Butter? Margerine?

mreko2005 · February 2012

May I ask why everyone says to use butter, instead of margerine, when butter has more calories, more fat, and more sodium? Is margerine really going to slow down my weight loss?

seal57 · February 2012

I haven't used either in years......

TheDevastator · February 2012

I use organic extra virgin coconut oil with celtic sea salt in place of salted butter.

itsuki · February 2012

I once heard it said that if you're eating enough butter/margerine in your diet that it would actually make a difference to switch to the other, then there's a bigger issue at hand.

LisaH1231 · February 2012

I am not an expert but I think it is because butter is natural and margarine is not. I try to stay away from processed foods.

robot_potato · February 2012

I prefer butter. I don't know if it will do anything to your weight loss, I just prefer the more natural side of things. If you are counting the calories in your margarine the same as I count the ones in my butter, it shouldn't make a difference. A calorie is a calorie.

mmapags · February 2012

Butter is a healthy fat. If you don't want the salt get unsalted. Margarine also has salt added. Margarine is ytpically made from hydrogenated vegetable oil. Trans fat in other words. Do a google search on both and get the education and decide for yourself.

Lindacharp · February 2012

There is an article somewhere about margarine being only a molicule away from being plastic. I don't use neither myself if I have toast I prefer peanut butter. I use olive oil for frying.

iuew · February 2012

i only use butter when baking food to bring to get togethers. the rest of the time, i use brummel and brown yogurt margarine.

junyr · February 2012

Margarine is primarily partially hydrogenated oil which is a trans-fat. Possibly one of the worst things to ingest in your diet.

modernmom70 · February 2012

I think because butter is real food and margarine is not really. And cause it tastes so much better! Everything in moderation! I tend to use Olive oil more than anything.

honeydoozy · February 2012

I have both in the house, but I prefer butter. Margarine is a trans fat - and as we all know, trans-fats are bad in a variety of ways. OK, that's one reason to pass on it. It's also been shown to raise your bad cholesterol and lower your good cholesterol... and those are bad things, so butter's probably the better choice.

mreko2005 · February 2012

The margerine I use is Country Crock Churn Style and it says that it doesn't have any trans-fat so is it OK to use?

Kathleen_Presnell · February 2012

I do Smart Balance and it's great! Uses olive oil & another one uses Flax seed oil. Cost more, I don't use much and it's good tasting. I use it in baking or toast. I use olive oil for homemade pizza or homemade dressing. Those are my go - to fats now.

nikkisa10 · February 2012

I really don't use either but I would choose a pat of butter because I try to eat minimally processed foods as much as possible

Kathleen_Presnell · February 2012

Country Crock...not a good product. Can't read the list of ingredents and don't let the label fool you. If you have to eat some butter, eat butter - use a little. But I have baked using "Smart Balance". It works. But if I want a cookie baked and only eat one - bake them and give them away but eat at least one (1) in butter. We used to have a cow and I have to admit now I really don't care for the real stuff like I used to since it's so rich but I will in a pinch.

Noadi · February 2012

I use both, it depends on what I'm eating. For toast I go with margarine because it's more spreadable out of the fridge than butter.

Even if the margarine says no transfat it probably still contains some, as long as it's under .5 grams per serving it can be labeled as having no transfat. As long as it's being used sparingly it's probably not enough to worry about.

princeza9 · February 2012

I only use butter. For a long time, my parents & I used margarine. We stopped when we found out that it's only a couple chemicals away from plastic. Plus, I now don't buy foods that require me to call my chemical engineer cousin to decode.

anarose13 · February 2012

my family uses coconut oil. it does the same thing as butter and its way better for you.

coyoteo · February 2012

I use butter, but it's just because I hate how margarine is all soggy and made from chemicals and icky stuff.

krazyforyou · February 2012

Butter is natural, and margarine is a trans fay. Dont use either much. But if I am gonna use it butter is my chpice.

premiumchilenita · February 2012

Avocado!!:bigsmile:

jenj1313 · February 2012

I use butter sparingly and get the whipped kind if I'm going to spread it on corn, bread, etc. It has more air, so fewer calories. Margarine is basically a petroleum product in my eyes... not something I want on my dining table.

For cooking, I have a spray gadget that I put olive oil into, then pump to pressurize -- that way you don't get the chemicals in the spray.

Lots of options... do what makes sense to you and try to keep it within reason and you should be ok.

JustLindaLou · February 2012

interesting!! I guess I too have been misled by Country Crock's "No Trans Fat" label... Back to butter for me. (Hopefully in more sensible portions since I am now eating way less bread, pasta, etc and rarely bake.)

jnhu72 · February 2012

People say that because margarine is solidified vegetable oil for the most part. I used to use the Parkay/I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray that is "0" calories (though it's really not) but have since switched to Land O' Lakes Light Canola Butter, because it's real and instead of pretending that the spray is 0 calories when it's really not I measure out the butter and count the calories.

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