Butter or Margarine? Experts Reveal What's in Their Grocery

smuehlbauer
smuehlbauer Posts: 1,041 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I found this interesting.

http://health.yahoo.net/articles/nutrition/butter-or-margarine-experts-reveal-whats-their-grocery-cart

Glad I make the healthy choices!
Have a nice night!
Steph

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  • Allibaba
    Allibaba Posts: 457 Member
    Interesting info, I still prefer fresh veggies I am not a big fan of frozen anything, all I have in my freezer is fish, lol!
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    Score! I've been doing it right!!! I read on Self.com that the healthiest "butter" is I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Light so that's what I bought this last time...no hydrogenated oils (trans fat), yea! I buy 2% milk for my cereal because it's the only taste I can stand, and skim milk for my post-workout protein shakes since you don't really taste the milk. For veggies, I usually always buy frozen unless they're on sale or I'm trying something new (bought fresh mushrooms, always buy fresh onions, bell peppers, etc.). And I don't use anything but olive oil! YEA ME! haha Thanks for posting, Steph!
  • smuehlbauer
    smuehlbauer Posts: 1,041 Member
    WHoot!
  • MacMadame
    MacMadame Posts: 1,893 Member
    I see they are still saying saturated fats are bad for you. Amazingly enough, there is no proven correlation between ingesting saturated fats and heart disease.

    This article in Mens Health talks about some of the research (or lack of it):
    http://www.menshealth.com/men/health/heart-disease/saturated-fat/article/a03ddd2eaab85110VgnVCM10000013281eac

    It's concluding statement:

    "The message isn't that you should gorge on butter, bacon, and cheese," says Volek. "It's that there's no scientific reason that natural foods containing saturated fat can't, or shouldn't, be part of a healthy diet."
  • recipe4success
    recipe4success Posts: 469 Member
    I disagree about the frozen veggies. Yes, they are just as healthy for you as fresh, but they are not HEALTHIER than fresh is. That is very misleading. During the freezing process, many nutrients get destroyed, even when the vegetables are frozen using proper methods. These nutrients (vitamin C, and the B vitamins) are the very same ones which get destroyed during the transport of veggies (assuming they have a long transport time to get to your store). So really, the frozen veggies are equivalent to fresh veggies which come from a long ways. If fresh veggies are not travelling a long distance, they are nutritionally superior to frozen.
  • July24Lioness
    July24Lioness Posts: 2,399 Member
    I see they are still saying saturated fats are bad for you. Amazingly enough, there is no proven correlation between ingesting saturated fats and heart disease.

    This article in Mens Health talks about some of the research (or lack of it):
    http://www.menshealth.com/men/health/heart-disease/saturated-fat/article/a03ddd2eaab85110VgnVCM10000013281eac

    It's concluding statement:

    "The message isn't that you should gorge on butter, bacon, and cheese," says Volek. "It's that there's no scientific reason that natural foods containing saturated fat can't, or shouldn't, be part of a healthy diet."

    Yes, I see that. There is more evidence that "vegetable" type oils are way worse than natural occurring saturate fats.

    They are going to keep trying to push that agenda despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
  • Barneystinson
    Barneystinson Posts: 1,357 Member
    "healthy" margarine spread.

    Hahahahahahaa... OH my sides.... that's a laugh.
  • absie107
    absie107 Posts: 290
    butter = better. full fat = better. just eat it slowly and in moderation and savor it.
  • Barneystinson
    Barneystinson Posts: 1,357 Member
    butter = better. full fat = better. just eat it slowly and in moderation and savor it.

    :drinker:

    If they had an icon raising a stick of butter, I woulda posted that!
  • cldaughe
    cldaughe Posts: 40 Member
    I am quite torn on this issue. My boyfriend SWEARS by using butter instead of margarine spreads. I am a believer in more natural foods; butter is simple: cream, salt, and thats about it. Spreads however are loaded with things in the label that I cannot pronounce.

    But it is sooooo appealing to pick up the lower cal/ lower fat/ lower everything spread than the good ol' stick of butter.

    Which really is better?
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