FAO UdosChoice/R33454/Nigeepoo/etc (RE spreads)

What are the views on the new generation of 'healthy' spreads?

Are they pure evil like margarine, or are they more acceptable?

I use pure butter myself, but everyone else I know uses low-fat spreads.

Are they filth or are they generally accepted now?

Getting better, but still far from ideal.

Butter is still a better choice, get essential fats elsewhere in diet

What sort of spreads do you mean by 'healthy spreads'?

James

What sort of spreads do you mean by 'healthy spreads'?

The commonplace supermarket spreads, Utterly Butterly, Flora, Benecol, etc.  Vegetable oil based spreads, most claiming to be 'cholesterol reducing' etc.

No matter how much I push the 'butter is better' arguement onto my family, they insist it 'makes you fat'.

Bump for James

how about the olive oil spreads such as bertolli?

I prefer the taste of butter but my mrs preferes the 'spreadability' of marg like bertolli.... my compromise so far is anchor spreadable (anchor being my butter of choice). TBH tho, I only have a bit spread on a couple of rhyvita and that's about my lot

i have been told i use way to much soya pure on my toast, even sneak another helping on a put it under the grill again   lol

 

manuka

scruffy


i have been told i use way to much soya pure on my toast, even sneak another helping on a put it under the grill again   lol

but doesn't that then drip all over the grill pan and make a big greasy mess?
 
...way TOO much

yes,,, but i often get away with it, but it is soooooooooooooooooooooooooo worth it.....in hindsight it is not very good for me, but as i eat mostly healthy foods    (cough cough) i allow myself these small pleasures....

*quietly whistles minding his own business and sneeks out the back door....*

dirtyvest


*quietly whistles minding his own business and sneeks out the back door....*

oi   you anchor man,, (brave brave sir robin)
 

anyway   can we please get back on topic now!!!!!

dirtyvest


I prefer the taste of butter but my mrs preferes the 'spreadability' of marg like bertolli.... my compromise so far is anchor spreadable (anchor being my butter of choice). TBH tho, I only have a bit spread on a couple of rhyvita and that's about my lot

lol - buy a butter dish, and leave you butter on the side - always spreadable that way

1ManRiot


What are the views on the new generation of 'healthy' spreads?

Are they pure evil like margarine, or are they more acceptable?

I use pure butter myself, but everyone else I know uses low-fat spreads.

Are they filth or are they generally accepted now?

'cos trans fats are all teh evils ?

but wait

butter has some of the same evils as margarine



I use Flora on my toast > it tastes better.

butter for cooking >tastes better

LOL at manuka and scruffy's domestic!

1MR - it really depends on what you want from your spread and whole diet.  A good quality natural butter is ok if the remainder of your diet has it's sat fats controlled.  Sometimes practicality has to come in; I want something spreadable from the fridge, so I use Bertoli.  Bertoli use olive oil and rapeseed oil as their sources with minimal trans fats.

Benacol and other 'cholesterol lowering spreads' have their place, but only in those with familial hypercholesterolaemia (genetically raised cholesterol), and then doctors probably put you on medication.  So, I'm not a huge fan of these; I'd prefer other diet manipulation.

Some more info: http://www.mealplansite...dical-healthy-heart.aspx

LDL-reducing margarines won't reduce your risk factor for CHD if they increase ox-LDL (due to very high w-6 content).
See http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2009/10/butter-vs-margarine-showdown.html