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  • lagerland
    V.I.P. Member
    • Sep 2010
    • 6031

    #1

    Butter v Marg........

    This is interesting . .. ...
    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 flavourings.

    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 flavours 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.
    I know you believe you understand what you think i said



    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BUT <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
    I am not sure you realise that what you heard is not what i meant ! sigpic
  • ChelseaBun
    DK Veteran
    • Aug 2011
    • 832

    #2
    i'm pretty sure i've seen mould on marg before...

    But olive spread is the best, butter is best for baking cakes with

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    • thered
      V.I.P. Member
      • Aug 2008
      • 4915

      #3
      Originally posted by lagerland
      This is interesting . .. ...
      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 flavourings.

      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 flavours 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.
      what marge are you using mine has a lot less calories than butter??

      i heard a unofficial rumour that the butter people were trying to devalue the marge people because marge is now the best seller

      marge is mainly vegetable oil and i will keep eating it not for any other reason thatn it doesnt make holes when spread on bread

      butter is too fiddly

      my grandad rest his soul never ate no marge in his life had 3 heart attacks

      most marge is now non hydrogenated and most of the things mentioned are not now used in marge process nowadays

      i even think that marge is called spread now

      i want to know what marge they used was it 1950's stork or was it flora lite or bertolli or i cant believe its not butter??

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      • barrowmanandrew
        V.I.P. Member
        • Nov 2009
        • 3427

        #4
        i was under the impression that marge was healthier than butter, summit to do with diffrent types of fat??

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        • garry1312
          DK Veteran
          • Oct 2010
          • 2178

          #5
          Come on lagerland mate that sounds like marg chain mail


          Rest In Peace Michael Mcharg, A true friend and although gone never forgotten. 11-10-08.

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          • lagerland
            V.I.P. Member
            • Sep 2010
            • 6031

            #6
            most marge is now non hydrogenated and most of the things mentioned are not now used in marge process nowadays

            It does say originally.............
            I know you believe you understand what you think i said



            >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BUT <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
            I am not sure you realise that what you heard is not what i meant ! sigpic

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            • gc1966
              DK Veteran
              • Mar 2011
              • 2434

              #7
              margarine is in fact banned as a food stuff and has been since the mid seventies.
              no retailer stocks margarine and i ask when was the last time anybody seen a tub of margarine for sale as opposed to the sale of spreads,the two are not the same

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              • thered
                V.I.P. Member
                • Aug 2008
                • 4915

                #8
                Originally posted by lagerland
                most marge is now non hydrogenated and most of the things mentioned are not now used in marge process nowadays

                It does say originally.............
                poor lagerland shot down in his own thread


                aw well back to the lurpak factory day job

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                • ChelseaBun
                  DK Veteran
                  • Aug 2011
                  • 832

                  #9
                  omg Lagerland...is this you?

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                  • lagerland
                    V.I.P. Member
                    • Sep 2010
                    • 6031

                    #10
                    Originally posted by thered
                    poor lagerland shot down in his own thread


                    aw well back to the lurpak factory day job

                    Story of my life..............
                    I know you believe you understand what you think i said



                    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BUT <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
                    I am not sure you realise that what you heard is not what i meant ! sigpic

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                    • tigger001
                      Top Poster
                      • Feb 2009
                      • 152

                      #11
                      Margarine and Spreads Association (MSA)

                      Margarine is now called "Spread"
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                      • lagerland
                        V.I.P. Member
                        • Sep 2010
                        • 6031

                        #12
                        Originally posted by tigger001
                        Margarine and Spreads Association (MSA)

                        Margarine is now called "Spread"
                        I will sleep better knowing that thanx...............
                        Last edited by lagerland; 13 September, 2011, 10:35.
                        I know you believe you understand what you think i said



                        >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BUT <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
                        I am not sure you realise that what you heard is not what i meant ! sigpic

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                        • DogdySnigwirter
                          Top Poster +
                          • Oct 2009
                          • 216

                          #13
                          I accidently mixed the lid on 'I can't believe it's not Butter' with the lid on my real Butter ... now I don't know what to believe!
                          Last edited by DogdySnigwirter; 13 September, 2011, 13:01.

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                          • lagerland
                            V.I.P. Member
                            • Sep 2010
                            • 6031

                            #14
                            Originally posted by ChelseaBun
                            omg Lagerland...is this you?

                            No cant play the trombone more like this............

                            I know you believe you understand what you think i said



                            >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BUT <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
                            I am not sure you realise that what you heard is not what i meant ! sigpic

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                            • Lainie
                              V.I.P. Member
                              • Mar 2008
                              • 3062

                              #15
                              ive not had butter or marg since i was a child. all sandwiches are naked etc. 2 of my closest friends dont take butter or marg either which a lot of people find strange
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