Butter Vs. Margarine

Chlo92x
Chlo92x Posts: 168 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Is butter better for you than margarine?
I have heard a lot of bad things about margarine and trans fats etc.
Is full fat butter worth the 'fat content' ?

Opinions?
«134567

Replies

  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Butter hands down
  • s_pekz
    s_pekz Posts: 340 Member
    what ever you prefer taste wise. I like becel cause it spreads better on bread.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Fat is good for you and a necessity.

    I definitely prefer butter over margarine.

    I read somewhere that margarine is only one ingredient away from being plastic. It is also one of the only foods that you can set outside on a hot summer day and not even a fly will go near it.

    That being said, I just like butter better so I go with it.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Butter is so much better. I make my own sometimes.

    I've read that margarine is one molecule away from being plastic. ...
  • Chlo92x
    Chlo92x Posts: 168 Member
    Stupid question but Is Clover lighter margarine?
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    It's impossible to answer this question without knowing which margarine you are talking about.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    I read somewhere that margarine is only one ingredient away from being plastic. It is also one of the only foods that you can set outside on a hot summer day and not even a fly will go near it.

    This is hogwash.
  • sarahlifts
    sarahlifts Posts: 610 Member
    Butter
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    butter 1000x. If margarine is the only option, I'll just pass.
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    christinev297 wrote: »
    Butter is so much better. I make my own sometimes.

    I've read that margarine is one molecule away from being plastic. ...

    And I've read that humans have only a 3% genetic difference from a banana...what's your point?

  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    Hornsby wrote: »
    I read somewhere that margarine is only one ingredient away from being plastic. It is also one of the only foods that you can set outside on a hot summer day and not even a fly will go near it.

    This is hogwash.

    Yea. Doing some looking, it does seem to be false. Like I said, I just like butter better anyway.
  • yhc05
    yhc05 Posts: 1
    AllOutof_Bubblegum wrote: »
    christinev297 wrote: »
    Butter is so much better. I make my own sometimes.

    I've read that margarine is one molecule away from being plastic. ...

    And I've read that humans have only a 3% genetic difference from a banana...what's your point?

    3% is a hell of a difference when you look at the genetic code.
  • HardcoreP0rk
    HardcoreP0rk Posts: 936 Member
    New England Patriots vs Local Pop Warner football team...
  • bennettinfinity
    bennettinfinity Posts: 865 Member
    Butter... but only because of its buttery goodness.
  • eatsyork
    eatsyork Posts: 71 Member
    Butter. More delicious. More natural. I'm also one of those people that lives on saturated fats and avoids extra omega 6 oils so margarine doesn't really fit with my lifestyle.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I can't remember where I read it, it was years ago. It's' just stuck in my mind.
    Butter is simple and natural, margarine is not.
  • MakingItGreat
    MakingItGreat Posts: 12 Member
    Butter, organic when possible, but in reasonable quantities. Will have nothing if margarine is the only option (and yes, I ask at restaurants what they use).
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    I guess butter. I have all but weaned myself from both. Most of what I'd use it for...I didn't really need it.

    But if I had to pick one, all things considered, I'd take a low sodium / "lite" butter.
  • NoelFigart1
    NoelFigart1 Posts: 1,276 Member
    Butter. Fake food is a tool of Satan.
  • bluepotatoes66
    bluepotatoes66 Posts: 45 Member
    To add some difference to this thread - as a lactose intolerant person I love my Light Smart Balance. Tastes good, spreads well, and cooks/bakes well (in recipes where it doesn't matter whether one uses butter or a substitute).
  • HardcoreP0rk
    HardcoreP0rk Posts: 936 Member
    bluepotatoes66 wrote: »
    To add some difference to this thread - as a lactose intolerant person I love my Light Smart Balance. Tastes good, spreads well, and cooks/bakes well (in recipes where it doesn't matter whether one uses butter or a substitute).

    are you able to use Ghee?
  • HardcoreP0rk
    HardcoreP0rk Posts: 936 Member
    Put it this way...ever watch a cooking show and see a chef of even modest reputation toss margarine into...anything? No. No you haven't. Because it's disgusting.
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    Kalikel wrote: »
    I guess butter. I have all but weaned myself from both. Most of what I'd use it for...I didn't really need it.

    But if I had to pick one, all things considered, I'd take a low sodium / "lite" butter.

    I like a salted Bretonne or Normandie butter. Use it for spread or cooking or sauces.

    beurre.jpg

    Nothing 'lite' about it. Btw, May/June/July is the best tasting butter of this type.

  • AliceDark
    AliceDark Posts: 3,886 Member
    christinev297 wrote: »
    I've read that margarine is one molecule away from being plastic. ...
    Water (H2O) is one molecule away from hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). One of those things is required for health and one is toxic (actually toxic, not MFP-toxic).

  • Unknown
    Unknown
    This content has been removed.
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    Apparently I eat a tool of Satan. I like margarine. I grew up with it and I'm not going to feel bad about liking it.

    I'm not a fan of the taste of butter - it's so rich and heavy to me.
  • NoelFigart1
    NoelFigart1 Posts: 1,276 Member
    christinev297 wrote: »
    Butter is so much better. I make my own sometimes.

    I've read that margarine is one molecule away from being plastic. ...

    Yeah, and water's only one ATOM away from being hydrochloric ACID!!!!!

    C'mon, you did better in chemistry in high school than to fall for THAT, surely.

  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    edited January 2015
    I prefer butter but there's nothing wrong with margarine.* That whole one molecule away from plastic thing is wrong, but even if it weren't it's meaningless as has already been pointed out in this thread.


    *unless you try to make frosting out of it. Then I will cut you.
  • odddrums
    odddrums Posts: 342 Member
    I'm with Mitch Hedberg on this one:

    "Acid is my favorite drug. Because of acid I now know that butter is way better than margarine. I saw through the bull-*kitten*."

    But yeah, both are just oils that you shouldn't eat too much of, and I prefer butter.
  • njitaliana
    njitaliana Posts: 814 Member
    Smart Balance has no trans fats and no saturated fats, so I use that.

Categories