I can't believe It's not butter!

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Permalink Reply by Dot Warner on April 27, 2008 at 5:58am

A better product might be Earth Balance. But to be honest with you, I just use real butter! Organic! But if you don't want to have dairy, give the Earth Balance a try, or just use extra virgin olive oil or extra virgin coconut oil.

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Permalink Reply by Melissa Ralston on April 29, 2008 at 4:32pm

Our bodies NEED this kind of animal fat...when P&G came out with vegetable shortening (poison) back in the day they started the process of warping us into thinking animal fat is bad when indeed it is not. ;)
You don't eat it by the stick do ya? ha ha My lil girl puts her finger into softened butter if left out and eats it...yuck!

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Permalink Reply by christine on April 28, 2008 at 10:34am

poison Michele. Stay away from it.

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Permalink Reply by KQ on May 1, 2008 at 10:42am

Stick with Organic Butter or olive oil. I just had this discussion with my sons coach last week. She did not understand about how your body cannot break down those chemcicals!! She also thought Slenda was good until we had that discussion as well!! The media makes you believe they are good for you!!
I agree with Christine POISON!!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Becky on May 2, 2008 at 10:29am

Pure organic butter is best! Ingredients, cream and salt. You will actually use less because of the better taste and your body know the difference between "whole fat/foods" and labratory concoctions. I have switched to pure butter, olive oil, and coconut oil as my only oil/fats and not only have I not gained any weight, I have not had any problems with my gall stones either.

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Permalink Reply by Becky on May 2, 2008 at 10:31am

And everyone be aware of deceptive labeling, the FDA allows labels to say "no trans fats" if it's less than 1/2% PER SERVING but they don't tell you how much it really is if you ate , say 3-4 servings in a day, and then cumulative over days, weeks, and months, how many trans fats you are ingesting. If it says partially or fully hydrogenated, put it back!

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Permalink Reply by Lisa on November 21, 2008 at 4:26pm

I use Smart Balance. It is the best I can find in any of the stores around me. I dont use butter or spread very often, not even to cook with, so a container lasts a long time. I had tried Promise, its just not good for cooking.

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Permalink Reply by Lisa on November 21, 2008 at 4:53pm

Well, its better than a lot of things out there. At least for a once a week use. We all do the best we can.

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Permalink Reply by treesha on November 21, 2008 at 10:48pm

Smart Balance has hydrogenated oils (BAD!) --- Earth Balance does not! (for a butter substitute)

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Permalink Reply by Bobby J on November 21, 2008 at 4:41pm

Actually Sandy, lack of prevention causes heart disease as well and any and every other disease there is. It's not just animal fat. Anything is ok in moderation, but if there's a choice between margarine and butter,,,I'd stick with butter. (AGAIN, in moderation)

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Permalink Reply by Bobby J on November 21, 2008 at 4:58pm

In excess Sandy.
plus there are many other causes besides an excess of animal fats.
SUCH AS BREATHING !!

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Permalink Reply by Bobby J on November 21, 2008 at 5:35pm

I haven't researched that....In a nutshell, what is it exactly?

Just to put animal fats into perspective with regards to cardiovascular disease, drinking water contains approx. 5 ppb of benzene and the law allows 5 ppb of benzene to be present in edible foods. Sodas contain about the same amount,,,,,Although I DO NOT drink any sodas, I DO breathe the air and pump my own gas.
We breathe in about 50 times the amount of benzene because of pollution and vehicle exhaust and about 100 times the amount when we pump gas.

So that's why I think that a little animal fat, in moderation, is really not as big a deal as many would have you believe.

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