Butter Vs. Margarine

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Chlo92x
Chlo92x Posts: 168 Member
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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' ?

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
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    Butter hands down
  • s_pekz
    s_pekz Posts: 340 Member
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    what ever you prefer taste wise. I like becel cause it spreads better on bread.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
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    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
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    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
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    Stupid question but Is Clover lighter margarine?
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
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    It's impossible to answer this question without knowing which margarine you are talking about.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
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    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
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    Butter
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
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    butter 1000x. If margarine is the only option, I'll just pass.
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    New England Patriots vs Local Pop Warner football team...
  • bennettinfinity
    bennettinfinity Posts: 865 Member
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    Butter... but only because of its buttery goodness.
  • eatsyork
    eatsyork Posts: 71 Member
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    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
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    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
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    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: 9,626 Member
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    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
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    Butter. Fake food is a tool of Satan.
  • bluepotatoes66
    bluepotatoes66 Posts: 45 Member
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    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).

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