Any healthy alternatives to butter?
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By the time I have my toast or whatever in the morning, I'm halfway through my fat intake for the day. V frustrating
How much butter are you putting on your toast to be halfway through your dietary fat target?
At any rate, there's nothing magical about MFP's default macro settings...calories overall are what's important for weight management...dietary fat is healthy and essential to proper nutrition2 -
diannethegeek wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »Use Real Butter, not margarine. Margarine is very unhealthy.
There are all different types of margarines with different ingredients . . . if you find one that strikes you as unhealthy, you can always use another (not arguing that butter is unhealthy, it's just that I don't think demonizing margarine makes any more sense than demonizing butter).
The Difference Between Butter and Margarine
Butter and margarine serve the same purpose. They are used for cooking, baking and as spreads.
Butter has been a dietary staple for centuries.
It is made by churning the fatty portion of cow's milk until it turns into the final product... butter. That's it.
Margarine is totally different. It is a highly processed food that was invented to replace butter. The primary ingredient is vegetable oil along with emulsifiers, colorants and various artificial ingredients.
Vegetable oil is liquid at room temperature. This is why margarine is often hydrogenated, which gives it a harder consistency and extends shelf life. Hydrogenation also turns some of the vegetable oils into trans fats.
Plagiarism isn't cool. It's polite to cite your sources instead of stealing from people: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/butter-vs-margarine
OK Im not writing a term paper... my bad.13 -
janejellyroll wrote: »Use Real Butter, not margarine. Margarine is very unhealthy.
There are all different types of margarines with different ingredients . . . if you find one that strikes you as unhealthy, you can always use another (not arguing that butter is unhealthy, it's just that I don't think demonizing margarine makes any more sense than demonizing butter).
The Difference Between Butter and Margarine
Butter and margarine serve the same purpose. They are used for cooking, baking and as spreads.
Butter has been a dietary staple for centuries.
It is made by churning the fatty portion of cow's milk until it turns into the final product... butter. That's it.
Margarine is totally different. It is a highly processed food that was invented to replace butter. The primary ingredient is vegetable oil along with emulsifiers, colorants and various artificial ingredients.
Vegetable oil is liquid at room temperature. This is why margarine is often hydrogenated, which gives it a harder consistency and extends shelf life. Hydrogenation also turns some of the vegetable oils into trans fats.
That last statement isn't quite true. Fully hydrogenated oils do not contain trans fats. Partially hydrogenated oils contain trans fats. And there are margarines available without them, such as the Smart Balance that I suggested.8 -
No way would I replace butter with anything else but I do spread it thinly to save on cals2
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Need2Exerc1se wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »Use Real Butter, not margarine. Margarine is very unhealthy.
There are all different types of margarines with different ingredients . . . if you find one that strikes you as unhealthy, you can always use another (not arguing that butter is unhealthy, it's just that I don't think demonizing margarine makes any more sense than demonizing butter).
The Difference Between Butter and Margarine
Butter and margarine serve the same purpose. They are used for cooking, baking and as spreads.
Butter has been a dietary staple for centuries.
It is made by churning the fatty portion of cow's milk until it turns into the final product... butter. That's it.
Margarine is totally different. It is a highly processed food that was invented to replace butter. The primary ingredient is vegetable oil along with emulsifiers, colorants and various artificial ingredients.
Vegetable oil is liquid at room temperature. This is why margarine is often hydrogenated, which gives it a harder consistency and extends shelf life. Hydrogenation also turns some of the vegetable oils into trans fats.
That last statement isn't quite true. Fully hydrogenated oils do not contain trans fats. Partially hydrogenated oils contain trans fats. And there are margarines available without them, such as the Smart Balance that I suggested.
OK. well I unpolitely didnt cite my source for that.. but I just took it from the good ole web. Cant believe everything you read there.
But Smart Balance sounds like it was made from healthy ingredients. I may have to try it.7 -
Butter is the healthy alternative.6
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janejellyroll wrote: »Use Real Butter, not margarine. Margarine is very unhealthy.
There are all different types of margarines with different ingredients . . . if you find one that strikes you as unhealthy, you can always use another (not arguing that butter is unhealthy, it's just that I don't think demonizing margarine makes any more sense than demonizing butter).
The Difference Between Butter and Margarine
Butter and margarine serve the same purpose. They are used for cooking, baking and as spreads.
Butter has been a dietary staple for centuries.
It is made by churning the fatty portion of cow's milk until it turns into the final product... butter. That's it.
Margarine is totally different. It is a highly processed food that was invented to replace butter. The primary ingredient is vegetable oil along with emulsifiers, colorants and various artificial ingredients.
Vegetable oil is liquid at room temperature. This is why margarine is often hydrogenated, which gives it a harder consistency and extends shelf life. Hydrogenation also turns some of the vegetable oils into trans fats.
There's nothing wrong, in and of itself, with processing. Using that as a point against margarine doesn't make much sense. Yes, there are processed foods that are less nutrient-rich and even some processed foods that are harmful. But there are also processed foods that are rich in nutrients or can easily fit into a healthful diet.
Vegetable oil isn't a dangerous food. Like dairy fat, there is an amount of plant fat that isn't healthful because it can crowd out other things that we need. But this doesn't mean that it is inherently bad.
If hydrogenated oil is a concern, one can choose a margarine that is non-hydrogenated. Again, no need to throw out an entire type of food just because some particular types have features that are regarded as unhealthy.
(Note: You may want to cite your sources here).7 -
janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »Use Real Butter, not margarine. Margarine is very unhealthy.
There are all different types of margarines with different ingredients . . . if you find one that strikes you as unhealthy, you can always use another (not arguing that butter is unhealthy, it's just that I don't think demonizing margarine makes any more sense than demonizing butter).
The Difference Between Butter and Margarine
Butter and margarine serve the same purpose. They are used for cooking, baking and as spreads.
Butter has been a dietary staple for centuries.
It is made by churning the fatty portion of cow's milk until it turns into the final product... butter. That's it.
Margarine is totally different. It is a highly processed food that was invented to replace butter. The primary ingredient is vegetable oil along with emulsifiers, colorants and various artificial ingredients.
Vegetable oil is liquid at room temperature. This is why margarine is often hydrogenated, which gives it a harder consistency and extends shelf life. Hydrogenation also turns some of the vegetable oils into trans fats.
(Note: You may want to cite your sources here).
Dont worry, someone else already called me out on that and did it for me. I havent been in the community for a long time and didnt realize this was an epidemic. My bad. I will cite them next time if it offends everyone so much.
I forget how sensitive people are nowadays.
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janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »Use Real Butter, not margarine. Margarine is very unhealthy.
There are all different types of margarines with different ingredients . . . if you find one that strikes you as unhealthy, you can always use another (not arguing that butter is unhealthy, it's just that I don't think demonizing margarine makes any more sense than demonizing butter).
The Difference Between Butter and Margarine
Butter and margarine serve the same purpose. They are used for cooking, baking and as spreads.
Butter has been a dietary staple for centuries.
It is made by churning the fatty portion of cow's milk until it turns into the final product... butter. That's it.
Margarine is totally different. It is a highly processed food that was invented to replace butter. The primary ingredient is vegetable oil along with emulsifiers, colorants and various artificial ingredients.
Vegetable oil is liquid at room temperature. This is why margarine is often hydrogenated, which gives it a harder consistency and extends shelf life. Hydrogenation also turns some of the vegetable oils into trans fats.
(Note: You may want to cite your sources here).
Dont worry, someone else already called me out on that and did it for me. I havent been in the community for a long time and didnt realize this was an epidemic. My bad. I will cite them next time if it offends everyone so much.
I forget how sensitive people are nowadays.
people aren't sensitive- they want to be able to check the source themselves- you should be grateful the community actually tries to do some research rather than just taking it at face value- it's how we make better choices.
cut the passive aggressive crap- it's beneath you as an adult.19 -
janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »Use Real Butter, not margarine. Margarine is very unhealthy.
There are all different types of margarines with different ingredients . . . if you find one that strikes you as unhealthy, you can always use another (not arguing that butter is unhealthy, it's just that I don't think demonizing margarine makes any more sense than demonizing butter).
The Difference Between Butter and Margarine
Butter and margarine serve the same purpose. They are used for cooking, baking and as spreads.
Butter has been a dietary staple for centuries.
It is made by churning the fatty portion of cow's milk until it turns into the final product... butter. That's it.
Margarine is totally different. It is a highly processed food that was invented to replace butter. The primary ingredient is vegetable oil along with emulsifiers, colorants and various artificial ingredients.
Vegetable oil is liquid at room temperature. This is why margarine is often hydrogenated, which gives it a harder consistency and extends shelf life. Hydrogenation also turns some of the vegetable oils into trans fats.
(Note: You may want to cite your sources here).
Dont worry, someone else already called me out on that and did it for me. I havent been in the community for a long time and didnt realize this was an epidemic. My bad. I will cite them next time if it offends everyone so much.
I forget how sensitive people are nowadays.
people aren't sensitive- they want to be able to check the source themselves- you should be grateful the community actually tries to do some research rather than just taking it at face value- it's how we make better choices.
cut the passive aggressive crap- it's beneath you as an adult.
Your right..
But back to the topic... I still think Butter is better than Margarine.2 -
janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »Use Real Butter, not margarine. Margarine is very unhealthy.
There are all different types of margarines with different ingredients . . . if you find one that strikes you as unhealthy, you can always use another (not arguing that butter is unhealthy, it's just that I don't think demonizing margarine makes any more sense than demonizing butter).
The Difference Between Butter and Margarine
Butter and margarine serve the same purpose. They are used for cooking, baking and as spreads.
Butter has been a dietary staple for centuries.
It is made by churning the fatty portion of cow's milk until it turns into the final product... butter. That's it.
Margarine is totally different. It is a highly processed food that was invented to replace butter. The primary ingredient is vegetable oil along with emulsifiers, colorants and various artificial ingredients.
Vegetable oil is liquid at room temperature. This is why margarine is often hydrogenated, which gives it a harder consistency and extends shelf life. Hydrogenation also turns some of the vegetable oils into trans fats.
(Note: You may want to cite your sources here).
Dont worry, someone else already called me out on that and did it for me. I havent been in the community for a long time and didnt realize this was an epidemic. My bad. I will cite them next time if it offends everyone so much.
I forget how sensitive people are nowadays.
people aren't sensitive- they want to be able to check the source themselves- you should be grateful the community actually tries to do some research rather than just taking it at face value- it's how we make better choices.
cut the passive aggressive crap- it's beneath you as an adult.
It also lets folks determine whether or not you're putting forth knowledge that is yours based on multiple sources or if you're just repeating verbatim something from someone else.9 -
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janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »Use Real Butter, not margarine. Margarine is very unhealthy.
There are all different types of margarines with different ingredients . . . if you find one that strikes you as unhealthy, you can always use another (not arguing that butter is unhealthy, it's just that I don't think demonizing margarine makes any more sense than demonizing butter).
The Difference Between Butter and Margarine
Butter and margarine serve the same purpose. They are used for cooking, baking and as spreads.
Butter has been a dietary staple for centuries.
It is made by churning the fatty portion of cow's milk until it turns into the final product... butter. That's it.
Margarine is totally different. It is a highly processed food that was invented to replace butter. The primary ingredient is vegetable oil along with emulsifiers, colorants and various artificial ingredients.
Vegetable oil is liquid at room temperature. This is why margarine is often hydrogenated, which gives it a harder consistency and extends shelf life. Hydrogenation also turns some of the vegetable oils into trans fats.
(Note: You may want to cite your sources here).
Dont worry, someone else already called me out on that and did it for me. I havent been in the community for a long time and didnt realize this was an epidemic. My bad. I will cite them next time if it offends everyone so much.
I forget how sensitive people are nowadays.
people aren't sensitive- they want to be able to check the source themselves- you should be grateful the community actually tries to do some research rather than just taking it at face value- it's how we make better choices.
cut the passive aggressive crap- it's beneath you as an adult.
Your right..
But back to the topic... I still think Butter is better than Margarine.
I'd agree- why someone would want margarine is beyond me- but meh- far be it for me to determine what someone puts on their toast.
#TeamButterAllDayEveryDay3 -
stanmann571 wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »Use Real Butter, not margarine. Margarine is very unhealthy.
There are all different types of margarines with different ingredients . . . if you find one that strikes you as unhealthy, you can always use another (not arguing that butter is unhealthy, it's just that I don't think demonizing margarine makes any more sense than demonizing butter).
The Difference Between Butter and Margarine
Butter and margarine serve the same purpose. They are used for cooking, baking and as spreads.
Butter has been a dietary staple for centuries.
It is made by churning the fatty portion of cow's milk until it turns into the final product... butter. That's it.
Margarine is totally different. It is a highly processed food that was invented to replace butter. The primary ingredient is vegetable oil along with emulsifiers, colorants and various artificial ingredients.
Vegetable oil is liquid at room temperature. This is why margarine is often hydrogenated, which gives it a harder consistency and extends shelf life. Hydrogenation also turns some of the vegetable oils into trans fats.
(Note: You may want to cite your sources here).
Dont worry, someone else already called me out on that and did it for me. I havent been in the community for a long time and didnt realize this was an epidemic. My bad. I will cite them next time if it offends everyone so much.
I forget how sensitive people are nowadays.
people aren't sensitive- they want to be able to check the source themselves- you should be grateful the community actually tries to do some research rather than just taking it at face value- it's how we make better choices.
cut the passive aggressive crap- it's beneath you as an adult.
It also lets folks determine whether or not you're putting forth knowledge that is yours based on multiple sources or if you're just repeating verbatim something from someone else.
I am definitely guilty here of repeating verbatim something from someone else. I just didnt feel like typing out my agreement with the article. It's ok, I learned my lesson. Im not trying to make enemies here.4 -
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