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I actually recommend getting rid of butter everywhere that it isn't required for a recipe to cook properly and to avoid recipes where it's required.

For instance, butter is NOT required in order to make a grilled cheese sandwich. I just do a light spray across the pan with some Pam Olive Oil spray and that suffices to help brown the outside of the sandwich. That spray is calorie free but even if it wasn't, at least it's made from olive oil and is a healthy fat.

Also, keep something in mind: in many Mediterranean countries, they don't have butter because they don't have refrigerators and don't keep food for multiple days. For instance, I have family that lives in Lebanon and they cook with olive oils and with...*trumpet flares*...NOTHING.

You just have to slowly eek it out of your diet. If you're making a grilled cheese sandwich, portion out the butter ahead of time and use only half of it. Then the next time, portion out only half of that amount. By the third time, you should be butter-free. Also, try adding a tomato to a grilled cheese. It tastes really amazing, but NOT if there's butter involved. So that could help too.

As to other items, just remember to PRE-PORTION.

As Americans, one of the WORST things we do is BRING THE BUTTER to the table. If you prepare your meal at the counter and immediately put the butter back in the fridge, you will not be as tempted to put on more. The same goes for salts, syrups, etc.

When you create a meal that traditionally would have butter in it--baked potatoes, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob...the list goes on and on, just DON'T use it. I promise that most of these recipes don't NEED butter!!!

Did you know that in order to process properly, a box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese really only needs 1/4 of the butter that's listed on the recipe??!!!

Also, most cakes and pies don't need butter to bake correctly. So just look for the loopholes and you'll get it out of your diet.