Do you cook with butters and oils?

Nouurann · December 2014

I've been eating food cooked with zero-calorie sprays since I was 12, and although I know it's calorie in vs calorie out butter still freaks me out. I can justify olive oil, but I just started using vegan earth balance buttery spread (which is basically butter with almost identical calories). Of course I weigh out my 14 grams, and fitting in the 100 extra calories isn't a problem. Just that it's butter makes me uneasy. I eat lots of fats elsewhere but I guess I was conditioned to hate butter :-(. I'm also somewhat skeptical that 14 g (or a tablespoon) is indeed 100 calories. That just seems to pretty of a number lol.

Do you use it regularly? I use it twice a day. 7 grams in the morning if I'm having eggs and 14 in the evening for dinner chicken and veggies

GiveMeCoffee · December 2014

I use butter all the time when I bake which is normally a few times a week. I also use it on toast or mashed potatoes. Butter is good

jgnatca · December 2014

I like butter. I use it in baking and frying; sparingly of course. Hubby craves the breaded and fried chicken of his youth, so I make a lower-cal version of that. Butter browns onions better than oil.
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/chew-on-this/butter-is-a-healthy-fat--who-says-20140427-375hq.html
I put Becel margarine on my toast.

ThePhoenixIsRising · December 2014

I love cooking with butter and oils! I also use wine, heavy cream, buttermilk, peanut butter, and chocolate in my recipes. It adds soo much depth to the food, and food seems to satisfy me better when I truly enjoy eating it!

47Jacqueline · December 2014

I like butter. I alternate between butter and olive oil. Non stick pans.

ILiftHeavyAcrylics · December 2014

I'm in love with butter. If brown butter were a person I might run away with it.

I weigh it carefully and enjoy it.

kaseyr1505 · December 2014

I love butter, it makes everything more delicious.

Ready2Rock206 · December 2014

I use Olive oil and kerrygold butter when cooking - or Pam.

climbing_trees · December 2014

No. I almost never use butter or oils.
Partially because I can't break the fear of "getting fat by eating fat"
and also because I just don't enjoy the taste of it.

I mostly eat nuts to keep my fat macro at an appropriate level.

HealthyBodySickMind · December 2014

I panic if there is less than 4 lbs of butter in my house at any given time. It's one of my most used foods, near the top under the "frequent" part.

jgnatca · December 2014

I fry using a well-seasoned cast iron frying pan. I get free iron supplementation and as a mature pan, it does not stick. I can scrub away without fear if something does really get stuck on there good.

I can also put the pan straight in the oven to finish cooking.

cwolfman13 · December 2014

I use butter, I use Olive Oil, I use Coconut Oil, I use Avocado Oil...

Keep in mind, your 0 calorie spray isn't really 0 calories...it's 0 calories for like a 1/10 of a second spray. If you were to spray into a 1/2 tsp or whatever, the calories would be the same as using any other oil for 1/2 tsp.

For the most part, if you're using non-stick, you don't need to use all that much fat. Even when I roast a big old thing of veggies for my wife and I, I only use about 1 Tbsp of oil...so that clocks in at a mere 60 additional calories of goodness each.

JoyeII · December 2014

I love butter almost as much as Paula Deen.

ScientificExplorerGirl · December 2014

Butter makes everything better

It actually has some pretty good health benefits too!

MariaAlexandra · December 2014

I use Earth Balance as well!! I love that brand. You're not the only one. I don't really like 'regular' butter, either. I like how Earth Balance has more poly and monounsaturated fats but it does have more saturated fats than CountryCrock Light Butter (my parents use this one). Either way, I like the flavour of Earth balance, the ingredients, and that it's vegan

segacs · December 2014

Yes, I like butter and olive oil in cooking, depending on what I'm making. For frying, I usually use canola oil (low in SF, high smoke point, light flavour) or occasionally sesame oil (good for Asian stir-fry, etc.). Real butter in baking and on things like bread or popcorn can't be beat.

However, since starting to weigh and measure all my food, I admit I am *much* more sparing in my quantities.

But yeah, I go for the real stuff. I have some olive oil cooking spray, too, for when I really need to limit the calories to that 1/2 second spray. But I don't love the environmental impact of aerosol so I try not to use that too much.

walkingmommy2014 · December 2014

All day, every day! FAT IS NOT EVIL! I eat 2-4 TBS butter and 4 TBS cream every day! Plus cheese and nuts

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Snip8241 · December 2014

I use butter, olive oil for general cooking and then cooking spray for scrambled eggs and such.

Right now I'm getting ready to start baking Christmas biscotti. I have, no lie, 12 pounds of butter in the fridge. Granted it will make many dozens of cookies but I would not use anything else.

Also remember as Julia Child said...Everything in moderation...including moderation.

jane837 · December 2014

I love to cook with butter and oil, but I definitely measure it out since it's very calorie-dense. There's hardly any nutritional difference between Earth Balance and butter, so just use whatever you like best!

jrline · December 2014

I use real butter and olive oil. Get so much more flavor and better for you than the engineered alternatives.

bunbunzee44 · December 2014

I cook with oil.

TheVirgoddess · December 2014

I don't care for the flavor of butter, I'm obviously in the minority. It tastes way too strong for me. We use margarine, simply for taste preferences. We do use olive oil - all the time.

But if I liked butter, I'd use it.

PrizePopple · December 2014

Butter and olive oil are staples here. I have Melt spread (it's a mix of butter and coconut oil) when I need something spreadable, and I use the honey one on things like yams and oatmeal because I like how it tastes.

lindsyrox · December 2014

I save bacon grease and cook with it, awesome flavor! om nom nom

gothchiq · December 2014

I use olive oil or coconut oil. I have cholesterol issues so animal fats and butter are a big no no.

skullshank · December 2014

always.

NoelFigart1 · December 2014

You bet. Butter and olive oil. I just measure REALLY carefully! There are some nutrients in veggies that are better absorbed when consumed with a little fat.

Notice what I said, though. I do not float my veggies in butter or oil. I measure and log a specific amount to drizzle on them to roast or sautee.

It has become pretty clear that we misunderstood the dietary fat/heart disease connection back in the day.

brightsideofpink · December 2014

I still cook with oils, but definitely use less than I used to. Oils have two jobs for me: stop sticking, and taste good (okay, yummy delicious). So I'll only use as much as it takes to get the job done, and substitute when neither is really being achieved (I bake with apple sauce or nonfat yogurt in place of most oils because the taste isn't that different to me and the calories are lower).

I have learned also that if I'm buttering toast, I find I get the most flavor out of butter thats not completely melted/absorbed into the bread. So I'll even go so far as to let the toast cool before spreading. Thats maybe silly but it works for me.

I also didn't realize how much I preferred real butter until I went as a guest to a Thanksgiving dinner in a house with only margarine. It was very easy to pass and eat my potatoes and bread plain. For me, ewwwww. Lol.

Lounmoun · December 2014

I always use regular butter. I use several different oils or cooking spray in cooking.

KombuchaCat · December 2014

Processed vegetable oils are unnatural to the human body. I stear clear of any safflower, canola, corn, soy oils. I use coconut oil, grass fed butter and ghee, olive oil and occasionally some nut oils like walnut and macadamia. Vegetable oils go rancid easily and there's growing evidence that they are in some part responsible for our current health epidemic. Don't be afraid of fat, it's good for you! Whole food is always best.

Do you cook with butters and oils?

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