butter versus margarine

cottagegal1
cottagegal1 Posts: 161 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I was reading article on the above that margarine can cause belly fat or fat in general due to the additivites put in where butter is a more natural food....now without looking at the calorie count and you can now get butter w/o salt and also those new butter ball containers keep it soft I think I will be eating more butter.....anyone elses thoughts on this subject?
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  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/580006-butter-margarine?hl=butter+margarine

    This will save time.
  • Vailara
    Vailara Posts: 2,469 Member
    I go for butter on taste grounds.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    butter...

    also, if you do margarine, make sure it is 100% expeller pressed oils and NO partially hydrogenated oil (i.e. trans-fats). We have to do margarine right now for my wife due to some dairy allergies my baby has (wife is still breast feeding). We use Earth Balance original; it's pretty good as far as margarines go. Once she's done breastfeeding though, we'll be back to using butter...sparingly....in general we have cut way back on dairy and it has greatly benefited both of us.
  • littlelily613
    littlelily613 Posts: 769 Member
    I am not a huge fan of either, but I prefer butter in terms of taste. Right now I buy a 20/80 mixture (20% butter, 80% margarine). I do this because I don't like margarine too much, and I have not been able to find a butter with 0 trans fat. This 20/80 mixture tastes more like butter and there is no trans fat in it. Also, it is soft which I like.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,224 Member
    I am not a huge fan of either, but I prefer butter in terms of taste. Right now I buy a 20/80 mixture (20% butter, 80% margarine). I do this because I don't like margarine too much, and I have not been able to find a butter with 0 trans fat. This 20/80 mixture tastes more like butter and there is no trans fat in it. Also, it is soft which I like.
    The trans fats in butter are called CLA ( conjugated linoleic acid) and are extremely healthy and found mostly in grass fed beef and dairy, with Kangaroo having the most......you lucky Islanders.....The trans fats in margarine are a totally different animal and to be avoided. Also you won't find a margarine that says "no" trans fats, but will say "0" trans fats because most of the refined oils in margarine have small amounts from the result of the deodorizing process, so basically your consuming trans fats even though you think your not.
  • Defren
    Defren Posts: 216 Member
    There is not a chance I would go near margarine, having learned how it's produced, so butter all the way for me, and lots of it. :-)
  • willdob3
    willdob3 Posts: 640 Member
    Organic butter is a healthier choice than regular butter. As far as I know margarine is unhealthy - or at least it used to be.

    I don't usually use either though I do occasionally buy butter.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I use both. I try to get butter when it's on sale, but I will often buy margarine to save money.
  • drchimpanzee
    drchimpanzee Posts: 892 Member
    Margarine for oiling up girls so they can wrestle in bikinis. Butter for cooking.
  • psych0kitty
    psych0kitty Posts: 313
    BUTTER

    PARKAY

    BUTTER

    PARKAY

    BUTTER, DAMMIT!
  • mrsarnold07
    mrsarnold07 Posts: 1
    Grass-fed butter all the way :-)! Here's a great article!

    http://mariahealth.blogspot.com/2011/03/why-i-use-butter-and-true-causes-of.html
  • SarahDavs
    SarahDavs Posts: 161 Member
    I've been using Brummel & Brown Spread Made with Yogurt, it tastes just like margarine, but fewer calories.
  • shivles
    shivles Posts: 468 Member
    Would not eat margarine if you paid me, I'd much rather have a little bit of butter than poison my insides with margarine
  • michellelemorgan
    michellelemorgan Posts: 184 Member
    I've been using Brummel & Brown Spread Made with Yogurt, it tastes just like margarine, but fewer calories.

    This is what I use. It's still margarine but it has yogurt mixed in for flavor. I know margarine is so bad for you but I just can't excuse the calories etc... in butter.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    Would not eat margarine if you paid me, I'd much rather have a little bit of butter than poison my insides with margarine

    Poison me. Love margarine. Nothing against butter, but it's not tasty unless it has salt and I have to keep sodium down.
  • jamerleigh
    jamerleigh Posts: 5 Member
    Would not eat margarine if you paid me, I'd much rather have a little bit of butter than poison my insides with margarine

    Exactly!!
  • dharqvenym
    dharqvenym Posts: 35 Member
    Margarine is 1 molecule away from being plastic. They originally made it to try to fatten turkeys but it kept killing the turkeys. I know which one I use.
  • mamosh81
    mamosh81 Posts: 409 Member
    if i use any id go for butter its natural fat and not the chemical produced one in margarine
  • georgina1970
    georgina1970 Posts: 333 Member
    Any solutions for those of use who are allergic to butter and all dairy products?
  • CristinaL1983
    CristinaL1983 Posts: 1,119 Member
    Margarine is 1 molecule away from being plastic. They originally made it to try to fatten turkeys but it kept killing the turkeys. I know which one I use.
    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    Really? Really?
    [The answer is no]

    http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/butter.asp
    Just for an easy place to look.

    How about a little research before posting false information? Is that really too much to ask?
  • mamosh81
    mamosh81 Posts: 409 Member
    Any solutions for those of use who are allergic to butter and all dairy products?

    i am lactose intolerant thats why i said if i have any sorry us poor fellas are missing out =P
  • missability
    missability Posts: 223
    I use organic butter, ghee, and walnut, grape-seed, and olive oil....that's it:) A doctor gave me a bunch of stuff to read on margarine back in 2007...that stuff should be outlawed!
  • missability
    missability Posts: 223
    I forgot the link LOL...<<< this is very close to some of the info the doctor gave me in 2007:

    http://www.stop-trans-fat.com/how-is-margarine-made.html
  • staceycanada
    staceycanada Posts: 54
    For those allergic to milk products (or just those that want a change for helth:

    Coconut oil. It tastes great on toast and is fantastic for cooking.
    Oh and it is a healthy fat that actually helps you lose fat.
  • jbriands
    jbriands Posts: 7
    butter...

    also, if you do margarine, make sure it is 100% expeller pressed oils and NO partially hydrogenated oil (i.e. trans-fats). We have to do margarine right now for my wife due to some dairy allergies my baby has (wife is still breast feeding). We use Earth Balance original; it's pretty good as far as margarines go. Once she's done breastfeeding though, we'll be back to using butter...sparingly....in general we have cut way back on dairy and it has greatly benefited both of us.

    My son has a dairy allergy and I used to by Earth Balance for him. But now Becel has come out with one that is vegan. It is dairy free.

    For the rest of us it's unsalted butter!
  • koshkasmum
    koshkasmum Posts: 276 Member
    Butter all the way for me.

    Contrary so some of the comments above it has almost the exact number of calories as margarine (except the ones that are thinned with air, salt water, dairy, etc. to lower the calories - ie: processed within an inch of their lives....) and about the same amount of sodium as margarine. The best butter is naturally sourced and has minimal ingredients. Best of all, I find that a tiny amount of butter (half a teaspoon) provides a satisfying taste other products only provide if used in much larger amounts. (This can also mean its less expensive than you thought because you use less!)
  • sarahthin
    sarahthin Posts: 221 Member
    When I use anything I use butter and only unsalted at that. The salt isn't for flavor it's for preservation.: :flowerforyou:
  • CristinaL1983
    CristinaL1983 Posts: 1,119 Member
    I forgot the link LOL...<<< this is very close to some of the info the doctor gave me in 2007:

    http://www.stop-trans-fat.com/how-is-margarine-made.html

    Yes, chemistry is involved in the making of margarine... I must have missed the part of that article that explains why that is bad.

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/butter-vs-margarine/AN00835
  • Missjulesdid
    Missjulesdid Posts: 1,444 Member
    Margarine is 1 molecule away from being plastic. They originally made it to try to fatten turkeys but it kept killing the turkeys. I know which one I use.

    People are still perpetuating this myth as fact? Seriously? BOTH statements here are just plain wrong.. Margarine was not invented to fatten turkeys AND, it's not one molecule away from being plastic. Why do people insist on using such a silly argument to justify their use of butter???? What's wrong with just saying "butter tastes better and it's natural therefore that is the product I choose" ?
  • CristinaL1983
    CristinaL1983 Posts: 1,119 Member
    http://www.heartfoundation.org.nz/healthy-living/healthy-eating/food-for-a-healthy-heart/replace-butter/myth-busting-butter-versus-margarine

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