Lawsuit against I can't believe it's not butter!! Eeek

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  • carolmcgov
    carolmcgov Posts: 175 Member
    You guys actually pour it on and think its still zero calorie


    *face palm*
  • Sandytoes71
    Sandytoes71 Posts: 463 Member
    You guys actually pour it on and think its still zero calorie


    *face palm*

    I didnt say I thought it was 0 cals! But I WOULD pour it on my baked potato. Omgosh, I poured my spray butter instead of spraying it!! What is the world coming to?
  • drefaw
    drefaw Posts: 739
    I think I'm going to pat myself on the back for deciding to just stick with real butter.

    Hee hee, boooooooo.

    ^^YES^^ Real butter for the WIN !!
  • medic2038
    medic2038 Posts: 434 Member
    Yeah, but a serving is supposed to be 1 spray.

    If you thought a label that says "0 Caloires" really meant that it contained no calories, then you aren't familiar with the labeling guidelines. It doesn't mean the company was lying to you. Under the guidelines, less than 1 calories can be listed as 0 calories.
    And why the lawsuit won't go anywhere imo.

    I agree, this is just as bad as McDonald's being sued for hot coffee. Well no *kitten* buttercup, you expected ice cream?

    Someone doesn't know the details of the "coffee case"!

    Anyway back to the OP, yeah I doubt that's actually going to get anywhere.
    It's pretty "standard" to have misinformation on labels. IIRC according to the federal guidlines: .5-.9=<1g (on the label), and non-zero-.4=0g.

    People are pretty idiotic if they think anything they eat has no caloric value (with the exception of water). Even vitamins and supplements have calories. IE a fish oil capsule is still X calories (albeit small, they're there).
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    someones trying to make a quick buck. just read the damn nutrition label.
  • Josee76
    Josee76 Posts: 533 Member
    I think I'm going to pat myself on the back for deciding to just stick with real butter.

    Hee hee, boooooooo.

    ^^YES^^ Real butter for the WIN !!

    I agree... real butter here as well! One ingredient! 1 TBSP a whole 100 cals! :)
  • socomary
    socomary Posts: 52
    Ingredients in ICBINB:

    United States

    The United States ingredients for the current Original Spread variety are:[8]

    Vegetable Oil Blend (Liquid Soybean Oil, Non-Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Liquid Canola Oil)
    Water
    ...

    Ingredients in butter:
    Pure cream
    Sometimes salt

    Butter FTW!

    Fat is fat is fat is fat is fat. C'mon people.
  • DalekBrittany
    DalekBrittany Posts: 1,748 Member
    I think I'm going to pat myself on the back for deciding to just stick with real butter.

    Hee hee, boooooooo.

    ^^YES^^ Real butter for the WIN !!

    I agree... real butter here as well! One ingredient! 1 TBSP a whole 100 cals! :)

    Which is why I don't use butter. I loooove butter, and 1 Tbsp just does not cut it! lmao. But yeah, if you drown your food in ICBINB, and think it's still no cal...there are bigger issues.
  • Blafily
    Blafily Posts: 21
    I think I'm going to pat myself on the back for deciding to just stick with real butter.

    Hee hee, boooooooo.

    ^^YES^^ Real butter for the WIN !!

    I agree... real butter here as well! One ingredient! 1 TBSP a whole 100 cals! :)

    I rather save those 100 calories for 4 egg whites...or a serving of chicken breast. I still prefer my condiments to be low calorie. IMO
  • ksloop00
    ksloop00 Posts: 144
    If you're using the WHOLE bottle, of course there's going to be calories, duh! According to the FDA if something has as little as 5 calories they can legally say it's 0 calories. So, even those sweet n low's and other "healthy" sweeteners have calories. Everything in moderation people!
  • Katina3333
    Katina3333 Posts: 259 Member
    A couple of sprays on my corn (probably 2 or 3), not usually any on my mashed potatoes and no more than 5 sprays on my bagel thin... yah I think I'm doing it right. lol Really no need for anymore than that cause I still want to taste the food. lol
  • thinklivebefree
    thinklivebefree Posts: 328 Member
    Why is everyone so afraid of butter??? Just plain old butter??? Leave those sprays, spreads, and others alone just used PLAIN OLD NATURAL BUTTER!!! Is has 2 ingredients Salt and Cream...Not Oil blends, natural and artificial flavors, vegetable monoglycerides......! Sometimes instead of this with your "stomach" aka...calorie counting, macro this macro that, just think with your head!!
  • Shimmerrzz
    Shimmerrzz Posts: 32 Member
    :laugh: I am glad you started this thread...I always wondered what the actual calories were in the stuff....I did and still use it!

    alright, here's my thing....I do count out my sprays KNOWING that there is no way there is zero calories in this stuff once you spray more that once....I did this before I read the article....is most definately does not make me smarter or better than anyone else, but I am not surprized or horrified....just kinda glad to know what the actual breakdown is...

    as for the lawsuit....come on....not one of us is here because we used to many friggin sprays on our steamed broccoli, am I right? If that were my biggest problem I would not have a problem!!! :laugh:
  • tptouchdown
    tptouchdown Posts: 30 Member
    I have lost 65 pounds in a year and I have not gone to eating low fat foods. I don't believe in diet foods. I feel that the key to any long term weight loss program is portion control and regular exercise. This is one of the reasons I use myFitnesspal. I eat regular foods watching my calories and other nutritional information. I use regular butter (just less of it) and I eat foods with fat. I try to stay away from sugar. If I want a steak, i eat it. I put butter on my veggies and I eat a lot of nuts but I stay within my calorie count. I found that after a year, I have increased my activity and at times the issue is to eat enough food to cover my caloric output.
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    Yeah, but a serving is supposed to be 1 spray.

    If you thought a label that says "0 Caloires" really meant that it contained no calories, then you aren't familiar with the labeling guidelines. It doesn't mean the company was lying to you. Under the guidelines, less than 1 calories can be listed as 0 calories.

    I agree with you

    BUT

    anyone who believed that their zero really meant zero may be naive... but their maths is correct. Because zero times anything still equals zero, so if something really does contain zero calories, the number of servings of it they eat should not matter. IMO companies should not be allowed to claim zero unless it really is zero. In the UK they put "trace" when a product contains too small a quantity of something to worry about, but there is still some. That at least is mathematically correct. And IMO that's why this law in the USA is very misleading...
  • TriShamelessly
    TriShamelessly Posts: 905 Member
    Saw Jillian Michaels live last night and this was one of her rants.
  • staplebug
    staplebug Posts: 189
    These sprays can get away with (or at least thought they could get away with) saying it's 0 calories and 0 fat. They are allowed to round down if it's .9 calories. Same with trans fats--if it is .9 g of trans fats per serving, they can say it has 0g. So deceitful.
  • dominiquekarpinska
    dominiquekarpinska Posts: 1
    look i know it takes common sense to understand that but its sad that the way of life is that chemical based crap is cheaper than homemade n healthy stuff more expense and there are alot of people who are on a fixed budget like myself who need to eat healthier because of life n death situation but cant cuz well we have bills too n we only get so much a month so... thats y so many people buy junk and then there are the people who think that the government would not let us consume things that are harmful which isnt the case... i dunno i watch what i eat so i dont use that crap anyways besides its only 3 or 5 molecules from becoming plastic anyways.... so thanks but no thanks
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    So if the lose, this means that every single food company can get sued. No labels are 100% accurate due to rounding and allowable error.

    Sounds reasonable!
  • jaxxie
    jaxxie Posts: 576 Member
    Well I am going to Spray Butter Hell for counting. Pathetic I know but I figure if I take the time to weigh all my food, incl. condiments etc, I might as well make sure my treats (popcorn) are accurately tracked too. So yes, in my diary it says 37.5 (2 servings). YES 75 and on occasion I may even go nuts and have an extra couple sprays lol.
  • jen81uk
    jen81uk Posts: 177 Member
    I cook with olive oil. Loads of calories in it so I just try and moderate it. Plus it's better for you healthwise than any other oil. I have marg on toast sometimes but do prefer butter but 'tis naughty x
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
    why not just use real butter and avoid the issue entirely?

    huh.
  • CoraGregoryCPA
    CoraGregoryCPA Posts: 1,087 Member
    The spray cans of oil aren't low calorie either if you continue to spray and spray and spray!
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    It's this really a thread about a cooking item that's less than 5 calories? Really? REALLY?!?!
  • MissaSolemnis
    MissaSolemnis Posts: 3 Member
    I agree, this is just as bad as McDonald's being sued for hot coffee. Well no *kitten* buttercup, you expected ice cream?

    Sums this up PERFECTLY!

    I think the lawsuit should be for selling a bottle of chemicals that have no nutritional value what-so-ever, & trying to say it's better for you than butter.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    I agree, this is just as bad as McDonald's being sued for hot coffee. Well no *kitten* buttercup, you expected ice cream?

    Sums this up PERFECTLY!

    I think the lawsuit should be for selling a bottle of chemicals that have no nutritional value what-so-ever, & trying to say it's better for you than butter.

    Do they actually say that?
  • MirandaDeCrane
    MirandaDeCrane Posts: 78 Member
    Really?

    No plastic tasting sh1t for me...I prefer real butter.

    I agree...I used to constantly use the spray butter/spray salad spritzers/no fat/no sugar stuff. I much prefer real food, used sparingly.
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
    I agree, this is just as bad as McDonald's being sued for hot coffee. Well no *kitten* buttercup, you expected ice cream?

    Sums this up PERFECTLY!

    I think the lawsuit should be for selling a bottle of chemicals that have no nutritional value what-so-ever, & trying to say it's better for you than butter.

    Do they actually say that?

    by touting its zero-calorie-ness, yes.
  • MellyMel340
    MellyMel340 Posts: 20 Member
    "I-can't-beleive-it's-a-lawsuit"

    and

    "I-can't-beleive-I-am-counting-sprays-instead-of-just-eating-the-ten-damn-cals"

    hahahahahaah!!
  • MellyMel340
    MellyMel340 Posts: 20 Member
    There is 3.41 calories per 5 sprays.

    So... I believe that falls within the % error. So The bottle can say "0 calories"

    The bottle says 5 sprays are for a topping (like on a potato or something), 1 spray for cooking.

    I am not sure but I would expect the average amount of sprays to be 3. That would be 2.05 calories average usage. Which is pretty low, so yeah The company can get away with it saying it's 0 calories.

    ^^^^^ this guy knows his stuff

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