I can't believe it's not butter - SPRAY

polar5554
polar5554 Posts: 576 Member
edited September 24 in Food and Nutrition
What do we think of this stuff? I've never bought...but I am thinking it's gonna be a lifesaver for using with my baked potatoes...

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  • MrsSanthoff
    MrsSanthoff Posts: 272 Member
    I use it instead of butter....kinda creeps me out though how it has nothing in it....no cals, no sodium. no nothin!
  • fitniknik
    fitniknik Posts: 713 Member
    Its good, I use it when I feel like I really need something extra on veggies or toast
  • fitniknik
    fitniknik Posts: 713 Member
    Its good, I use it when I feel like I really need something extra on veggies or toast
  • I read somewhere that you are not allowed to untwist the top and pour it on your food :grumble:
  • It's great! It gives you that butter flavor without being butter! Woohoo! It's items like this that make calorie counting worth it! :)
  • I read somewhere that you are not allowed to untwist the top and pour it on your food :grumble:

    Now that's just unfair! :tongue:
  • DianaPowerUp
    DianaPowerUp Posts: 518 Member
    I sometimes use it on veggies, on my toast, otherwise I find those too bland/dry. It helps give a hint of butter, without all the fat and calories. It is still a fat, so if you used it in the same quantity as butter, there will be calories there too, but in 5 sprays, the amt. of cal. is negligible, but the flavor is still there (altho not near as good as the real thing, but better than nothing, to me anyway!).
  • kaits108
    kaits108 Posts: 305 Member
    I use it on my english muffins ..............20 sprays is legal, right? ;)
  • RoniDoll
    RoniDoll Posts: 262
    Your better off using just regular butter. That spray has partially hydroginated oils in it wich is trans fat. Alothough the container says there is no trans fat there is. Its such a small amout that the don't list it but it does add up. If you read the ingridients on the container you will see a paragraph of chemicals and other crap that is hard to pronounce. Butter (suprisingly) is simpler. Though it has more calories, your body doesnt stor as much of it as fat.
  • amuhlou
    amuhlou Posts: 693 Member
    I use it instead of butter....kinda creeps me out though how it has nothing in it....no cals, no sodium. no nothin!

    Hah this is exactly how we feel about nonstick spray in our house. It's creepy but really useful. I've started to sauté in it and combined with a good nonstick pan, it works really well.
  • toots99
    toots99 Posts: 3,794 Member
    If something is too good to be true, it usually is. Read this: http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/06/01/i-cant-believe-its-not-butter-spray-is-full-of-fat-buyer-be/
  • apetty21
    apetty21 Posts: 137
    I love the stuff. Great for potatoes, veggies and toast. You don't need many sprays either.

    Every once in a while, if you have the cals, go with butter. I use Smart Balance. I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray is great but you know sometimes you want the real thing. Well, a healthier version on the real thing. :wink:
  • Ms.Debbie Downer right here!!! Let me feel skinny, please! :flowerforyou:
    Your better off using just regular butter. That spray has partially hydroginated oils in it wich is trans fat. Alothough the container says there is no trans fat there is. Its such a small amout that the don't list it but it does add up. If you read the ingridients on the container you will see a paragraph of chemicals and other crap that is hard to pronounce. Butter (suprisingly) is simpler. Though it has more calories, your body doesnt stor as much of it as fat.
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    Your better off using just regular butter. That spray has partially hydroginated oils in it wich is trans fat. Alothough the container says there is no trans fat there is. Its such a small amout that the don't list it but it does add up. If you read the ingridients on the container you will see a paragraph of chemicals and other crap that is hard to pronounce. Butter (suprisingly) is simpler. Though it has more calories, your body doesnt stor as much of it as fat.

    Sorry everyone but I agree. I used to buy Country Crock Light. No hydrogenated oils but other things I couldn't pronounce. I buy Land O Lakes with Olive Oil (I don't eat a lot of butter anyway). Our bodies know butter.
  • sclosson
    sclosson Posts: 120
    I like it and now my daughter thinks it cool to spray her bagels in the morning.
  • anubis609
    anubis609 Posts: 3,966 Member
    Your better off using just regular butter. That spray has partially hydroginated oils in it wich is trans fat. Alothough the container says there is no trans fat there is. Its such a small amout that the don't list it but it does add up. If you read the ingridients on the container you will see a paragraph of chemicals and other crap that is hard to pronounce. Butter (suprisingly) is simpler. Though it has more calories, your body doesnt stor as much of it as fat.

    What if I'm able to pronounce chemical nomenclature with ease? :tongue:
  • Mindful_Trent
    Mindful_Trent Posts: 3,954 Member
    FYI - the ingredients in this stuff is as follows:

    water, liquid soy bean oil, salt, sweet cream buttermilk, xanthan gum, soy lecithin, polysorbate 60, lactic acid,
    (Potassium sorbate, calcium, disodium EDTA) used to protect quality, naturally and artificial flavors, vitamin A (palmitate), Beta Carotene (For color).

    It should be noted that this stuff really isn't ZERO calorie - they make a serving size so small (one spray) that they can round down to zero. Since it's thinned with water and lechithin (same thing they do with cooking sprays), there is certainly fewer calories per volume compared to regular butter/oil, but it's still not calorie free.

    They are allowed to round down to zero calories if it has less than 5 calories per serving. So, it's less than 5 calories per spray - let's say it's 4 calories. If you spray 10 sprays on your potato (which isn't hard to do!), that adds up to 40 calories! Definitely not zero...

    Personally, I think I'll stick with real butter, and just use it sparingly.
  • glittersoul
    glittersoul Posts: 666 Member
    I use it instead of butter....kinda creeps me out though how it has nothing in it....no cals, no sodium. no nothin!

    Hah this is exactly how we feel about nonstick spray in our house. It's creepy but really useful. I've started to sauté in it and combined with a good nonstick pan, it works really well.

    I was weirded about about the cooking sprays. But I found a non-aerosol one that is just oil and nothing else weird in the same section of the store. http://www.amazon.com/Gourme-Mist-Virgin-6-Ounce-Bottles/dp/B001FA1A9O That is what it looks like. It was only $4 something at the grocery store and they have olive oil or canola oil
  • sabrinafaith
    sabrinafaith Posts: 607 Member
    I love smart balance light. Also, land o lakes light butter spread with canola oil is pretty good, but the texture is a little oily.
  • RoniDoll
    RoniDoll Posts: 262
    Ms.Debbie Downer right here!!! Let me feel skinny, please! :flowerforyou:
    Your better off using just regular butter. That spray has partially hydroginated oils in it wich is trans fat. Alothough the container says there is no trans fat there is. Its such a small amout that the don't list it but it does add up. If you read the ingridients on the container you will see a paragraph of chemicals and other crap that is hard to pronounce. Butter (suprisingly) is simpler. Though it has more calories, your body doesnt stor as much of it as fat.

    LOL! Sorry! but go read this article... someone else posted it earlier... of course I don't exactly agree with the alternative they suggest but they bring to light what this spray really is! http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/06/01/i-cant-believe-its-not-butter-spray-is-full-of-fat-buyer-be/
  • I pulled this from the link above.

    I Can't Believe it's Not Butter spray has zero calories and fat ONLY IF YOU USE 1.25 sprays. WHAT!? Who does that? If you use any larger portion though.....you're screwed. And how exactly do you accomplish a .25 spray?One teaspoon bags 20 calories and 2 grams of fat. Most people never read that fine print. In fact, most folks I know claim to pour it on their rice, pasta, and bread because they truly believe it's a completely fat-free product. Who knows how many thousands of fat calories these poor people have been unknowingly consuming for years? Do you think it's fair and reasonable for them to advertise ZERO CALORIES on the front of the bottle?
    When I lecture on fitness I always address this topic, and I can't tell you how many jaws come crashing to the ground when I drop this information bomb. First looks I get are of shock. Second looks I get are of pure anger. They feel cheated and they have every right to. Of course, it would be nice if they read the ingredient lists which lists OIL as it's number two ingredient. But I still feel bad for the consumer, because they are lead to believe the product is completely fat-free and can be used at leisure. Fortunately though, I've found an amazing substitution which is legitimately fat-free, low in calories and delicious. I even bake with it!
    Smart Squeeze by SmartBeat (SmartBalance) is the product I discovered many years ago, when I caught on to the ICBINB deal. The main ingredients in Smart Squeeze are water, food starch, and salt. The serving size is one tablespoon which yields only FIVE calories and ZERO fat. The taste is spectacular as well, just like creamy butter. And if you don't trust me.......trust the thousands of folks I've introduced it to during those lectures. Do I work for Smart Squeeze? NO! Would they be smart to hire me? YES! That's irrelevant to you though.
    I make a habit of convincing my audiences that there are delicious and healthier options to butter and oil by walking around the room and squeezing a little drop of Smart Squeeze on everyone's finger. They all light up with excitement for the taste they love without the curse of weight gain to go with it.
    So. Having said all that. If you love ICBINB and don't care about all the fat, by all means....continue using it. (Or just stick to that 1.25 spray) If you're looking for a legitimate low calorie, fat free option........try Smart Squeeze by SmartBeat.
  • charityateet
    charityateet Posts: 574 Member
    Eh, that sucks! I use ICBINB spray on my vegetables - like I dunno, 5-8 sprays? Crap, gona have to rethink this now. Boo.
  • ace175
    ace175 Posts: 518 Member
    I like it on my popcorn! That's the only thing I use it for, so it's not very often. But you're only supposed to do a few quick spritzes- tastes delish!
  • dwarfer22
    dwarfer22 Posts: 358 Member
    I used to use it until I found out what was actually in it. Technically speaking it is not 0 cal either. But if a product has less than 5 cals per serving they are able to call it no-cal. That is why you don't pour it on food. That is why a serving is like 4 sprays. There's nothing there. Plus to be honest it doesn't taste like butter. And it doesn't "feel" like butter. Whenever I would spray it on a plate full of piping hot veggies or whatever you could just see the steam come right off leaving behind a dry veggie w/ little flavor. The only way around that is to pour it on which then defeats the no-cal part. Just get yourself a stick of butter and use very sparingly, you're better off.
  • toots99
    toots99 Posts: 3,794 Member
    The article also doesn't mention that there are 15 mg of sodium per 5 sprays.
  • I have used country crock light for years! I have also used the "I can't believe it's not butter" spray. I'll stick with my country crock!
  • pwprice59
    pwprice59 Posts: 76 Member
    I found a mister that you can add your own olive oil for a spray. You pump it up and it uses air to spray the oil onto your pan.

    Also, on a baked potato, I use plain low fat yogurt instead of butter. It tastes alot like sour cream.
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