Comments on: Butter vs. Margarine vs. “Spreads”: How do They Stack Up? http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/10/10/butter-vs-margarine-vs-spreads-how-do-they-stack-up/ Balancing God's Gifts...One Baby Step at a Time Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:56:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Amy http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/10/10/butter-vs-margarine-vs-spreads-how-do-they-stack-up/comment-page-1/#comment-237910 Amy Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:27:50 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=3016#comment-237910 I know this is an old post but I wanted to share a few things. I switched my family over to 'real food' philosophy just over a year now. I was REALLY nervous because my husbands cholesterol was high and hid doc was pressuring us to start him on statins. Instead, we opted for no meds and started using grass fed butter, organic lard, coconut oil, and eating only organic foods/grass fed meats at home. (because he travels for work out of state, he still has to eat junk restaurant food a lot..and we are not perfect at home either) We also started taking fish oil daily. After 4-5 months we had his cholesterol checked again. ALL his numbers were now normal. Ha! I am so happy we didn't do meds!! Also I wanted to add that we use a butter crock here. It's THE BOMB! now we always have soft spreadable butter when we want it and it's soooo easy to take care of. I will never live without one of these now. It's a must have! I know this is an old post but I wanted to share a few things.
I switched my family over to ‘real food’ philosophy just over a year now. I was REALLY nervous because my husbands cholesterol was high and hid doc was pressuring us to start him on statins. Instead, we opted for no meds and started using grass fed butter, organic lard, coconut oil, and eating only organic foods/grass fed meats at home. (because he travels for work out of state, he still has to eat junk restaurant food a lot..and we are not perfect at home either) We also started taking fish oil daily. After 4-5 months we had his cholesterol checked again. ALL his numbers were now normal. Ha! I am so happy we didn’t do meds!!
Also I wanted to add that we use a butter crock here. It’s THE BOMB! now we always have soft spreadable butter when we want it and it’s soooo easy to take care of. I will never live without one of these now. It’s a must have!

]]> By: Elka Minor http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/10/10/butter-vs-margarine-vs-spreads-how-do-they-stack-up/comment-page-1/#comment-20539 Elka Minor Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:28:06 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=3016#comment-20539 Laurel's Kitchen has a recipe called 'Better Butter' which reminds me of 'spreadable butters' you find on the market. Butter, oil and optional milk powder. Maybe some water in there too whipped up in the blender. I haven't made it in a bit :"> Anyway if you read the ingredient list of spreadable butters they only list butter and oil so why not make your own especially since, like you, I think the near solid state it stays in at room temp is suspicious. Laurel’s Kitchen has a recipe called ‘Better Butter’ which reminds me of ‘spreadable butters’ you find on the market. Butter, oil and optional milk powder. Maybe some water in there too whipped up in the blender. I haven’t made it in a bit :”> Anyway if you read the ingredient list of spreadable butters they only list butter and oil so why not make your own especially since, like you, I think the near solid state it stays in at room temp is suspicious.

]]> By: Katie http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/10/10/butter-vs-margarine-vs-spreads-how-do-they-stack-up/comment-page-1/#comment-13248 Katie Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:54:21 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=3016#comment-13248 Heather, Whoa. Shucks, it could be totally unrelated, but who cares? It's yet another reason to not eat plastic on your toast! Thank you so much for sharing!! :) Katie Heather,
Whoa. Shucks, it could be totally unrelated, but who cares? It’s yet another reason to not eat plastic on your toast! Thank you so much for sharing!! :) Katie

]]> By: Heather T. http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/10/10/butter-vs-margarine-vs-spreads-how-do-they-stack-up/comment-page-1/#comment-13183 Heather T. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:44:21 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=3016#comment-13183 This just in: Harvard did a ten-year study on fertility and nutrition and found that women who had as little as two tablespoons of margarine (in a 2,000 calorie diet) had a statistical reduction in ovulatory fertility. How crazy is that?! I'm part of the ttc party, and I'm avoiding trans fats like they'll make me infertile for life. This is scary stuff. This just in: Harvard did a ten-year study on fertility and nutrition and found that women who had as little as two tablespoons of margarine (in a 2,000 calorie diet) had a statistical reduction in ovulatory fertility. How crazy is that?! I’m part of the ttc party, and I’m avoiding trans fats like they’ll make me infertile for life. This is scary stuff.

]]> By: Rachel R. http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/10/10/butter-vs-margarine-vs-spreads-how-do-they-stack-up/comment-page-1/#comment-5290 Rachel R. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:35:32 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=3016#comment-5290 Um, if they can mix in saturated fats and call it "healthy," why can they not just admit that the saturated fats weren't unhealthy in the first place? .-= Rachel R.´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.titus2homemaker.com/2009/10/quotable-housework/" rel="nofollow">Quotable – housework</a> =-. Um, if they can mix in saturated fats and call it “healthy,” why can they not just admit that the saturated fats weren’t unhealthy in the first place?
.-= Rachel R.´s last blog ..Quotable – housework =-.

]]> By: Lenetta @ Nettacow http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/10/10/butter-vs-margarine-vs-spreads-how-do-they-stack-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4859 Lenetta @ Nettacow Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:45:57 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=3016#comment-4859 Wow, I will have to give the water only method a try! I did try the olive oil instead of canola oil and found it to be fine (though it smelled rather olive-y, the taste was normal). Thanks for posting it! .-= Lenetta @ Nettacow´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Nettacow/~3/D5Hsm1UfZhM/link-roundup-making-small-profit.html" rel="nofollow">Link Roundup, Making a [small] Profit Edition</a> =-. Wow, I will have to give the water only method a try! I did try the olive oil instead of canola oil and found it to be fine (though it smelled rather olive-y, the taste was normal). Thanks for posting it!
.-= Lenetta @ Nettacow´s last blog ..Link Roundup, Making a [small] Profit Edition =-.

]]> By: Katie http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/10/10/butter-vs-margarine-vs-spreads-how-do-they-stack-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4080 Katie Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:19:11 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=3016#comment-4080 The physical needs to be scheduled soon - after the hot dogs of summer and before the sweet temptations of December! I feel like it's the SAT test when I think about the results coming in the mail. We've made so many changes in our diets, and I'm just going to cry if the numbers aren't better... I'll post about it one way or another, I'm sure! Some research says that high cholesterol isn't really an indicator of heart disease... Katie The physical needs to be scheduled soon – after the hot dogs of summer and before the sweet temptations of December! I feel like it’s the SAT test when I think about the results coming in the mail. We’ve made so many changes in our diets, and I’m just going to cry if the numbers aren’t better… I’ll post about it one way or another, I’m sure!

Some research says that high cholesterol isn’t really an indicator of heart disease…

Katie

]]> By: Brittany http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/10/10/butter-vs-margarine-vs-spreads-how-do-they-stack-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4070 Brittany Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:16:49 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=3016#comment-4070 We use only butter. To make it spreadable, I just keep a little bit (usually leftovers from another recipe) in a small container at room temperature. Obviously it's pretty soft in the summer, and slightly firmer than a 'spread' in the winter, but it's a simple, cheap solution. We use only butter. To make it spreadable, I just keep a little bit (usually leftovers from another recipe) in a small container at room temperature. Obviously it’s pretty soft in the summer, and slightly firmer than a ‘spread’ in the winter, but it’s a simple, cheap solution.

]]> By: JulieVW http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/10/10/butter-vs-margarine-vs-spreads-how-do-they-stack-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4064 JulieVW Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:08:20 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=3016#comment-4064 We had been a butter only family - until my husbands last blood test which indicated very high cholesterol - - until the next blood test he's on one of those spreads. I'm curious how your husband's triglycerides and cholesterol levels have fared with real butter. We had been a butter only family – until my husbands last blood test which indicated very high cholesterol – - until the next blood test he’s on one of those spreads.

I’m curious how your husband’s triglycerides and cholesterol levels have fared with real butter.

]]> By: JulieVW http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/10/10/butter-vs-margarine-vs-spreads-how-do-they-stack-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4063 JulieVW Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:59:34 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=3016#comment-4063 I have a butter keeper (which is essentially a butter bell that is a different brand) and I LOVE it! I do have to change out the water every couple of days, but it's easy to do, and having spreadable butter makes me very happy! I have a butter keeper (which is essentially a butter bell that is a different brand) and I LOVE it! I do have to change out the water every couple of days, but it’s easy to do, and having spreadable butter makes me very happy!

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