Butter or margarine? GO!

[Longhorn1986]

We use Kerrygold Irish butter. Gotta keep the cousins in Ireland going.

https://www.kerrygoldusa.com/

 

[Southpaw]

Get out the pitchforks....I have butter in the house, but I use margarine almost always. I don't notice a difference. I guess I'm a caveman when it comes to taste and I'm a cheapskate when it comes to food.

 

[TheDan]

Butter! Margarine and all those "vegetable" oils are crap.

Olive oil is great, but I've switched to tallow and lard for all my cooking. Animal fats don't cause inflammation; unless you have a rare meat allergy that is.

 

[AustinN4]

I Damn near cook everything olive oil

Yep, olive oil is my butter substitute. Both have calories, but:
Butter = cholesterol
Olive oil = no cholesterol

Margarine? Yuck!

 

[TheDan]

Yep, olive oil is my butter substitute. Both have calories, but:
Butter = cholesterol
Olive oil = no cholesterol

Are you an APOE4 carrier?

 

[SQLGeek]

I don't do margarine. If I use butter, the salted HEB brand is usually what we get. Kerrygold is pretty good stuff!

View attachment 140108 Something to keep in mind
Not all diatery fats are as good for you as others

Dietary fat may not be the boogie man we've been indoctrinated to believe it is.

 

[AustinN4]

Are you an APOE4 carrier?

Not that I am aware of, but maybe that is just my Alzheimers acting up.

 

[oldag]

Butter... Parkay...

Seriously, wife has had me on a Land of the Lakes spread which is part butter part canola oil.

 

[TheDan]

Not that I am aware of, but maybe that is just my Alzheimers acting up.

..but seriously; unless you are in the approximately 15% of people with an APOE4 gene, dietary cholesterol isn't something you really need to worry about.

Swings in your blood sugar and insulin have more impact on most people's small dense LDL than anything else.

 

[Ole Cowboy]

Get out the pitchforks....I have butter in the house, but I use margarine almost always. I don't notice a difference. I guess I'm a caveman when it comes to taste and I'm a cheapskate when it comes to food.

Wife and I eat very well, I did not spend 70+ years climbing the food chain to eat sticks, weeds and gravel when I arrived.

 

[easy rider]

If you spend your life worrying about every little thing you eat, are you really living?

 

[AustinN4]

..but seriously; unless you are in the approximately 15% of people with an APOE4 gene, dietary cholesterol isn't something you really need to worry about.

Check your PMs

 

[AustinN4]

If you spend your life worrying about every little thing you eat, are you really living?

Tell that to the ultra marathoners that drop dead from a clogged LAD (lower anterior descending artery - cardio docs call it the widow maker) when they never even had a clue.

 

[easy rider]

Tell that to the ultra marathoners that drop dead from a clogged LAD (cardio docs call it the widow maker) when they never even had a clue.

I quit running after Jim Fixx, whom wrote about how running is good for your heart, died of a heart attack while running.

 

[vmax]

I don't do margarine. If I use butter, the salted HEB brand is usually what we get. Kerrygold is pretty good stuff!



Dietary fat may not be the boogie man we've been indoctrinated to believe it is.

no it isn't
Good dietary fats are needed for your body to produce hormones, like Testosterone. They are an important part of your macro nutrients
I generally eat about 70-80 grams of fats a day and try to make them good fats.

 

[acorneau]

In order of most-to-least used:

Peanut oil, olive oil, butter (unsalted), toasted sesame oil, vegetable oil spray (canola?), margarine.

- Peanut oil for anything going on the grill (high flash point).
- Butter or olive oil for most cooking inside (based on flavor needed).
- Toasted sesame oil or vegetable spray for certain dishes or cooking needs.
- Margarine for anything we're buttering up at the table like cornbread or corn on the cob (my wife's preference).

 

[single stack]

What?
Nobody got love for ghee or smaltz?

 

[oldag]

Interesting to see the number of folks eating unsalted butter. Personally, can't stand the taste of unsalted butter.

Besides, salt's evils are way overrated.

 

[vmax]

I don't do margarine. If I use butter, the salted HEB brand is usually what we get. Kerrygold is pretty good stuff!



Dietary fat may not be the boogie man we've been indoctrinated to believe it is.

That's what I said..
The right kinds are good for you and an essential part of your calorie intake

 

[dsgrey]

Everything in moderation. I was told to eat low fat due to high cholesterol years ago. I've been diabetic for 8 years and told low carb. Recently, I spent an ungodful week trying to pass a kidney stone which they said could be caused by too much protein. No fat, carbs or protein...what's left?