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I can't believe it's not butter?!?

JBennis1013
JBennis1013 Posts: 377 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
So I'm sure plenty of people use "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter"...but I want to know is it worth buying? Does it really taste as good as they make it sound or is it really horrible and you just deal with it because its better than regular butter?

Thanks!

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  • weaklink109
    weaklink109 Posts: 2,831 Member
    Taste is the least of its problems. Read the ingredients below. Hydrogenated anything is a bad idea:

    (taken from Wikipedia)
    Nutritional information
    The U.S. ingredients for the Original Spread variety are:[7]

    Vegetable Oil Blend (Liquid Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Liquid Canola Oil)
    Water
    Natural Sweet Cream Buttermilk
    Salt
    Natural Soy Lecithin
    Vegetable Mono and Diglycerides
    (Potassium Sorbate, Calcium Disodium EDTA) Used to Protect Quality
    Citric Acid
    Natural and Artificial Flavors
    Vitamin A (Palmitate)
    Beta Carotene (For Color)
  • ❤B☩❤
    ❤B☩❤ Posts: 634
    I LOVE IT! : ) But I also use it very little.
  • phitme
    phitme Posts: 124
    I used to use it & its tastes fine. But I've decided that I'd rather have less of the real thing than put that stuff in my body.
  • 00trayn
    00trayn Posts: 1,849 Member
    I use the light version and it's very tasty. I don't use it often, mainly for cooking and to slather sparingly onto corn on the cob. But it's reasonable on calorie and I don't taste much of a difference.
  • grlgeek99
    grlgeek99 Posts: 10
    I can't stand the taste. I prefer Brummel & Brown spread with yogurt.
  • imagymrat
    imagymrat Posts: 862 Member
    I used to use it & its tastes fine. But I've decided that I'd rather have less of the real thing than put that stuff in my body.

    i'm with you ont his one, a little of the real thing goes a long way!
  • StarryEyedGirl
    StarryEyedGirl Posts: 585
    I can't stand the taste. I prefer Brummel & Brown spread with yogurt.

    This is what I use too! good stuff!
  • DancingDreamer
    DancingDreamer Posts: 520
    margerine made with olive oil (no hydrogination! woo!) is delicious and the fats in olive oil are actually good for you! that what i use!
  • dls06
    dls06 Posts: 6,774 Member
    I also use Brummel and Brown. I think it taste good.
  • JBennis1013
    JBennis1013 Posts: 377 Member
    I'm gonna try the Brummel and Brown...I've seen it, but never put any thought into getting it because I didn't know much about it.
  • NeuroticVirgo
    NeuroticVirgo Posts: 3,671 Member
    I just get the real thing. I sat in the grocery store one day comparing butters (and "non" butters), and I didn't see a reason to change.

    I can't believe its not butter spread (3lb):
    serving Size: 1 tbsp
    Servings Per Container: 96
    Calories: 70
    Calories From Fat: 70
    Total Fat: 8g
    Saturated Fat: 2g
    Cholesterol: 0mg
    Sodium: 90mg
    Total Carbohydrate: 0g
    Protein: 0g
    Trans Fat: 0g
    Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.5g
    Monounsaturated Fat: 2.5g

    vs

    Country Crock Calcium + Vitamin D (what I currently have)
    serving Size: 1 tbsp
    Servings Per Container: 90
    Calories: 50
    Calories From Fat: 45
    Total Fat: 5g
    Saturated Fat: 1g
    Cholesterol: 0mg
    Sodium: 95mg
    Total Carbohydrate: 0g
    Protein: 0g
    Trans Fat: 0g
    Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.5g
    Monounsaturated Fat: 1.5g
  • animatedbecca
    animatedbecca Posts: 203
    I can't stand the taste. I prefer Brummel & Brown spread with yogurt.

    Another Brummel and Brown fan here :)
  • Nich0le
    Nich0le Posts: 2,906 Member
    margerine made with olive oil (no hydrogination! woo!) is delicious and the fats in olive oil are actually good for you! that what i use!

    I hate to tell you but margarine is going to have hydraginated oils in it, maybe not enough for the fda to make them label but if it has soybean oil in any form it has hydrogentated oils in it.

    I just can't stand the taste of any butter substitutes, the closer you are to the actual source of the food the better and it is better to have a little bit of butter than any margarine or sub. I highly recommend to everyone to read "in defense of food" my michael pollan, it WILL make you rethink all of those "healthy" labels in the stores!
  • redefiningmyself
    redefiningmyself Posts: 476 Member
    I used to eat margarines a long time ago because I thought they were better, but my doctor told me to switch back because the chemicals are not good for you, and it does not have any nutritional value. He said that butter has some nutritional value and is more natural, so as long as I have it in small quantities, its a healthier choice.
  • MzBug
    MzBug Posts: 2,173 Member
    As my grandpa used to tell us "if bugs won't eat it or mold won't grow on it, it ain't food". If I don't understand or can't pronounce the ingredients I don't (well most of the time) eat it. Cream and salt I understand. I use it sparingly though.
  • kekehunee
    kekehunee Posts: 18 Member
    As my grandpa used to tell us "if bugs won't eat it or mold won't grow on it, it ain't food". If I don't understand or can't pronounce the ingredients I don't (well most of the time) eat it. Cream and salt I understand. I use it sparingly though.


    I totally agree!
  • ymamyma
    ymamyma Posts: 227
    I can't stand the taste. I prefer Brummel & Brown spread with yogurt.

    My favorite, as well!
  • katya143
    katya143 Posts: 313 Member
    GAG! light smart balance buttery spread is delish!
  • bjshooter
    bjshooter Posts: 1,174 Member
    I rarely use it, but I honestly can not tell any difference :S
  • sarahliftsUP
    sarahliftsUP Posts: 752 Member
    I use good, old fashioned, butter. It tastes so much butter.. I'd rather have real food that tastes good rather than something that is foreign that pretty much has the same calories. Everything in moderation.
  • JBennis1013
    JBennis1013 Posts: 377 Member
    I purchased the Brummel and Brown yougurt spread and OMG! it is very tasty!! Thanks!!
  • thenebean9
    thenebean9 Posts: 216
    smart balance! almost as good as the real thing :)
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