Is it ok to eat PAM, The buttered flavor??

msblueyes5
msblueyes5 Posts: 126 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Ok so this might be a very strange question but tonight I want to have some brown rice with some crab meat mixed in with it.. I wanted to spray it with the buttered flavor PAm and alittle bit of seasoning because the spray has 0 calories with the buttery taste..I was just curious about the cons of this spray if there are any?? Thanks!
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  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    What do you mean? Like spray it on top of your food as a flavoring or in the pan while you are cooking???
  • p0pr0cksnc0ke
    p0pr0cksnc0ke Posts: 1,283 Member
    hungry girl uses that a lot in cooking. IDK if its the butter flavor.. but I dont think that makes a difference. I use it to spray on my chicken strips when I bake them to get them crispy.
  • ZebraHead
    ZebraHead Posts: 15,207 Member
    I use it (the olive oil kind)

    I find no 'issues' with using it at all.

    Check the label I think more than a short spray may add up to 'some' calories.
  • pixiechick8321
    pixiechick8321 Posts: 284 Member
    Just use a bit of olive oil spray - it's only 0 calories if you use a tiny bit, but if you are covering your food, it's not as good and it's completely fake.

    Or just suck it up and use a tiny bit of real butter, heat the rice in a pan with the butter and toss to coat - it's only 25-50 calories and you will be more satisfied.
  • p0pr0cksnc0ke
    p0pr0cksnc0ke Posts: 1,283 Member
    If you are looking to top already cooked food.. I would get the I cant believe its not butter spray.. I think its minimal calories per spray.
  • msblueyes5
    msblueyes5 Posts: 126 Member
    What do you mean? Like spray it on top of your food as a flavoring or in the pan while you are cooking???

    After the food was hot in the bowl and cooked I was just going to spray alittle on it and mix it up.
  • MrsPhan11
    MrsPhan11 Posts: 2,502 Member
    This is my go to when I make scrambled eggs or chicken. Just watch how much you use because the calories quickly adds up!
  • msblueyes5
    msblueyes5 Posts: 126 Member
    If you are looking to top already cooked food.. I would get the I cant believe its not butter spray.. I think its minimal calories per spray.
    Thanks!
  • msblueyes5
    msblueyes5 Posts: 126 Member
    This is my go to when I make scrambled eggs or chicken. Just watch how much you use because the calories quickly adds up!
    It says 0 calories on the one I have though?!
  • abbysmommy1
    abbysmommy1 Posts: 48 Member
    I am pretty sure that PAM is made to be used as a pan spray - not a food flavoring agent. You might try the olive oil pan spray (it is in most cases just olive oil and propellant without unnatural flavorings) or the I Can't Believe it's Not Butter Spray (carried near butter/margerine in the grocery store) - it's low in calories too, and won't have the chemical taste. I
  • msblueyes5
    msblueyes5 Posts: 126 Member
    I use it (the olive oil kind)

    I find no 'issues' with using it at all.

    Check the label I think more than a short spray may add up to 'some' calories.
    Thanks!
  • spaztastic13
    spaztastic13 Posts: 229
    Cooking spray i think you should only use to cook with. But you can buy parkay spray butter, or i cant believe its not butter spray to eat witth and they r 0 cals also!!!
  • msblueyes5
    msblueyes5 Posts: 126 Member
    Just use a bit of olive oil spray - it's only 0 calories if you use a tiny bit, but if you are covering your food, it's not as good and it's completely fake.

    Or just suck it up and use a tiny bit of real butter, heat the rice in a pan with the butter and toss to coat - it's only 25-50 calories and you will be more satisfied.
    I really don't want to use real butter, but thank you very much for the info!! :)
  • msblueyes5
    msblueyes5 Posts: 126 Member
    I am pretty sure that PAM is made to be used as a pan spray - not a food flavoring agent. You might try the olive oil pan spray (it is in most cases just olive oil and propellant without unnatural flavorings) or the I Can't Believe it's Not Butter Spray (carried near butter/margerine in the grocery store) - it's low in calories too, and won't have the chemical taste. I
    Thank you!
  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    yeah, I wouldn't spray it on top. It doesn't ACTUALLY have that buttery of a taste. You'd be better off with something else, personally I'd use real butter. You'd only need a TINY bit and it it's really so much better for you. No chemicals or anything.
  • MrsPhan11
    MrsPhan11 Posts: 2,502 Member
    This is my go to when I make scrambled eggs or chicken. Just watch how much you use because the calories quickly adds up!
    It says 0 calories on the one I have though?!

    It is 0 calories if you do a 1/4 second spray which isn't very much at all. A 1 second spray is like 7 calories. I use the original canola oil one tho so the calorie count on yours might be a different, but it definitely does have calories.
  • msblueyes5
    msblueyes5 Posts: 126 Member
    Cooking spray i think you should only use to cook with. But you can buy parkay spray butter, or i cant believe its not butter spray to eat witth and they r 0 cals also!!!
    Thats what everyone is say. I think I will try the I can't believe its not butter! Thanks so much :)
  • msblueyes5
    msblueyes5 Posts: 126 Member
    yeah, I wouldn't spray it on top. It doesn't ACTUALLY have that buttery of a taste. You'd be better off with something else, personally I'd use real butter. You'd only need a TINY bit and it it's really so much better for you. No chemicals or anything.
    Well I definetly don't want to use it if it doesn't tast like butter then lol..I will probably pick up some I cant beleive its not butter and try that out...Thanks for the info!
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    Just FYI, the 0 calories sprays actually have calories, but they are rounded down to 0. I think the law says that if it's less than 5 cals per serving they may write "0". So each spray is probably about 4 calories. If you spray a whole bunch, make no mistake - you are adding calories.
  • msblueyes5
    msblueyes5 Posts: 126 Member
    This is my go to when I make scrambled eggs or chicken. Just watch how much you use because the calories quickly adds up!
    It says 0 calories on the one I have though?!

    It is 0 calories if you do a 1/4 second spray which isn't very much at all. A 1 second spray is like 7 calories. I use the original canola oil one tho so the calorie count on yours might be a different, but it definitely does have calories.

    Wowo that should really be in the nutritional info on the back of the can if its not..thanks for the heads up!
  • annacataldo
    annacataldo Posts: 872 Member
    Vegetable oil, etc is bad for u and I believe that is what the butter flavor one has in it. Also if u spray it directly on food, it wont taste right because of the propellants that give it the ability to come out of spray can, and I can't imagine propellants being good for u... it is a cooking spray, not a food spray.

    I cook using pam olive oil spray
  • msblueyes5
    msblueyes5 Posts: 126 Member
    Just FYI, the 0 calories sprays actually have calories, but they are rounded down to 0. I think the law says that if it's less than 5 cals per serving they may write "0". So each spray is probably about 4 calories. If you spray a whole bunch, make no mistake - you are adding calories.
    Ya someone else just told me that!! Crazy!! Thanks for letting me know!
  • msblueyes5
    msblueyes5 Posts: 126 Member
    Vegetable oil, etc is bad for u and I believe that is what the butter flavor one has in it. Also if u spray it directly on food, it wont taste right because of the propellants that give it the ability to come out of spray can, and I can't imagine propellants being good for u... it is a cooking spray, not a food spray.

    I cook using pam olive oil spray
    Thanks for the advice :)
  • Jesse13
    Jesse13 Posts: 72
    I bought the spray butter (Pam) and it does have calories. I don't like it because it states that a second of spraying equals x amount of calories (??). I am sure that spray for more than a second...I would rather use the real thing and know for sure how much I am adding to the foods...
  • msblueyes5
    msblueyes5 Posts: 126 Member
    I bought the spray butter (Pam) and it does have calories. I don't like it because it states that a second of spraying equals x amount of calories (??). I am sure that spray for more than a second...I would rather use the real thing and know for sure how much I am adding to the foods...
    I actually bought the generic brand not the actual PAM brand but its the same thing and was easier to type this way.
  • jtapp9
    jtapp9 Posts: 59 Member
    FYI from the Hungry Girl website....also, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter ALSO does have calories. I believe it is an FDA rule that if a PER SERVING has less than 5 claoires it can be labled and 0 calories. But i don't know anyone who can spray that fast! :)

    If there are only trace calories in each tiny serving of something, a company is allowed to say their product has zero calories. The problem? There are a whopping 350 - 600 plus servings in one can of cooking spray (depending on the size and brand)! And each of those "servings" translates into a frighteningly quick 1/3 of a second spritz. Who on Earth uses so little spray (or even has good enough reflexes to spray that quickly)? The truth is that there are about 7 calories per each 1 second spray (Pam even states this on their website). I estimate that the typical spray-time required to thoroughly lightly coat a pan is around 2 seconds. That still adds up to less than 15 calories (much, much less than what you'd be taking in if you used regular cooking oil). The problem, though, is that people think nonstick cooking spray is absolutely calorie free and practically drench their pans, skillets and foil with the stuff. Try not to fall into that trap. Stick with the spray, but use it sparingly. Pssst...the same goes for "I Can't Believe it's Not Butter" spray.
  • _GlaDOS_
    _GlaDOS_ Posts: 1,520 Member
    http://www.organicauthority.com/health/i-cant-believe-its-not-butter-the-ugly-truth-about-vegan-margarine.html

    Just sayin'. And those flavored sprays usually aren’t just butter-flavored oil (they are soy, corn, and canola). Butter is better for you, and you only need a little bit. Or none at all. Or why not just a little olive oil?

    You are welcome to eat what you want and believe whatever you would like about your food, but my concerns with it are that it isn’t “healthier” than real butter, and I think avoiding genetically modified foods (the canola, soy, and corn) if you can is a good thing.

    But if you want to spray, spray away!
  • Ruchell
    Ruchell Posts: 236 Member
    Cooking spray i think you should only use to cook with. But you can buy parkay spray butter, or i cant believe its not butter spray to eat witth and they r 0 cals also!!!
    Thats what everyone is say. I think I will try the I can't believe its not butter! Thanks so much :)

    That's what I WAs going to recommend also! I love that stuff! Thanks everyone for the info about it actually having calories. I will have to take it into account, but I still feel like I'm saving calories than If I used the real thing.
  • msblueyes5
    msblueyes5 Posts: 126 Member
    FYI from the Hungry Girl website....also, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter ALSO does have calories. I believe it is an FDA rule that if a PER SERVING has less than 5 claoires it can be labled and 0 calories. But i don't know anyone who can spray that fast! :)

    If there are only trace calories in each tiny serving of something, a company is allowed to say their product has zero calories. The problem? There are a whopping 350 - 600 plus servings in one can of cooking spray (depending on the size and brand)! And each of those "servings" translates into a frighteningly quick 1/3 of a second spritz. Who on Earth uses so little spray (or even has good enough reflexes to spray that quickly)? The truth is that there are about 7 calories per each 1 second spray (Pam even states this on their website). I estimate that the typical spray-time required to thoroughly lightly coat a pan is around 2 seconds. That still adds up to less than 15 calories (much, much less than what you'd be taking in if you used regular cooking oil). The problem, though, is that people think nonstick cooking spray is absolutely calorie free and practically drench their pans, skillets and foil with the stuff. Try not to fall into that trap. Stick with the spray, but use it sparingly. Pssst...the same goes for "I Can't Believe it's Not Butter" spray.
    Awesome! Thanks so much for taking the time to give me all this info!! I really appreciate it!
  • msblueyes5
    msblueyes5 Posts: 126 Member
    http://www.organicauthority.com/health/i-cant-believe-its-not-butter-the-ugly-truth-about-vegan-margarine.html

    Just sayin'. And those flavored sprays usually aren’t just butter-flavored oil (they are soy, corn, and canola). Butter is better for you, and you only need a little bit. Or none at all. Or why not just a little olive oil?

    You are welcome to eat what you want and believe whatever you would like about your food, but my concerns with it are that it isn’t “healthier” than real butter, and I think avoiding genetically modified foods (the canola, soy, and corn) if you can is a good thing.

    But if you want to spray, spray away!
    I didn't know alot about it thats why I posted this topic..I now know alot more and won't be using it the way I was going to. I hate olive oil so thats not an option but its all good!

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