An interesting discussion on butter or margarine.
Butter or margarine? One of the many choices when it comes to food that seems to offer no easy answer.
The camps
If you’re from the butter camp, chances are you’re aware that margarine “is naturally grey” and is only yellow because of the “artificial colours” that are added. You might see margarine as a concoction of chemicals, full of trans fats (even worse than saturated ‘animal’ fats), and not “real food” that we are made to eat.
If you’re in the margarine camp, chances are that you know most of the fat in butter is saturated ‘animal’ fat, which is the type that raises cholesterol in your body. When visiting a friend who uses butter, you might be wracked with pangs of guilt, with images of clogged arteries speeding through your mind.
Or you might be sitting on the fence, waiting for a post like this to come along!
The facts
When it comes…
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