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LeaShi

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PostSubject: Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit...   Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit... Icon_minitimeThu Sep 17, 2009 11:46 am

Don't know if this is true or not, but if it is, it's worth sharing:

Most of you probably already know this, but maybe you can pass it on to others who may not ... or who tend to continue to eat margerine.

Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back. It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow colouring and sold it to people to use in place of butter. How do you like it? They have come out with some clever new flavorings..

DO YOU KNOW.. The difference between margarine and butter?

Read on to the end...gets very interesting!

Both have the same amount of calories.

Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams; compared to 5 grams for margarine.

Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53% over eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard Medical Study.

Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other foods.

Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine has a few and
only because they are added!

Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the flavors of other foods.

Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years .

And now, for Margarine..

Very High in Trans fatty acids.

Triples risk of coronary heart disease .
Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol) and lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol)

Increases the risk of cancers up to five times..

Lowers quality of breast milk.

Decreases immune response.

Decreases insulin response.

And here's the most disturbing fact.... HERE IS THE PART THAT IS VERY INTERESTING!

Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC... and shares 27 ingredients with PAINT

These facts alone were enough to have me avoiding margarine for life and anything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is added, changing the molecular structure of the substance).

You can try this yourself:

Purchase a tub of margarine and leave it open in your garage or shaded area. Within a couple of days you will notice a couple of things:

* no flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it (that should tell you something)

* it does not rot or smell differently because it has no nutritional value ; nothing will grow on it. Even those teeny weeny microorganisms will not a find a home to grow. Why? Because it is nearly plastic . Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?

Share This With Your Friends.....(If you want to butter them up')!

Chinese Proverb: When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others..
Pass the BUTTER PLEASE.
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PostSubject: Re: Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit...   Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit... Icon_minitimeFri Sep 18, 2009 7:43 am

I'm not so sure about the 1 molecule away from plastic thing or if that is significant. Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) is one molecule away from water (H2O).

However, I avoid margarine in part because of the trans-fats. Personally, I think butter is healthier. At least it isn't manufactured in a lab.
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PostSubject: Re: Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit...   Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit... Icon_minitimeFri Sep 18, 2009 10:29 am

AMEN Sisters!! I never use margarine! I truly truly try to avoid 'unnatural' foods..and margarine was first on my list to go many many years ago. I pay more for butter, sure, but at least I KNOW where it comes from!
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ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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LeaShi

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Yeah, the one molecule thing is silly, because one molecule can make a world of difference. Anywho, Niel and I have always used butter. It tastes WAY better, IMO (this is coming from someone who grew up on margarine, too). Right now we use the Land-O-Lakes light butter, since we're half heartedly trying to eat better.
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