Margarine -VS- Butter
Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys, when it killed the turkeys; they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back. It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow coloring and sold it to people to use in place of butter.
DO YOU KNOW ... the difference between margarine and butter?
Read on to the end ... gets very interesting!
Both have the same amount of calories. Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams compared to 5 grams.
Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53%.
Over eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard Medical Study Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other foods. Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine has a few only because they are added!
Butter tastes much better thanmargarine and it can enhance the flavors of other foods. Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years.
And now, for Margarine.
Very high in trans fatty acids. Triple risk of coronary heart disease. Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol) Lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol). Increases the risk of cancers by up to five fold. Lowers quality of breast milk. Decreases immune response. Decreases insulin response. And here is the most disturbing fact . Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC. This fact alone was enough to have me avoiding margarine for life and anything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is added, changing the molecular structure of the substance).
You can try this yourself. Purchase a tub of margarine and leave it in your garage or shaded area. Within a couple of days you will note a couple of things. No flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it (that should tell you something) it does not rot or smell differently because it has no nutritional value, nothing will grow on it. Even those teeny weenie microorganisms will not a find a home to grow. Why? Because it is nearly plastic. Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?
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Well, that's the last time I will ever buy margerine! Yuk! I never knew that! Thanks for that info, Luanne. When I was little my mom always bought us real butter, I have no idea WHY I chose to switch to margerine. I suppose I probably heard someone say, it was better for you, because of calorie content.
Hope you are feeling well, or at least better...
Jana
Wow, I knew butter was better for you than margarine, but I didn't have all of these facts! Incredible information! I am going to link this up to a couple of people so they can read it. Incredible! I have some butter and margarine in my refrigerator. The margarine is going in the trash today :-o Hope you are having a great birthday!!! Love, Val xox
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This is so gross. I wonder why we were told for so long to eat margarine instead of butter then, and that margarine was so much better for us. Perhaps it was just a marketing ploy. I don't think I ever will touch margarine again. Thanks for the head's up. -Krissy
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OH .... MY..... GOSH....... Grosss!!!! I had no idea, ewww, and I thought margarine was supposed to be healthier!
I have heard this before. So I use butter. BUT butter does not taste like I Woudl like it to so this little old lady at walmart been there for years. seh gave me asimple recipie to make it last longer and taste great. Its softer and whipped and we love it. If you would like it I ll share it with you.
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