TRUTH ABOUT "O CAL" SPARY BUTTER!!! MUST READ!!

cleotherio

One of the first posts I ever read on this board was from some lady who was thrilled to be making Rice Krispy treats with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spray because it was 0 calories. Yup, she was just gonna pour that whole calorie-free bottle into her marshmallows and krispies and eat the whole damn fat-free pan of them. Her error was quickly pointed out.

I bought a bottle of that stuff many years ago. It tasted rancid (maybe I just didn't like the artificial taste) and I threw it out after the first try. Never tried it again. I just use a little real butter or oil now. mmmm.....butter.....

Carnivor0us

I thought the rule was anything 0.5 or under could be legally rounded down as 0, not something like 0.9.

suumoner

Thanks for the INFO !!!!!

schlagers

bump

staceypunk

A lot of people just don't know much about their food. We here on MFP are a bit more obsessed with it all and most of us know not to use 1/4 of a bottle but look around you at work and while you are in the supermarket. Lots of overweight people that really may not know.

It is deceptive of the FDA to allow 0 calorie count.

neandermagnon

A lot of people just don't know much about their food. We here on MFP are a bit more obsessed with it all and most of us know not to use 1/4 of a bottle but look around you at work and while you are in the supermarket. Lots of overweight people that really may not know.

It is deceptive of the FDA to allow 0 calorie count.

^^^^ this

and the post about the woman who wanted to use a whole bottle of it in krispie cakes, this illustrates the point. Her maths was spot on, because from a purely mathematical point of view, if the serving size really does contain 0 calories, then any size serving no matter how ridiculously big still would still contain zero calories. It's naive and shows ignorance of science to really believe that any food containing any fat, carbs or protein could really have zero calories, but her maths is correct, and that's what p's me off about this whole thing. I don't think she was stupid (can everyone here remember everything they were taught in high school science? really?), she was misled.

MarcPower

I thought the rule was anything 0.5 or under could be legally rounded down as 0, not something like 0.9.

Nope. I just checked and it is anything with less than 5 calories per serving can be rounded down to 0. People shouldn't generally be overusing these products just because they think they have zero calories. If you have 20 servings of something that actually has 4 calories, you've had 80 calories even though you might think that you haven't had any.

MsMuniz

Ack! I just looked at my gum package. Each stick has 5 calories. Should I log that or does it burn off while I chew? Also do I burn off the single calorie from the butter spray through the action of pumping the sprayer? Do I need to log the calorie I burned through pumping the sprayer? I think should if people are logging house cleaning. Burned 1 calorie through vigorous spraying.

I heard on the radio the other day that you burn one calorie every time you click on your computer mouse...that is about the same as pumping a sprayer.

happycauseIride

I use it and I'm not oblivious enough to really believe it's 0 cals, but even .9 calories times 5 -7 sprays is still waayyyy less then a dab of butter or olive oil that people normally use.

I don't think you are supposed to drink the bottle. And I'm pretty sure there are more calories and trans fat in the tub of ICBINB or butter or any other margarine out there.

As with everything else, smart choices and moderation is key.

JoRocka

At some point people have to take some #$@#$ing responsibility for their food/actions/diet.

it might indeed be deceptive to allow them to do it- but put your big pants on and do some research. You can't possibly think spraying loads of fake butter on anything is OKAY.

I cook with bacon grease- way better.