What kind of butter or margarine do you use?

CAMY_WEST
CAMY_WEST Posts: 7
edited October 4 in Food and Nutrition
Mostly concerned with fats and sugars- what do you use?

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  • bumflapassassin
    bumflapassassin Posts: 316 Member
    the cheapest one. At home I have asda brand olive spread and at work I have a kerrygold one with honey because it was on offer. it's very nice but I have no idea what the fat and sugars are; I don't log things like spreads because it's too fiddly and i don't think i eat enough of it for it to make such a difference.
  • ronda_gettinghealthy
    ronda_gettinghealthy Posts: 777 Member
    good old regular butter.:love: ...no artificial margarine in this house....:sick:
  • Maggieq87
    Maggieq87 Posts: 400 Member
    Vitalite is my favorite. Good flavour, only 32 cal per serving!
  • ExYoYoGirl
    ExYoYoGirl Posts: 83
    I use Olivio Light
  • ExYoYoGirl
    ExYoYoGirl Posts: 83
    The Olivio Light has 50 cals per tablespoon, and 5g of fat.
  • BifDiehl
    BifDiehl Posts: 474
    butter!
  • adrianneboyd
    adrianneboyd Posts: 88 Member
    I use I can't believe it's not butter! I don't taste a difference and it's way lower on calories and fat.
  • anacsitham5
    anacsitham5 Posts: 810 Member
    I only use butter and only when a recipe calls for it. I don't put butter on my bread, potatoes, veggies, popcorn or anything else anymore. I thought it would be hard to do, but I don't even think about it anymore.
  • Lindseysund8
    Lindseysund8 Posts: 69
    Country crock light!
  • kmeekhof
    kmeekhof Posts: 456 Member
    good old regular butter.:love: ...no artificial margarine in this house....:sick:

    same!

    Moderation is key... I would rather have a little extra fat and calories than the stuff thats in the artificial stuff.
  • fiberartist219
    fiberartist219 Posts: 1,865 Member
    We use Smart Balance, however, for many cooking applications, I like to use extra virgin olive oil. I guess it just depends on what we're making.
  • robinxhope
    robinxhope Posts: 125 Member
    Earth Balance, Sucanat, and organic cold pressed olive oil, canola oil, and sesame oil depending on the level heat I'm using.http://www.earthbalancenatural.com/#
  • ritaadkins2002
    ritaadkins2002 Posts: 371 Member
    i use i can't believe its butter spray
  • kantone999
    kantone999 Posts: 174
    For cooking, I use butter for dishes that need butter flavor to taste right, olive oil otherwise. (Canola and corn are too high in Omega-6 fatty acids.) A lot of things that I used to butter I've learned to use nothing. For instance, if you're having toast and fruit preserves, you truly won't miss the butter after a couple of weeks without it. I use Butter Buds on things that have liquid. If you put them on a baked potato, I find it's more like the real thing if you add some fat free yogurt or sour cream--Butter Buds don't work well on dry foods. Hope this helps!
  • sandybirrd
    sandybirrd Posts: 9
    For just eating, I love smart balance with olive oil! For cooking though I use real butter or soy margarine. In general, limiting how much butter/oil I use when cooking has made a HUGE difference in the calorie counts of my favorite recipes.
  • Jeff92se
    Jeff92se Posts: 3,369 Member
    Like on toast? I never understood why people put butter then jelly on toast. Just skip the butter!
  • Mingyming
    Mingyming Posts: 42
    I use olive oil
  • taryn_perry
    taryn_perry Posts: 193 Member
    Unsalted ORGANIC Butter. Go for the real stuff. The "fake" butters are loaded with chemicals that aren't natural for our bodies to absorb.
  • MummyOfSeven
    MummyOfSeven Posts: 314 Member
    Like on toast? I never understood why people put butter then jelly on toast. Just skip the butter!

    God grief no! Butter first :smile:
  • Sherbog
    Sherbog Posts: 1,072 Member
    I do not use butter or margerine. I use butter spray on my popcorn
  • Emalyn
    Emalyn Posts: 60
    A few years back I was buying Amish hand churned butter, sometimes salted and sometimes unsalted, but it eventually got too expensive. I use Land-O-Lakes now...probably not the best for you, but I grew up on it. :P

    (Figures, cause a Land-O-Lakes banner and advertisement just popped up on my MFP screen...)
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    The real mccoy
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,262 Member
    Organic butter.
  • KimmieBrie
    KimmieBrie Posts: 825 Member
    I hardly use it... use olive oil or cooking spray to cook but we have a tub in the fridge of:
    Land O Lakes light butter w/canola oil: a tbsp is Fat 5 gr, 50 cal, no sugar.

    My husb uses it a lot.
  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    I use real butter. Preferably Kerrygold or raw milk butter (hand made by the local Amish) or any other kind of organic, pasture butter.
  • gingerb85
    gingerb85 Posts: 357 Member
    I use Earth Balance Buttery Spread. They also have a soy-free version.
  • kendf60
    kendf60 Posts: 234 Member
    Earth Balance
  • havalinaaa
    havalinaaa Posts: 333 Member
    i use real butter, usually local cultured butter from the farmer's market but Breakstone or Plugra when I have to buy at the store.

    I will say I use Imperial Margarine on my popcorn sometimes because that's how my mom made it and that's what tastes 'right', though I usually just use olive oil and salt.
  • _VoV
    _VoV Posts: 1,494 Member
    I use it very rarely, but buy it for my family, mostly: Smart Balance organic whipped buttery spread (vegan).
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