Anybody have excellent butter substitutions?

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  • Joannevee2016
    Joannevee2016 Posts: 13 Member
    edited October 2016
    Earth Balance, like butter.
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    vanmlller wrote: »
    Well I can't under stand why you would not want to eat butter.....olive oil, coconut butter or ghee...we know eating a high fat diet with low carbs no sugar.... = healthy weight lose ....
    Diet foods are franken foods and they make us fat.... check movie ...hungry for change... I do this myself and I promise it works ....and its healthy ...you don't have to suffer to balance your body ...you can loose weight enjoy food and be happy ...amazing but true ...
    No, eating too many calories makes us fat.
    And, one doesn't have to low carb/cut out sugar to lose weight.
  • Ferdie2016
    Ferdie2016 Posts: 2 Member
    BiomedDent wrote: »
    Butter bud sachets. I use them to mix into things.http://www.lakeland.co.uk/6744/Butter-Buds®-40-Sachets-Of-Dried-Low-Fat-Butter

    I second Butter Buds. I use the one that come in a shaker container. Delicious on veggies!
  • youmeandtheseaphotography
    youmeandtheseaphotography Posts: 12 Member
    I use olive oil in a mister...it works great, spray it on salads, use it for pans when cooking, love it, got it at Bed, Bath & Beyond.
  • kenyonhaff
    kenyonhaff Posts: 1,377 Member
    I'm of the camp of butter is not the enemy. However, a good diet makes you decide how *much* you really love your butter in the whole scheme of eating healthy. If you really love your veggies sauteed in butter, go for it--but you'll need to take calories from somewhere else.

    Another thought is to try new ways of preparing food. For instance, cooked or roasted veggies tossed with garlic and a little olive oil instead of sauteed.
  • BeautifulLoser1985
    BeautifulLoser1985 Posts: 21 Member
    Has anyone found "butter buds" or something similar in canada or US?
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,831 Member
    Our favorite alternative is Colavita olive oil. It's great on popcorn. It helps to keep our saturated fat consumption under control and ups our mono-unsaturated fat consumption. But there's always butter in the butter dish on the counter.
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,831 Member
    crazyravr wrote: »
    My take on canola or any other cheap veggie oil is that I dont use it. Ever. :)
    Also I am far FAR from knowledgeable haha :)

    Canola oil, especially expeller-pressed canola oil, has its uses. For example, stir frying in olive oil or butter for a good Chinese-esque meal is just wrong, flavor-wise. It's also good for re-seasoning the cast iron when it's sat too long wet. Canola oil has the advantage of being the lowest in saturated fats of the many different vegetable oils. It's also relatively high in omega-3 fatty acids.

    As to "cheap veggie oil," be it canola or others, it may be cheap because the process of making it used heat and chemicals that tend to destroy the nutritional benefits of the oil. Go expeller-pressed when possible. Trader Joe's has a reasonably priced expeller-pressed canola oil.
  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    If a recipe calls for butter or fat for flavor, I've often found that I can use half as much--sometimes even less--and it will still taste good.

    If you're just looking to keep food from sticking to your cookware, the best recommendation I have is a well-seasoned cast iron pan.
  • txmm227
    txmm227 Posts: 1 Member
    I use Italian dressing for a lot of veggies.
  • Karb_Kween
    Karb_Kween Posts: 2,681 Member
    crazyravr wrote: »
    My take on canola or any other cheap veggie oil is that I dont use it. Ever. :)
    Also I am far FAR from knowledgeable haha :)

    I don't really like the idea of using canola oil either .....
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