Best Butter/Margarine Substitute?
kgainez23
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With the exception of EVOO, what is your fave butter replacement?
I'm trying to eat clean/healthier and I REALLY enjoy butter. Any ideas?
I'm trying to eat clean/healthier and I REALLY enjoy butter. Any ideas?
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I've been loving coconut butter. I just learned it from a blog. You just whip up coconut shreds and it's almost the exact same texture as butter. Great for baking when coconut oil is a little too thin. For savory dishes I like smart balance. Or I should say my husband likes smart balance, so that's what I use. I like it too though. I get the giant tub when it's on sale and it lasts for months.0
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I love smart balance lite with flax oil. It is better for you than many options, is soft and spreadable, tastes great and can be used any any recipe.0
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Is real butter not considered clean? (serious question...)0
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i really love the smart balance stuff.
i also like the real butter with the indian girl on it. don't ask me why.0 -
Is real butter not considered clean? (serious question...)
I was wondering this too. It's definitely "cleaner" than most margarines/butter substitutes, but I don't know how much.
If you were really worried, you could buy heavy cream and churn your own butter. That'd be a good workout, too! (But I know that most people aren't into that, so it's more of a lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek idea … please take it as such and just smile and move along)0 -
Is real butter not considered clean? (serious question...)
I heard it's the 'cleanest' option if you have to choose between that and margarine
but i also understand it's not clean or healthy because it's sweet cream and often something else in it. I'm not sure.0 -
Hi kgainez23,
You might want to consider checking out the following articles, a quick one from The Guardian, (a major UK newspaper) and a much more detailed discussion of the topic.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2013/jul/12/good-for-you-butter
http://chriskresser.com/for-a-healthy-heart-stick-to-butter
Regards, and may you have good health!0 -
If you take some heavy cream (whipping cream) and fill a bottle that has a tight sealing cap on it about half way full and then shake it as hard as you can for ... oh I dunno... 20 minutes? The heavy cream will separate into butter and "skim" milk liquid. Butter is just milk fat, isn't it? Sure, you can add all sorts of weird stuff to it like salt or honey or whatever, but I mean, if you get organic butter, I am pretty sure that's gotta be one of the least processed semi-solid fats there is!0
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Butter FTW. The alternatives are left overs from the fat is bad for us wars. Anyway as a butter substitute I use mostly duck fat.0
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I use ghee. Or coconut oil.0
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I do not replace butter.... I don't eat it on sandwiches or toast... but it is my ingredient of choice for baking/ some sauting.... I also use coconut oil and evoo.0
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I use ghee. Or coconut oil.0
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I stick with real butter, just use a little less. Evoo is good too. If it's for bread, what about bruschetta? For cooking, you can switch to broth and butter.0
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I use ghee. Or coconut oil.
Ghee's pretty awesome. I wasn't aware that butter's not considered 'clean', but I'd assume pure butterfat would be.0 -
I use ghee. Or coconut oil.
Ghee's pretty awesome. I wasn't aware that butter's not considered 'clean', but I'd assume pure butterfat would be.0 -
I just eat the butter in moderation. There is no substitute!0
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I use ghee. Or coconut oil.
Ghee's pretty awesome. I wasn't aware that butter's not considered 'clean', but I'd assume pure butterfat would be.
I guess so.....and I thought *I* was strict about that stuff....sheesh.0 -
Seriously, eat the butter. It's churned cream, delicious, and you need very little of it to cook eggs, butter toast, etc. Don't buy honey-salmon-flavor infused butter crap, just buy butter (salted or unsalted).0
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I use ghee. Or coconut oil.
Ghee's pretty awesome. I wasn't aware that butter's not considered 'clean', but I'd assume pure butterfat would be.
I guess so.....and I thought *I* was strict about that stuff....sheesh.0 -
Just read the "5 things you should not eat to lose weight" ad that keeps popping up on the MFP webpage and it claims butter is better for you than margerin and other butter replacements. This is because they contain a lot of additives to maintain their shelf life. These additives are not good for us. Plus they keep you from losing weight. This is per the Trimdown club, whoever they are. Butter is naturally made. I have heard it other places also.0
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