make any sense. Don't get me wrong, I think margarine is bad.

Just had to comment.

BxMom

I received this article through an email from friends... I understand that some of the information may be a little far fetch (plastic) but it still holds some truth pertaining to margaine being sold today. I also understand and am aware that they are trying to improve margaine but I have to point out, you must read the back of anything you buy to ensure you are getting the best value and nutrition for your money.