Eating clean and butter

lucysmommy

hi

i have been on gracious pantry looking at the list of foods and cant see butter anywhere? is it allowed if the butter is unsalted and organic? i would only use about a teaspoon a day for my veggies ( i like to make flavoured butters) thanks

BarackMeLikeAHurricane

Are you doing clean eating or paleo? I don't think paleo allows it but I think you can still use it for clean eating.

lucysmommy

clean eating

BarackMeLikeAHurricane

clean eating

Then I think it's fine. Try Kerrygold butter. It's from grass fed cows.

WBB55

unsalted

Look at the ingredients. I'd personally rather have some butter made of only cream and salt vs. unsalted butter with tons of ingredients.

lucysmommy

unsalted

Look at the ingredients. I'd personally rather have some butter made of only cream and salt vs. unsalted butter with tons of ingredients.

oh i never knew this - off to have a look just now

lucysmommy

clean eating

Then I think it's fine. Try Kerrygold butter. It's from grass fed cows.

great thanks

neanderthin

unsalted

Look at the ingredients. I'd personally rather have some butter made of only cream and salt vs. unsalted butter with tons of ingredients.

Unsalted doesn't have tons of ingredients, it actually has 1 less than salted.

SteveJWatson

Butter should have a maximum of 2 ingredients, and only 1 ingredient if it is unsalted.

SteveJWatson

clean eating

Then I think it's fine. Try Kerrygold butter. It's from grass fed cows.

I wonder how they get away with that? Cattle will be grazed in the summer, probably fed silage (which is made of gass, obviously) in the winter, but I can't see them getting no cake whatsoever.

WBB55

unsalted

Look at the ingredients. I'd personally rather have some butter made of only cream and salt vs. unsalted butter with tons of ingredients.

Unsalted doesn't have tons of ingredients, it actually has 1 less than salted.

That's why I said check the label. Some of them DO have tons of ingredients.

WendyTerry420

unsalted

Look at the ingredients. I'd personally rather have some butter made of only cream and salt vs. unsalted butter with tons of ingredients.

Unsalted doesn't have tons of ingredients, it actually has 1 less than salted.

That's why I said check the label. Some of them DO have tons of ingredients.

Those aren't butter then. I've never seen anything marked as "butter" that had a "ton of ingredients." Margarine does, but not butter. What brand are you looking at, WBB55?

EmmaKarney

Substitute for olive oil?

neanderthin

clean eating

Then I think it's fine. Try Kerrygold butter. It's from grass fed cows.

I wonder how they get away with that? Cattle will be grazed in the summer, probably fed silage (which is made of gass, obviously) in the winter, but I can't see them getting no cake whatsoever.

There's certifications for 100% grass fed and differ quite a bit from conventional feeding. The USDA require a minimum of 120 days of pasture grazed to qualify, other require all pasture, so it is confusing for sure. I consume organic grass fed cow butter at 10.00 a lb, but it is good and has a better nutritional profile in omega-3 fats, vitamin E, beta-carotene, and CLA and generally speaking here in Canada is from small family type dairies where they practice sustainable farming techniques, which I support.

WBB55

For instance Land O Lakes:
Ingredients: Sweet Cream, Natural Flavoring

Just a reminder that this was a topic about "clean" eating. Which means different things to different people. "Natural" flavorings aren't necessarily considered "clean" by some people. That's the only reason I brought up checking out the label. In no way did I mean to insult people's butter.

sunlover89

clean eating

Then I think it's fine. Try Kerrygold butter. It's from grass fed cows.

I wonder how they get away with that? Cattle will be grazed in the summer, probably fed silage (which is made of gass, obviously) in the winter, but I can't see them getting no cake whatsoever.

Hay?

WBB55

Here's a list of what those "natural" ingredients are. Again. Just to emphasize the idea of "clean" eating differs from person to person. I'm not trying to stop ANYONE from eating unsalted butter. I eat it myself. But I don't consider my diet "clean," either.

diacetyl, acetaldehyde, ethyl formate, ethyl acetate, acetone, ethyl alcohol, 2-butanone, acetic acid and acetoin

Edit to add: Of course, it depends on the butter. Some unsalted butters use MSG as the "natural flavor." YMMV.

lucysmommy

Substitute for olive oil?

i plan on using olive oil - its more a taste thing for a change when eating my veggies etc

3dogsrunning

Here's a list of what those "natural" ingredients are. Again. Just to emphasize the idea of "clean" eating differs from person to person. I'm not trying to stop ANYONE from eating unsalted butter. I eat it myself. But I don't consider my diet "clean," either.

diacetyl, acetaldehyde, ethyl formate, ethyl acetate, acetone, ethyl alcohol, 2-butanone, acetic acid and acetoin

I just checked my package of unsalted butter (I bake), and the ingredient is cream. That's it.

Although I do agree, "clean eating" differs from person to person. There is no set rules on what you can and can't eat.

neanderthin

unsalted

Look at the ingredients. I'd personally rather have some butter made of only cream and salt vs. unsalted butter with tons of ingredients.

Unsalted doesn't have tons of ingredients, it actually has 1 less than salted.

That's why I said check the label. Some of them DO have tons of ingredients.

Educate yourself for the legal definition of butter. Butter is a food product, which is made exclusively from milk, cream or both, with or without common salt, and containing at least 80 percent milkfat by weigh. That's it.

http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELDEV3004470

Latona38

I LOVE butter too.. Try I can't believe it's not butter spray. The flavor without the guilt!

devil_in_a_blue_dress

I LOVE butter too.. Try I can't believe it's not butter spray. The flavor without the guilt!

:noway:

devil_in_a_blue_dress

Never mind this thread is about eating clean --- 900 calories in ONE bottle of that stuff!

lucysmommy

I LOVE butter too.. Try I can't believe it's not butter spray. The flavor without the guilt!

Thats not a clean eating food tho

aranchmom

Never mind this thread is about eating clean --- 900 calories in ONE bottle of that stuff!

You eat the whole bottle at one time?!?!?! Yikes! jk - it is def not clean, tho.

SteveJWatson

clean eating

Then I think it's fine. Try Kerrygold butter. It's from grass fed cows.

I wonder how they get away with that? Cattle will be grazed in the summer, probably fed silage (which is made of gass, obviously) in the winter, but I can't see them getting no cake whatsoever.

Hay?

Hay doesn't have the same DM protein as silage, and you can get more cuts per year of silage and make more of the growing season.

I still cant see a Fresian, Aryshire or Holstein (or a Jersey for that matter) not getting any concentrates. I'm guessing 'grassfed' means: "sometimes eats grass"

I also can't believe in some countries you can label something "butter" which is plainly not butter because it has other stuff in it. Over here I think it has to be called 'spread'.

3laine75

Try making your own. I saw it on Jamie Oliver. Just throw some cream and salt (if you want) into a food processor - so easy and you'll impress all your friends - pretty clean but i don't know how you'd work out the cals. (What's left is whey (and sugar) which you can use in a smoothie)

Acg67

Butter is processed and therefore not clean

l3long

If the only ingredient is cream then butter is not processed just churned.. If you take cream and put it in your food processor you will get butter too. Is that considered processed?

EmmaKarney

Substitute for olive oil?

i plan on using olive oil - its more a taste thing for a change when eating my veggies etc

I know, butter is so yummy - but I save it for eating out only. At home I stick to the unsaturated fats if I can.

3laine75

If the only ingredient is cream then butter is not processed just churned.. If you take cream and put it in your food processor you will get butter too. Is that considered processed?

Sorry, yes, it's a food processor.