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I admit I have a bad weakness for margarine. I gre...

2009-08-11T01:29:14.766-04:00

I admit I have a bad weakness for margarine. I grew up on it and really hate the taste of butter. :(

I've tried to switch, but I always end up going back to it. However, I hardly ever use as much as recipes call for, and sometimes I use half butter half margarine when I just want the flavor to be margarine (i.e the rare box of mac and crack you'd probably kill me for). For the most part, I substitute a good portion with olive oil, and BF may have me somewhat halfway liking this spreadable butter with canola oil that will probably kill me just as fast as the nucoa will. LOL

I work with the National Association of Margarine ...

2009-07-23T12:06:49.785-04:00

I work with the National Association of Margarine Manufacturers so I’m well informed on this subject. Have you looked at a margarine label lately? Soft and liquid margarines now show “0 grams trans fat on their label, and trans fat levels of stick margarines have been greatly reduced. Margarine manufacturers continue to be the leaders in the food industry in removing trans fats from products, and they continue to innovate the market by adding healthy, functional ingredients such as omega fatty acids, and fat-soluble vitamins, like Vitamins D and E to products.

The margarine industry has made such an impact in providing healthy product that in 2005, when the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the MyPyramid food guidance system was issued, liquid oils, and soft, trans fat-free margarine spreads were classified by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report as helping to meet the essential fatty acids and Vitamin E needs of consumers.

To learn more about the benefits of margarine products, check out these links: http://www.margarine.org, http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/transfat.html#choice1 and http://margarine.org/pdf/inthenews_092906-nytimes.pdf

or "an organization comprising several subcom...

2009-07-18T09:20:19.049-04:00

or "an organization comprising several subcommities." http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/comprise

Grammar fails get me too. Yes we are staunch butter advocates, and use it in everything. I have several recipes for coconut flour pancakes, almond meal muffins/banana bread, and etc that call for butter by the stick. Those recipes usually only feed 2-4 people.