Butter Poll

[plunkybug]

Over my vacation, there was a discussion about the use of butter vs margerine, for health and taste, and so forth, so having my own beliefs challenged, I went online to see for myself. The general consensus is that butter is more natural but full of fat and cholesterol but that margerine can have trans fats which are bad, but that there are some that are trans fat free, and so the consensus for which is healthier tends to lean towards margerine, in tub style, as it has fewer trans fats than stick margerine. So...

[Poll #790416]

Comments

[aliciasdreams.livejournal.com]

I use soy garden, which I get at Trader Joe's. It is vegan and contains no transfats. I use it for anything I used to use butter for. It tastes great and acts just like butter so it doesn't matter if I'm baking or cooking with it or just putting it on my toast.

[plunkybug.livejournal.com]

Very interesting! I usually find margerine doesn't cook or bake as well as butter does. Or taste as good. I tend to like lightly salted butter, closer to European butter, and most butter and margerine is too salty.